Nine area cleanups held annually on the fourth Saturday in April (Keep Georgia Beautiful Month)

The Great American Cleanup is a nationwide effort to clean up communities across the country. All over America, the over 500 Keep America Beautiful affiliates join with their national and state programs to clean up, recycle, plant trees and flowers, remove graffiti, and beautify beaches, parks, playgrounds and neighborhoods. The nation’s largest community improvement program in 2003 mobilized over 2 million volunteers in 14,000 communities in a total of over 30,000 “hands on” cleanup projects. National and State Sponsors support the work of volunteers in our nine area cleanups, and local sponsors donate time, money, and materials to the cause, helping with refreshments, door prizes, and t-shirts. They also support the Envirofest!, a celebration of the environment held on the last Saturday in April following the Great American Cleanup events. This event is held downtown at the Courthouse Complex, with educational exhibits, environmental crafts, foods and entertainment. The following communities sponsor local Great American Cleanup events:

• Allatoona Community Association - Special Day!
• City of Adairsville
• Bartow County - Gene Thacker Memorial Cleanup.
• City of Cartersville
• City of Emerson (award-winner, Keep Georgia Beautiful 2003 Awards)
• City of Euharlee
• City of Kingston
• Town of Taylorsville (award-winner, Keep Georgia Beautiful 2004 Awards)
• City of White

Cleanups generally start at 9 a.m., but times and location may vary. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED. In 2003, over 400 volunteers picked up over 10,000 pounds of garbage from Bartow! For more information on all the above, call 770-387-5167.

For more information on all Keep America Beautiful, Inc. programs, visit www.kab.org.

 

America Beautiful Great American Cleanup TM Makes A Difference in Bartow County

Volunteer For Our Great American Cleanup™! Keep Bartow Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful, Inc., in cooperation with the State of GEORGIA, invite you to join the Great American Cleanup™. SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008-9 A.M. TO NOON Every spring, individual volunteers and groups join the Great American Cleanup™, the nation’s largest organized cleanup, beautification and community improvement program.  Last year, over 2.3 million people in more than 15,000communities all across America volunteered to pick up millions of tons of litter, renew parks, plant community gardens, beautify miles of roadway, and clean up rivers, lakes and seashores in their community, and more. LOCALLY, OVER 1000 VOLUNTEERS PICKED UP 30 TONS OF LITTER, RECYCLED 65 TONS OF PAPER, CANS, BOTTLES, AND ELECTRONICS, CLEANIED UP 30-ADOPT-A-ROAD SITES, AND PRESENTED EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT BARTOW.   So, don’t wait for someone else to do it… volunteer for this year’s Great American Cleanup™.

I Want To Get Involved!   What Do I Do? Where Do I Call? Keep Bartow Beautiful organizes a number of large events in areas of the community that need the most help. You, or your group, can join one of these “critical need” events by calling Sheri Henshaw.   All events are from 9 a.m. to noon unless otherwise noted.  To volunteer, call site to pre-register, or show up at cleanup site of your choice at  9 a.m. Emerson starts at 8 a.m. Most sites offer refreshments.  We supply all cleanup supplies, as well as a free t-shirt for all volunteers.   Call 770-387-5167 for more info!!! Battery and cell phone recycling with the Big Blue Box at all locations! Electronics recycling (computers, copiers, faxes, etc.) available at Georgia Highlands Campus, Adairsville-North Bartow Community Center, and Euharlee Commissary. Recycling available at Emerson.        CLEANUP LOCATIONS ADAIRSVILLE N. Bartow Community Center-Hall Station Road Linda Bass, Coordinator Call 770-773-3281 for info ALLATOONA COMMUNITY Corner  Glade and New Hope Roads Special time-10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m Peggy Martin, Coordinator Call 678-478-2456 for info BARTOW COUNTY GOVERNMENT-GENE THACKER MEMORIAL CLEANUP Georgia Highlands College-Bartow Campus (Phi Theta Kappa) Sharryse Henderson, Coordinator Call 678-872-8112 CARTERSVILLE Cartersville City Hall Jeff Geisen, Coordinator Call 770-383-7431 for info EMERSON Emerson City Hall Ed Brush, Coordinator Call 770-383-9487 for info EUHARLEE Euharlee Commissary Andi Tilley, Coordinator Call 770-655-4229 for more info KINGSTON Don and Linda Pecchio Coordinators Call 770-336-5905 for more info WHITE Dennis Huskins/Jane Richards, Coordinators Call 770-382-5466 for info-office closed Mondays