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We have a bold goal to raise $40,000 before the end of June this year! This funding will allow us to meet the needs that we've seen in our community. Please make a contribution to provide more tools and opportunities to all communities in Durham.
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Thank you for helping us reach $33,891 of our $40,000 Goal!
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Celebrate Spring in Full Swing!
MAY UPDATE
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Our largest fundraiser of the year is right around the corner, and we need your help to succeed! Our annual Spring Golf Classic will take place THIS Friday, May 17th at the Hillandale Golf Course. Support our mission while you play golf with your team, eat a catered lunch, and win raffle prizes! All funds raised will help us provide tools and opportunities to prevent litter, reduce waste, and increase green space in Durham communities.
There's still plenty of room for players and teams! Registration is $80 per player and includes breakfast, a hot lunch, and gift bags, with the chance to win even more amazing prizes on the green and in our lunch raffle. Thank you to all the local businesses that have registered to play thus far, including Balfour Beatty, Grub, Gateway Building Company, Metrofire, Capital Electric, Durham Convention Center, Gateway, Carolina Sunrock, 501 Realty, Durham Bulls, Cisco, Associated Scaffolding, and Storr Office Environments.
We also still have several sponsorship packages available - thank you to our Breakfast Sponsor Carolina Theater, Lunch Sponsor Balfour Beatty, Snack Cart Sponsor Kimley-Horn, Gold Sponsors Grub & Carolina Sunrock, and Platinum Sponsor Gateway! Consider donating a prize or sponsoring a hole by emailing tania@keepdurhambeautiful.org.
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Dust off your green thumb - come garden with us!
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We are in the final stages of building our pollinator garden at Bull City Cool, and we need all the help we can get! If you like to get your hands dirty, meet new people, and be involved in bettering your community, we'd love to have you!
- KDB + Bull City Cool Pollinator Garden Installation: May 18th from 9am to 1pm at 902 North Mangum Street. We will be placing retainer blocks in the garden beds, filling the beds with soil and compost, and finally PLANTING! :)
Tools and instruction will be provided. Please dress for the weather and wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and sturdy shoes that can handle mud. Bring a reusable water bottle!
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It's official - Durham is once again a registered Bee City USA!
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This year we were honored to once again be part of EarthShare NC's Corporate Earth Day Challenge! On Friday April 12th, volunteers from PRA Health Sciences braved the rain and muck to help spread mulch at Sandy Creek Park. Mulching is important because it provides nutrients to plants and soil, keeps the soil moist, and reduces erosion and weeds! See photos from the event here. We also had A LOT of help from Harris Beverages and Great Outdoors Provision Co. building and mulching the garden beds at our new pollinator garden at Bull City Cool! We also have some great photos from this event on our Flickr page. A huge thank you to all the volunteers that helped make this possible!
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Congratulations to the 2019 Golden Leaf Award Winners!
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On April 18th, 10 projects were honored for excellence in design and preservation of their properties at the 2019 Golden Leaf Awards.
Sponsored by the Durham City-County Appearance Commission and Keep Durham Beautiful, awards were given to properties to honor their excellence in design, preservation, and stewardship of the natural and built environment.
The winners honored last week are as follows:
Large Development
• Durham County Administrative Building #2
Hearth and Home
• Trott Residence
Small Development
• Latino Credit Union
Lawn and Landscape
• Braverman Residence
• 613 Canal Street
Adaptive Reuse, Large Scale
• Chesterfield Building
Adaptive Reuse, Small Scale
• Sofia’s Pizza
Keep Durham Beautiful
• The Friends at Geer Cemetery
• Sandy Creek Trails and Boardwalk
• North Street Community Gardens
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It's that time again! We're starting the search for our new AmeriCorps Service Member for the 2019-20 term. Gain experience leading volunteers, creating new partnerships, and engaging the Durham community in environmental stewardship. This is also a great opportunity to see the inner workings of local government, meet people and make important new contacts, and learn new skills - like how to correctly plant a tree! Click here for more information and to apply.
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May is Bike Month!
Check out Bike Durham for more information on fun local events to celebrate!
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Take action in your community
Upcoming volunteer opportunities and events
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KEEP UP WITH KEEP DURHAM BEAUTIFUL
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