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Keep Charlotte Beautiful
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 Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) was founded in 1974 and is one of the nation's first Keep America Beautiful affiliates. KCB's objective is to enhance the quality of life for Charlotteans by maintaining and improving the cleanliness and beauty of our City. The Committee works closely with neighborhood organizations and homeowners' groups, as well as with area businesses, schools and local governments to achieve its goals.
ANNUAL PROJECTS AND GRANTS
Adopt-a-Neighborhood Beautification Grant
Adopt a Neighborhood is a beautification grant program offered by Keep Charlotte Beautiful. At the beginning of each year, the KCB board members select a neighborhood to participate in their neighborhood adoption program through a competitive scoring process. This program was created to fund small beautification projects that enhance the quality of life in Charlotte neighborhoods. There is no cost for the neighborhood to participate, however, it is necessary for neighbors to volunteer and maintain the project after completion. Any Neighborhood or Homeowner Associations within the boundaries of the City of Charlotte are eligible to apply.
The Committee accepts applications for beautification projects ranging from $500 - $5,000. A maximum amount of $5,000 will be awarded each year.
Any beautification project that will make a long lasting or permanent impact to a neighborhood is eligible. Some examples of acceptable projects include, but are not limited to: tree planting, neighborhood entrance signs, landscaping, public art installation, neighborhood park improvements and community gardens.
Neighborhoods must apply by 5:00 pm on February 10, 2012. To apply to be selected for the 2012 Adopt-a-Neighborhood program, download an application. Completed applications can be mailed or emailed to:
Neighborhood & Business Services
Attn: Aisha Alexander, Executive Director, Keep Charlotte Beautiful
600 E. Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
KCB@charlottenc.gov
How Does Your Garden G.R.O.? Grant
Greening restores our hope, our schools, our families, our pride, our honor, our passion, our creativity, our beauty, our businesses, our vision, our economy, our lives.
Keep America Beautiful recently launched its G.R.O. (Green Restores Our …) initiative. KCB focuses on the G.R.O. initiative by providing a grant (up to $5000) to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools within City of Charlotte limits to establish gardens on school grounds, including rain barrels and composters, providing beautification and educational opportunities for the students.
If your school is interested in competing for this grant opportunity, please submit an application and a video that is five minutes or less, telling KCB how your school, students, parents, and teachers contribute to keeping Charlotte beautiful, clean and green! Be creative!
All applications and videos are due February 27, 2012 by 5:00pm. Applications may be submitted two ways:
Email applications along with a link to where your video can be found on YouTube, Vimeo or other video sharing site to KCB@charlottenc.gov.
Hard copy applications and DVD’s can be mailed to:
Neighborhood & Business Services
Attn: Aisha Alexander, Executive Director, Keep Charlotte Beautiful
600 E. Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
For more information on Keep America Beautiful’s G.R.O. Initiative, CLICK HERE.
Great American Clean-Up
KCB participates in the Keep America Beautiful, Great American Clean Up by hosting a local Great Charlotte Clean-Up. This clean-up effort is the nation's largest community improvement program, built on a foundation of individual responsibility and civic pride. It will take place April 27th – April 29th, 2012. For more information on how you can get involved, please email KCB@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Adopt-A-City Street
Businesses and individuals can make a difference in their community by volunteering for the Adopt-A-City-Street program and committing to clean it at least four times a year. Interested parties can view an interactive map displaying the City streets that have been adopted and those that are eligible for adoption, and can apply for street adoption online or by downloading the application packet. If you have adopted a city street and would like to report a recent cleanup, complete the Clean-Up-Report.
For additional questions about the Adopt-A-City Street program, please email KCB@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Get Involved
If you are interested in getting involved or making a donation to KCB, please contact us.
Keep Charlotte Beautiful Committee
600 E. Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202-2857
Phone: 704-336-2061
Email: KCB@ci.charlotte.nc.us
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