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2011 Great American Cleanup
Keep America Beautiful (KAB) is encouraging people of all ages to
rekindle their pride in their communities by volunteering for KAB's
2011 Great American Cleanup, which takes place throughout the months of
March, April and May. An estimated 3.5 million volunteers will
participate nationwide to beautify and green their neighborhoods by
planting trees, flowers and community gardens, removing graffiti,
reclaiming community amenities like parks and playgrounds, cleaning up
litter and debris from public lands, and hosting recycling drives.
Here are some helpful hints:
Contact your local Sanitation or Public Works Department. They can
advise you on the special trash bags or receptacles you may need, and
any other special requirements.
Turn to local business owners to support your efforts. Ask them to
donate supplies (flowers, bulbs, paint and brushes, t-shirts,
refreshments) and provide window space for posters announcing your
program. They can even rally their own employees to help in your
activities.
Reach out to local scout troops, church groups and other community
organizations; ask them to roll up their sleeves and get involved.
Also, contact local radio, newspaper and television stations. Alert
them about your Great American Cleanup program.
Set dates for your activities. Saturday mornings (8 a.m.- noon) are
best, with an alternate rain date the following weekend. Make sure that
an activity you are planning is not the same day as another community
event, especially one that relies on volunteers.
Here are a few program suggestions:
* Host a tree planting party
* Put a new coat of paint on a graffiti-marked wall
* Adopt a road with your friends and plant flowers
* Sponsor a litter collection contest
* Clean up a river or field that has become an illegal dump site
* Collect recyclable and reusable items on your block; deliver to a
recycling center
LGCF AWARD NO. 24
Billie Massa Litter Control Award
Donor: District II
A certificate and $25.00 may be awarded to a Federated club, council of
group of clubs for sponsoring a project in the field of litter control
encompassing such activities as waste reduction, recycling, and
endeavors for a quality environment. Youth involvement emphasized.
Project documentation must include: extent of involvement of individual
club members; involvement of other organizations in the community,
youth involvement, including youth garden clubs and other youth groups;
government involvement; the actual or potential extent of the goals
that the project accomplished; and the influence on the public for a
quality environment.
See LGCF Newsletter, Directory issue, for award rules and deadlines
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DEEP SOUTH Award #7 Litter
Control Award (1976, revised 1987)
Donor: Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
An annual cash award of $25 to a garden club, council or group of clubs
affiliated with one of the State Garden Club Organizations of the Deep
South Region for sponsoring a project in the field of litter control,
encompassing such activities as waste reduction, recycling, and
endeavors for a quality environment. Youth involvement to be emphasized
Deep South Award Rules Booklet, Deadlines,
and Forms
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NGC
Award #39 Litter/Recycling/Reclamation
The Harriet Thomas Award and a $100 donation by the Florida Federation
of Garden Clubs, Inc. may be awarded for the most outstanding community
project on litter prevention, reclamation and/or recycling, ex. year
long program, organizing recycling program, establishing community
composting site.
A. Single member garden club - i small club, ii medium club, iii large
club
B. Group of member clubs
D. State Garden Club - i small state, ii medium state, iii large state
NGC award listings and application forms
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