Massachusetts Beautification Bulletin | May 8, 2025

Dear Friend,

The recent string of cold and rainy Saturdays finally ended, just in time for the May 3 community cleanup events that took place last weekend. Scroll down for more good news, as well as updates on next week's Massachusetts Clean Community Awards.

Donate to Support a Cleaner, Greener Massachusetts!

Sign Our Litter Prevention Taskforce Petition

Join us on May 15

Last Chance for Clean Community Awards Tickets!

Join us next Thursday, May 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. as we honor our latest Clean Community Award winners. This annual celebration will feature delicious food, drink, entertainment, and good clean fun!

The Massachusetts Clean Community Awards recognize Massachusetts residents, nonprofits, government leaders, and businesses for exceptional environmental protection and community cleanup efforts.

We look forward to the opportunity to record a Wake Up Call segment with our emcee, WCVB Chief Meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon! Reserve your tickets today while they are still available.

Thank you to our Award Sponsors: Reworld and Garbo Grabber!

Reserve Your Awards Tickets Now

Tree Pickup at Patriot Subaru

Subaru of New England Donates Trees to KMB Chapters!

Thank you to Subaru of America and Patriot Subaru for donating 63 trees to our local chapters (Keep Wrentham Beautiful, Keep Mansfield Beautiful, Keep Attleboro Beautiful, Keep North Attleborough Beautiful, and Keep Walpole Beautiful). These trees will be planted in public spaces over the next few weeks. Together, we are beautifying public spaces in Massachusetts!

Quotable: “The trash and litter of nature disappears into the ground with the passing of each year, but man’s litter has more permanence.”

— John Steinbeck

KMB Chapter News: Welcome to Keep Foxborough Beautiful!

We're pleased to announce the launch of Keep Foxborough Beautiful, our 42nd local Keep Massachusetts Beautiful chapter.

Keep Foxborough Beautiful will organize local volunteers to help with litter prevention and cleanups, beautification projects (plantings and invasive species removal), and waste reduction and recycling efforts throughout the town’s neighborhoods, conservation properties, and public spaces.

Launch a Local KMB Chapter in Your Community

Business Sponsor Spotlight: Clean Harbors

Thank you to the enthusiastic team of volunteers from Clean Harbors who cleaned up around Norwell High School and the Clipper Community Complex in Norwell on Friday, April 18. Together, we filled 25 bags and removed about 450 pounds of trash from the area!

We also appreciate Clean Harbors' financial support as an Eco Champion level Business Sponsor.

Schedule a Company Community Service Cleanup

Volunteers from Alarm.com on May 1

A Clean Environment is Good for Business: Sign Up as a KMB Business Sponsor

We recently updated our Business Sponsor program, with new support levels and additional ways to recognize our supporters. If your company wants to support our vision of a cleaner, greener, litter-free Massachusetts, please join our Business Sponsor program.

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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