KSCB Welcomes KYCB as Newest Affiliate

Keep South Carolina Beautiful would like to congratulate Keep York County Beautiful on completing their KAB certification to become the 26th KAB Affiliate in South Carolina.

KAB is the nation's largest community improvement organization aimed at engaging citizens to take responsibility for their community environments focusing on three areas: litter prevention, waste reduction and beautification. By joining the KAB network, York County shows leadership in creating cleaner, safer and conscientious communities.

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Lake Greenwood Cleanup

Greenwood County Pride Week

Greenwood County Pride Week is planned for March 13 – 20, 2010. This initiative is for all residents of Greenwood County. Greenwood County Pride Week will kick off on March 13 with the Lake Greenwood Cleanup.

We hope you will get a group together and sign up. All participants will receive trash bags, safety vests and work gloves to help in your cleanups. Beautification Grants are available to groups who participate and win cleanup challenges.

Fun Fact

There are 51.2 billion pieces of litter on roadways nationwide. The majority of that (91%) consist of mainly cigarette butts and paper. That translates into 6,729 pieces of litter per mile of roadway.

Midlands Pride Week Blitz Kickoff

Join PalmettoPride and Keep the Midlands Beautiful in kicking of Midlands Pride Week tomorrow at Richland County America Recyles Day. The event will be held at the Clemson Sandhill Education and Research Center located at 900 Clemson Road in NE Columbia from 10a - 4p. PalmettoPride and WNOK will have a radio remote from noon to 2p with a performance by the Columbia Marionette Theater's "Litter Trashes Everyone" Show at 1 o'clock. We hope you can join us.

For more information, or to sign your community group, family or neighborhood association up for a cleanup, call 877-725-7733 or visit www.palmettopride.org.