Massachusetts Beautification Bulletin | October 2024

Dear Friend,

You may be familiar with the old saying (coined by former Massachusetts Congressman Tip O'Neill) that "all politics is local." We believe that when it comes to trash, all "litter is local." While most people care about protecting Planet Earth, they are most concerned about their own neighborhoods, towns, and cities. If you would like to learn about the benefits of launching a local KMB chapter in your community, register for our October 30 Zoom call. We'll share best practices for getting started, including insights from our successful Keep Framingham Beautiful chapter. For more news and updates, please scroll down.

Donate to Support a Cleaner, Greener Massachusetts!

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A small portion of the enormous KFB crew!

Chapter Spotlight: Keep Framingham Beautiful Featured on WBZ's Change Makers

Keep Framingham Beautiful is an amazingly energetic and inspiring local KMB chapter. We were happy to see co-founder Michael Croci, along with co-founder Debra Caplan and the entire KFB team honored for their hard work and dedication.

As evidence of this group’s impact, their Facebook group has more than 3,100 members. Check them out to see how a local KMB can not only clean up a community, but also bring residents together and help forge new friendships.

Watch the WBZ Change Maker Clip

Quotable: “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.”

— Mohandas K. Gandhi

Beachy Clean! Volunteers Give Lynn/Nahant Beach Reservation a Clean Sweep

We had a great turnout for our September 28th cleanup at Lynn/Nahant Beach Reservation.

This event was a joint effort of Corona Beer USA, Oceanic Global, DCR, Seaside Sustainability, and COASTSWEEP, the annual statewide beach cleanup program sponsored by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management.

Volunteers collected and removed 208 pounds of trash, including 128 pounds of plastic!

Through a combination of beach cleanups and changes across its business practices, Corona USA's Protect Our Beaches program aims to remove 1 million pounds of plastic by 2025.

Additional COASTSWEEP events are taking place from now until November. Sign up now to participate as a volunteer.

Join a COASTSWEEP Event

Maddie Kempton, 2024 Scholarship Grantee

Congrats to Our 2024 Next-Gen Environmental Leader Scholarship Grantee

We’re pleased to announce that Maddie Kempton, 18, of Holden is this year’s Next-Gen Environmental Leader Scholarship winner.

Kempton is pursuing a degree in Environmental Science at Westfield State University starting this fall.

Kempton graduated from Norfolk County Agricultural High School in Walpole in the spring of 2024, where she focused on environmental science.

“I am so honored to be awarded the Next-Gen Environmental Leader Scholarship and appreciate the financial support from Keep Massachusetts Beautiful,” said Kempton. “My current interests in environmental science are within environmental law and policy. In the future, I hope to work with the National Park Service or the Bureau of Land Management.”

The Next-Gen Environmental Leader Scholarship supports a Massachusetts high school senior student who plans to pursue a degree or certificate in environmental studies or a related field at an accredited institution of higher learning. If you’d like to support this scholarship, you can designate a donation to this specific program.

Submit a 2025 Scholarship Application

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Do Your Part To Support a Circular Economy

Help promote circularity by buying products made from recycled materials! In doing so, you support strong markets that keep plastics, metals, glass, and more in use. Learn more about the what makes the circular economy tick and the role you can play.

Learn What You Can Do to Support a Circular Economy

Did You Know? Aluminum cans can travel through the entire recycling process—from sorting and processing to manufacturing and back on a market shelf—in as little as 60 days.

Source: Mass. Department of Environmental Protection.

Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Events:

October 5: Halifax Fall Community Cleanup Week
October 5: COASTSWEEP Spectacle Island (Boston)
October 6: COASTSWEEP Nantasket Beach Cleanup in Hull (Town Beach)
October 12: Kalmus and Veteran’s Beach Cleanups/Hyannis
October 12: Covell's & Craigville Beach Cleanups/Centerville
October 19: COASTSWEEP Duxbury Beach Cleanup
October 30: Monthly Zoom Call for KMB Chapters Leaders & Litter Loathers

See Our Full Events Calendar

Spare Some Change to Be the Change: Become a Sustaining KMB Supporter

Is a cleaner, litter-free Massachusetts worth $5 a month to you? Or perhaps $10 or more?

Please consider a modest monthly sustaining donation to help fund our ongoing efforts to raise awareness, change behaviors, clean up our state, and make Massachusetts a home we can all take more pride in.

With your monthly support, we can continue our mission of taking action to make Massachusetts a cleaner, greener place to live, work, and play!

Donate Today!

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Thank you for reading our newsletter and please contact me if I can answer any questions you may have about our programs, launching a local KMB chapter in your community, or sponsorship opportunities.

Sincerely,

Neil Rhein, Founder & Executive Director

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