October 2020 Newsletter
Fall Events
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What's in this newsletter:
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*UPDATE* Fall Electronics Recycling
October 10, 2020, 9am to 1pm
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The 2020 Fall E-Recycling Event will be hosted in one location - at the Midway Church in Villa Rica. We are looking forward to seeing everyone this Saturday, October 10 - RAIN or SHINE. Please, do not leave any items outside of our office. Due to the cancellation of the Spring E-Recycling, we have very limited storage and cannot accept any new items at this time. Read more: What to bring to E-Recycling.
Only electronics will be accepted
Not accepted: appliances and electrical equipment
E-Recycling is made possible by:
2020 Location:
Midway Church
3915 Carrollton Villa Rica Highway, Villa Rica, GA 30180
Weather / COVID19 Status
The E-Recycling is a rain or shine event and we have some showers in the forecast. Our volunteers will unload your vehicles as quicly as possible so please prepare your items and place them in the trunk and back seat of your vehicle.
KCB's staff, board, and volunteers will wear masks, gloves, and will socially distance to keep everyone safe.
PLEASE - stay in your vehicle!
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The Third Annual Keep Carroll Beautiful Green Run was held on Saturday, October 3rd, along the beautiful Carrollton GreenBelt. Keep Carroll Beautiful uses this race to raise much-needed funds for our community recycling events, beautification efforts, and litter clean-ups. This year's turnout was amazing as we almost doubled our 2019 participation with 80+ runners!
5K was made possible by our sponsors...
..and by runners like you!
Thank you!
Please check the KCB blog post for results and pictures!
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Support Keep Carroll Beautiful
October 10, 2020
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When you shop at selects stores, a small percentage of the sales can be donated to a non-profit of your choice. KCB participates in two of those programs:
- Kroger Community Rewards - link your Kroger Plus Card to Keep Carroll Beautiful (#24858).
- Amazon Smile: Choose "Keep Carroll Beautiful" as your Non-Profit and Amazon Smile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to our organization.
As a 501(c)3 non-profit Keep Carroll Beautiful (KCB) relies on donations from companies and individuals to continue providing recycling events, beautification, and educational outreach. To learn more about our programs, please visit KeepCarrollBeautiful.org and review our Annual Report. Any donation to KCB is tax-deductible!
The success of our programs and events depends on grant funding, sponsorships, and donations. Throughout the year, Keep Carroll Beautiful partners with local businesses and organizations to work towards the goal of a clean, green, safe, and beautiful Carroll County.
Through Electronics Recycling, Paint Recycling, Tire Recycling, Paper Shredding events, the resident of Carroll County were able to reduce their impact on the environment and divert tones of hazardous materials from the landfills. Thanks to sponsorships from business partners - most of those events are free to the public. To ask about upcoming sponsorship opportunities, please email KCB or call our office at 678-321-4816. Volunteer opportunities with Keep Carroll Beautiful include cleanups, tree or garden plantings, help with recycling events, and in-office clerical tasks. Our programs work for all ages and abilities and can fit most schedules. Whatever your lifestyle - we can find a perfect volunteer opportunity for you!
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Whitesburg Library Garden
September 12, 2020
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In September, KCB helped the Whitesburg Library Community Garden with a purchase of a few plants, seeds, and garden soil. We are so happy to get the latest report from Mrs. Ruth Fuller: the seed-started turnips and lettuces are doing great!
4 WEEK TURNIP UPDATE:
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Go Green Day at Central Elemntary
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Central Elementary Teacher - Nicole Robinson, hosted a "Go Green Day" of STEM Exploration just before the school year started. We were happy to join in and do a small, hand-on experiment with the kids. Our tiny non-point pollution models came in handy as the kids sprinkled roadside trash (oatmeal), cow manure (chocolate pudding powder), and car oil (pink paint) on the model and then sprayed everything with water! We watched the pollution get into streams, then the river, and end up in the lake. Not a pretty view!
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Recycling in the Community
KeepCarrollBeautiful.org
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Do you have a question about a specific item you would like to recycle? Send us a message through email or social media! Or just bump into a KCB representative in a local ice cream shop, as the Horton's Books owners did! Packing peanuts are now a permanent part of our:
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Office Status:
Closed to Walk-ins / by Appointment
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To protect our staff and board members as we gear up for Fall programs and events, we keep our office closed to the public. You may reach us by email at info@keepcarrollbeautiful.org or call, Wednesday to Friday, from 10 am to 2 pm, at 678-321-4816.
If you need to schedule an Adopt A Road cleanup or need an event recycling container - we will be happy to set an appointment for pickup that follows current COVID19 recommendations!
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Please do not leave any recyclables in the back of KCB office!
Keep Carroll Beautiful strives to be the information hub for all things recycling in Carroll County. While we may offer programs and recycling events for specific items, we no longer accept recyclables that can be easily dropped off at locations throughout the county.
While we appreciate the effort to do the right thing, leaving bulbs and batteries in the back of our Dixie Street office often ends up with broken glass and creates health hazards to our staff. We are working on restarting some of the collection programs, but in the meantime, we are not accepting any items at our office.
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Thank you for subscribing to KCB Newsletter!
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Martyna Griffin
Executive Director
martyna@keepcarrollbeautiful.org
Cathy Robinson
Office Manager
cathy@keepcarrollbeautiful.org
Ryan Fleming
Recycling Coordinator
ryan@keepcarrollbeautiful.org
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Jacqueline Dost - Board President
Kate Disinger - Vice President
Kala Elliott - Secretary
Danielle Fluck - Treasurer
Sunshine Ballew
Susana Valez-Castrillon
Tyler Duffey
Danielle Fluck
Tiffany Harris
Janet Hyde
David E. (Bo) Jackson
Rebecca Jackson
Jeremy Moore
Brad Prince
Daria Pushkareva
Hannah Smith
Nicole Walker-Smith
Adam Uglum
Jillian Walker
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