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Advanced KCB Homepage About KCB KCB Calendar Contact Us KCB Newsletter Department Sitemap Gwen Baldwin Public Programs Coordinator keepcobbbeautiful@ cobbcounty.org 1940 County Services Pkwy - Marietta, GA 30008 (770) 528-1135 (770) 528-2504 fax Proud Affiliate of:	Great American Cleanup Program The Clean Community Challenge – Litter It Costs You! You can be involved with the largest litter prevention and beautification effort ever. Join two million volunteers across the country and help clean up your community! The Great American Cleanup, March 1 st – May 31 st , is an annual, nationwide, community improvement campaign started by Keep America Beautiful in 1999. Involving an estimated 2.8 million volunteers and attendees, these hardworking volunteers donated more than 7.7 million hours in 2007 to clean, beautify and improve more than 17,000 communities during more than 30,000 events in all 50 states and beyond. Schools Keep Cobb Beautiful challenges Cobb County Schools to get involved. Plan a cleanup, recycling event or beautification project and let KCB give you your supplies. If you register your program with us, your school could receive a cash prize to continue your environmental programs! Last Year's Winning Schools: OVERALL WINNER: FREY ELEMENTARY BEAUTIFICATION: WHEELER HIGH SCHOOL MOST INNOVATIVE: LABELLE ELEMENTARY BEST EARTH DAY PROJECT: RUSSELL ELEMENTARY LARGEST VOLUNTEER EFFORT: HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL OVERALL SUSTAINABILITY: DICKERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL Honorable mentions were awarded to Mountain View Elementary, Powers Ferry Elementary, Shallowford Falls Elementary, Simpson Middle School and Keheley Elementary. Each school was presented with a check to continue their environmental projects. Congratulations! Who will take home the prize this year? Registration forms for participation must be emailed, faxed or postmarked by Friday, March 27, 2009, with School events to be completed and reports filed by Noon, Friday, May 1, 2009. 2009 Participation Form 2009 Cleanup Report Form Coming Clean In Cobb Is Easy With Keep Cobb Beautiful Home Owner Associations and Neighborhoods, Scout Troops, Churches, Civic Clubs, Businesses… Keep Cobb Beautiful would like to support your efforts to clean and beautify your community. If you have a scheduled cleanup during the months of March, April or May, we will be happy to supply garbage bags, gloves, litter bags for cars, certificates, posters, stickers and activity sheets for the children. 2009 Participation Form 2009 Cleanup Report Form Call (770) 528-1135 for more information. Adopt-A-Mile and Adopt-A-Trail Clean-Up Day Adopt-A-Mile and Adopt-A-Trail Clean-up Day is on Earth Day every year. Support Keep Georgia Beautiful month by beautifying your areas! Adopt-A-Stream - Clean Up Calling Streamside Property Owners ! Help Adopt-A-Stream clean-up Cobb's waterways. Citizen volunteers are needed to remove debris from local creeks. Clean up your section of stream during the month of April, and Cobb County Water System will support your efforts by supplying gloves and bags. Call Jennifer McCoy at (770) 528-1482 or e-mail at Jennifer.mccoy@cobbcounty.org
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