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Click here for survey.
Thank you!
Pre-ordered
Rain Barrel Sale
KBB is selling rain barrels as part of our Blount County Great American Clean Up again this year.
50 gallon Barrels
$72 Each
Must pre-order by April 5.
Pick up is April 11 from 9am-2pm at New Providence Presbyterian Church, 703 W. Broadway Ave, Maryville.
Cash/check purchase available at the KBB Office.
Click here to purchase online.
Other Upcoming Events
Earthfest
April 18th
10am-6pm
World’s Fair Park
Knoxville
Visit the website here for more information.
KBB BRAVO! Awards
June 5th
11am to 1pm
Barley’s Maryville
Bravo Awards praise local businesses and organizations for their landscaping and beautification efforts.
Nominations are being accepted for BRAVO! Beautification, Building Reuse and for the Dee Lidvall Sustainability Award.
Click here to view the guidelines and make a nomination.
Nominations are due by May 5, 2015.
Support KBB through the Kroger Community Rewards Program
Every time you shop at Kroger and use your Kroger Plus card, KBB earns cash!
To register click here.
It only takes a few minutes and remember, every dollar donated to KBB is turned into $10 worth of free community services
March
Presentations, Fairs & Landfill Tours
Walland Elementary
Boys and Girls Club of the TN Valley
Walland Elementary
Little River Trading Company
Porter Elementary
Fairview Elementary
Adopt-a-Mile
Volunteers
Republican Women’s Club of Blount County
Heritage ROTC
Historic College Hill Neighborhood Association
Town of Louisville
Tim Crawford
Thank you to everyone for all of their support and hard work!
Keep Blount Beautiful is an award winning 501(C)3 non-profit organization located in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Our mission is to improve our community by encouraging litter prevention, waste reduction and beautification.
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“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
– Winston Churchill
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Volunteer to clean up Litter by June 5th for a chance to win an electronic tablet valued at $100.
Every time you volunteer to clean up litter with KBB from March 1-June 5 you will be entered to win!
(Two tablets are available, one for adults and one for children 18 years or younger)
In this Issue:
– Blount County Clean Up Day and Luncheon
– Blount County Recycles Day
– Adopt a Mile Program
– Volunteer Survey
– Rain Barrel Sale
– Other Upcoming Events
– Thank you March Volunteers
Blount County Clean Up Day and Luncheon
April 11, 2015
Clean Up Check In: 8am-12pm
Luncheon: 12pm-2pm
New Providence Presbyterian Church
703 W. Broadway Ave, Maryville
Outdoor Pavilion
Come on out and join us for a day long event to clean up Blount County! Groups, organizations and individuals all welcome. Clean up supplies are provided by Keep Blount Beautiful.
After you’ve done, join us for our Volunteer Luncheon.
Registration has started, so sign up to reserve your area today!
Volunteer to clean up Litter by June 5th for a chance to win an electronic tablet valued at $100.
Every time you volunteer to clean up litter with KBB from March 1-June 5 you will be entered to win!
(Two tablets are available, one for adults and one for children 18 years or younger)
Call or email Keep Blount Beautiful for more information or if you’re interested in joining us!
Thank you to our Event Sponsors
Carl’s Garbage Service
Blount County Recycling Day
May 2nd
10:00am-2:00pm
Maryville First Baptist Church
202 W. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville
Drive thru- drop off recycling day event.
Items being collected this year by our partners:
Electronics (computers, TVs etc)
Secure document collection for shredding
License plates
Eye glasses
Hearing aids
Ink cartridges
Cell phones
Wine corks (real cork only)
Energy/granola/nutrition bar wrappers with foil lining
Used clean coats
Used Clothing
Fluorescent bulbs (fee per item)
All items are free of charge to drop off except fluorescent bulbs.
*This is not a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day*
Adopt-A-Mile Program
With our Blount County Great American Clean Up going on and all of the volunteer spring cleaning we’re doing, its sometimes easy to forget about the rest of the year! Unfortunately, litter never takes time off. That’s one of the reasons behind our Adopt a Mile program.
In partnership with the Blount County Highway Department, Blount County Sheriff’s Department, the City of Alcoa and the City of Maryville, the Adopt a Mile program is designed to use the power of volunteers to help keep our roads clean. Organizations, businesses, church groups, clubs and even individuals can adopt a mile stretch of roadway here in Blount County. Non-state city and county roads are eligible to be adopted through Keep Blount Beautiful. All that’s required is that you pick up litter at least 3-4 times a year. Keep Blount Beautiful provides all clean up supplies and bag pick up service. Signs can also be put up along your stretch of road so that everyone can see who’s hard work is keeping our county clean!
So if you’re interested or know someone who might be please check out our website here.
And remember to keep an eye out for our Adopt a Mile signs to see what groups are helping keep Blount County clean and green!
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