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'I DIG IT' WEDNESDAYS!!!
Join us for 'I Dig It' Wednesdays at the end of September through October to plant trees! Access to trees, green spaces, and parks promotes physical activity, reduces stress while improving the overall quality of life in a neighborhood. Do you know which neighborhood has the least amount of tree canopy in the City?
If you said Camp Washington you're right. Only 8% of Camp Washington has tree canopy cover. Together we can change that by planting 50+ trees to increase greenspace and canopy cover in the neighborhood.
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One-Stop Drop 10/3 12-3Location TBD
Join us for another One Stop Drop October 3rd from 12-3 pm, location TBD. Drop off your hard to recycle items, including toothbrushes, plastic tubes, plastic paktechs (can carriers), empty prescription bottles, used writing utensils, styrofoam protective packaging, and more! Stay tuned for the final list of items and a flyer by the end of August!
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Breakfast of Champions Recap
More than 150 people attended the virtual event featuring best-selling author and subject of the major motion picture Dark Waters, Rob Bilott. Rob shared his journey from corporate defense attorney to the man responsible for securing millions of dollars in damages for victims of DuPont Chemicals and PFAS.
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Keep America Beautiful, CEO, Helen Lowman presented our Board Chair, Brad Lindner, CEO of United Dairy Farmers, with the highest honor for a board member in Keep America Beautiful, the Carolyn Crayton Award. And, Mayor John Cranley and Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman remarked upon the wonderful partnership between the City of Cincinnati and Keep Cincinnati Beautiful.
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ULTIMATE EDUCATOR EXPO
hosted by
The Greater Cincinnati Environmental Educators
Save the Date(s): Monday, September 21st thru Friday, September 25th.
The expo is going virtual, with daily breakout sessions starting at 3:30 and daily door prizes!
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GREENSPACE
Our Help-A-Lot Program is back!
Is there a vacant lot in your neighborhood that needs a lot of help?
Help-A-Lot allows local groups to raise funds for their organization by recruiting volunteers to abate properties designated by the city. Keep Cincinnati Beautiful provides the tools and equipment to clean and mow the properties, while the Department of Public Services provides garbage and yard waste collection.
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EDUCATION
We’ve been modifying our programs to go virtual! We set up a studio and have been learning video editing, production, and animation. In addition to virtual presentations, we will have supplemental materials like games/handouts, book recommendations, and nature activities!
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GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP
If you’re looking to get involved but can’t make an already scheduled event you can register to host your own cleanup event!
When you register your event, we will help you with supplies, logistical support, and promotion to get more volunteers to join in on your efforts!
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ARTS
We are hard at work finishing up the New Lines summer mural series in collaboration with ArtWorks. Throughout the summer we have worked with 16 of the ArtWork’s Youth Apprentices on nine different murals all designed by local female artists. The goal of the series, located in the alleys of Over The Rhine and Pendleton, is to use public art to transform the neglected public spaces in a way that builds community, fosters communication, and creates something pretty spectacular for all to enjoy. Stay tuned in the next couple weeks as our team finishes up and we announce our dedication event to be held later this Fall!
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We are thrilled to be the recipient of two Ohio Arts Council (OAC) grants for over $11,000 to support the Arts program! The OAC Sustainability grant will help support ongoing programming in each of our target neighborhoods and the OAC ArtsNext grant will provide funding for a few special projects as part of our New Lines mural series. Thank you to Ohio Arts Council for your ongoing support. We can’t wait to get to work!
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Cincinnati is beautiful. We’re committed to keeping it that way. Our education, revitalization, and environmental initiatives build community and foster pride in the places where we live, work and play. Our grassroots network of neighbors, sponsors, and volunteers put passion to work across all 52 neighborhoods, creating safer, cleaner spaces and a higher quality of life for everyone.
Rise up, Queen City. Rep the crown.
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513-352-4380 | info@keepcincinnatibeautiful.org
www.keepcincinnatibeautiful.org
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