If you’re the outdoorsy type and want to “make your community look good”, then someone at The Cov can help you lead a neighborhood and site cleanup for next Saturday’s Great American Cleanup event. It’s just
Each year, Keep Covington Beautiful and The Center for Great Neighborhoods partner with the City of Covington’s Solid Waste and Recycling Department to organize a local version of the Great American Cleanup, giving hundreds of volunteers a little sweat and a lot of energy. We encourage you to donate to Spruce. Increase green space throughout Covington.
(Photo courtesy of Covington City)
In some locations, such as medians, street corners, parks, and wooded areas, pick up trash and garden debris, lay mulch, prune bushes, repair neighborhood signs, and seasonal flowers. may be planted.
But with only one week left of this year’s event (Saturday, October 22nd, 9am-12pm), more participation is needed.
Shannon Ratterman, interim director of The Center for Great Neighborhoods, said:
The cleanup site is currently located at:
In addition to making The Cov look good, another great incentive to register your site or neighborhood is the prize money. The areas that pick up the most litter will qualify for KCB’s Perk Up the Neighborhood event.
KCB Chairman Jen Barnett said: “The winning district will win a grant of up to $4,000, which can be used for cool projects in the district. So this is a great time to register your site or neighborhood and throw a hat in the ring. It’s a great way to give back to and catch some of the last autumn sun rays.”
Visit the Covington Great American Cleanup web page at www.keepcovingtonbeautiful.com.
Site or neighborhood registration can be completed online. Once you’ve registered for the site, you’ll receive a $250 grant to help purchase materials and tools for the day.
Volunteers or volunteer groups can also register online to be assigned to one of the cleanup sites.
The City’s Solid Waste and Recycling Department and Rumpke Waste and Recycling provided KCB with trash bags, gloves, grabbers, trash bag removers, tools, hand sanitizer and sanitizer, snacks, and freebies for all volunteers. did.
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