Massachusetts Beautification Bulletin | April 2024

Dear Friend,

Starting this week and continuing through the weekend, volunteers from Dell Technologies, Keep Framingham Beautiful, Keep Natick Beautiful, Wellesley College, and Keep Boston Beautiful will be cleaning the Boston Marathon route ahead of the April 15 race date. Our Litter-Free-to-the-Finish Boston Marathon cleanup is one of dozens that can be found on our April events calendar. During this Earth Month, please consider joining a cleanup near you and help us clean up the mess in Massachusetts!

Donate to Support a Cleaner, Greener Massachusetts!

Sign Our Litter Prevention Taskforce Petition

Our Emcee: WCVB Chief Meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon

An Evening to Remember at Annual Clean Community Awards

100+ people gathered at the Village Hall in Framingham on March 21 for our 5th Annual Massachusetts Clean Community Awards celebration.

The evening featured some serious trash-talking, as well as inspiring words from our honorees.

Thank you to our gold-level sponsor, Noble Oak Whiskey, as well as our other sponsors and silent auction donors.

Thank you to the members of the KMB Board of Directors who were able to attend, as well as the numerous state and local legislators who took time out of their busy schedules to attend.

Thank you to our award winners for their entertaining and poignant comments. Click to view our photo gallery.

Thank you to Cindy Fitzgibbon for doing an amazing job emceeing the event and for featuring KMB in a WCVB Eye-Opener video.

Learn More About Our Clean Community Award Winners

Your Support Funds Our Cleanup Efforts Across Massachusetts!

Give Some Green to Support Our Mission During Earth Month

Spring has arrived and that means that litter cleanup season is kicking into high gear!

As part of the Great Massachusetts Cleanup, thousands of Keep Massachusetts Beautiful volunteers will soon be fanning out across their communities to clean up the litter that has piled up over the winter months.

These cleanups harness the positive energy of volunteers who collectively remove an estimated 150+ tons of litter and debris from Massachusetts roadsides, parks, schools, playgrounds, and beaches each year.

Please help us reach our $5,000 Earth Month fundraising goal by April 30. No donation amount is too small and every dollar gets us closer to achieving our vision of a cleaner, greener, litter-free Massachusetts!

Donate Today!

Quotable: “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”

— Jacques Cousteau

Keep Toxics Out of Trash & Recycling

Did You Know? Hazardous Materials Don't Belong in Your Recycling Bin

Hazardous materials include things that can catch fire (batteries), explode (propane tanks and aerosol cans), corrode (hazardous chemicals), or otherwise harm the workers and/or equipment at recycling facilities. These items are dangerous, so please remember to put them aside and dispose of them properly during your community's household hazardous waste collection day or drop-off center.

Source: RecycleSmartMA.

Learn More About Household Hazardous Waste

Thank You To Our Clean Community Awards Sponsors!

Become a KMB Business Sponsor & Support Our Cause!

We are seeking business sponsors who share our goal of making every Massachusetts community clean, green, and litter-free.

We are looking to develop long-term relationships with community-minded Massachusetts businesses that want to protect our state’s natural beauty and make an impact in the communities in which they operate.

We offer the following business sponsor levels:

Bronze: Annual cash and/or in-kind support of $250–$2,500
Silver: Annual cash and/or in-kind support of $2,501–$10,000
Gold: Annual cash and/or in-kind support of $10,001+

Learn More About Business Sponsorship

What Goes Up Will Come Down!

From The KMB Blog:

Balloons Blow! The Harmful Effects of Balloon Releases

As graduation and prom season approaches, balloon releases will be on the rise. While balloon releases can offer beautiful symbolism in “letting go” and “reaching for the heavens,” from a logistical and environmental perspective, all they do is create harmful waste because they all eventually return to Earth as litter. Fortunately, there are eco-friendly alternatives to balloon releases. Read more.

Learn More

Don't Procrastinate: Apply Now!

Apply Now for 2024 Next-Gen Environmental Leader Scholarship

We are accepting applications for our annual $2,500 Next-Gen Environmental Leader Scholarship through June 30. This scholarship supports a high school senior who has demonstrated a commitment to environmental protection, environmental justice, or community service to improve the environmental health or sustainability of their community.

Apply Today!

Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Events:

April 6: Keep Walpole Beautiful Litter Cleanup
April 6: The Great Canton Cleanup
April 7: The Great Barnstable Spring Cleanup
April 13: Keep Rehoboth Beautiful Townwide Spring Cleanup
April 13: Keep Attleboro Beautiful Community Cleanup
April 20: Keep Wilbraham Beautiful Cleanup
April 20: REC's 34th Annual Earth Day Cleanup in Worcester
April 25: Monthly Zoom call with Keep Massachusetts Beautiful

See Our Full Events Calendar

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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

Keep Massachusetts Beautiful

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