January 2019

CINCINNATI IS BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE OF YOU!

WANT TO WIN $500?

Keep Cincinnati Beautiful's Rep the Crown Awards Competition is now accepting entries from community partners and hard-working volunteers. Enter to win the Golden Lightbulb, Golden Paintbrush, or Golden Spade, and you could win $500 in cash for your community! We want to recognize all of the hard work you've done this last year (and beyond) to reduce blight and improve the quality of life in the Tri-state area.

Golden Lightbulb - Education Award

Golden Paintbrush - Urban Revitalization Award

Golden Spade - Great American Cleanup Award

Awards Info Packet & General Info

Deadline to enter is February 3, 2019. Please call Megan at 513-352-4385 if you have any questions regarding the application or your eligibility to enter.

FUNDRAISING UPDATE

Thank You for helping us start the new year with a BLAST!
Over 175 individuals donated $27,500+ toward the year-end appeal! Your generosity will help provide ongoing support for programs that are a catalyst for change - transforming underserved neighborhoods and helping communities create vibrant spaces that bring our entire city together. These efforts are unique in their impact on our city, creating a better today and a brighter tomorrow for all who call Cincinnati home.

If you haven’t chipped in it is not too late, help us get to $30,000 by donating today!

DONATE HERE

MINI MURALS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD!

In celebration of KCB's 40th Birthday, our Arts team is creating and installing interactive mini-murals in each of our Cincinnati communities.

Mini murals will be unique to your neighborhood. For example: "Avondale is beautiful because..." By celebrating our communities and why Cincinnati is beautiful, we hope to foster pride in the places we each call home.

If you are interested in a mural for your community, please let us know by COMPLETING THIS FORM.

HAVE A PROJECT, BUT NEED A LITTLE HELP?

We want to hear from YOU, our community partners, about what you're doing in your neighborhood, and how we can help! Together with our corporate volunteer groups, we can help give you that little extra boost when it's needed most.

We have the skills, the desire, and the power to get things done!

Check this out for more information or to apply to be considered as a neighborhood of focus for KCB's Corporate Sponsored Events.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

KCB is so excited to be the the 17th year of the Wartville Wizard production!

This traveling assembly is put on by Walnut Hill High School advanced drama students under the direction of Kate Wilford and Patrick Phillips. The play showcases how litter can affect the community in a fun and interactive way with high school students becoming the teachers. This year we were able to upgrade some of our set pieces thanks to the Arts team and we will bring the show to more than 16 elementary schools!

Special thanks to Officer Hawkins for leading our Litter Patrol Pledge after each show and to the Charles H. Dater Foundation for providing funding.

For more information, contact our Environmental Education Team:

kara@keepcincinnatibeautiful.org or lauren@keepcincinnatibeautiful.org

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Illegal dumping affects all of us. Whether you see it personally or not, it has an impact on the environment and costs thousands of dollars a year for the City of Cincinnati to clean up.

We'd like to share a success story about a notorious dumpsite on Saffin Avenue in South Fairmount. KCB is proud to have worked in tandem with the Cincinnati Police Department and the City of Cincinnati to assess the issues, clean up the site, and close this stretch of street, eliminating further dumping issues.

Have something big you need to get rid of? Go to www.5916000.com and schedule a pickup.

Report illegal dumping & dump sites by calling 513-591-6000 or get the "Fix it Cincy App".

UPCOMING EVENTS & RESOURCES

SAFE & CLEAN GRANTS

Do you have an idea to improve the safety or cleanliness of your neighborhood? Apply for up to $10,000 in funding from the City of Cincinnati's Safe & Clean Neighborhood Grants.

Up to $50,000 in grants will be dispersed each year until the funds are depleted. Don't miss your chance for assistance in funding your project!

Contact Matt with any questions!
513-352-4387

The next application deadline is February 1, 2019. CLICK HERE for more information and to apply.

SHOP FOR A CAUSE

Come join Keep Cincinnati Beautiful at Kendra Scott in Kenwood Mall February 7th from 5-7 p.m. for a give-back party. Get your Valentine something beautiful and do something beautiful for our city. During this give back party drinks and sweets will be provided and 20% of proceeds will go to Keep Cincinnati Beautiful.

Please RSVP ON FACEBOOK

The City of Cincinnati invites you to join it’s ‘Year of Living Sustainably’ campaign by pledging to take your next step on the path to a greener lifestyle!

You can pledge online at www.tinyurl.com/yolspledge or in-person at one of our monthly events! Host a discussion about environmentalism at your workplace or nominate someone who inspires you to live sustainably for a ‘Leader in Sustainability’ award by contacting liz.congleton@cincinnati-oh.gov.

For daily tips about how to live green in Cincinnati, follow the campaign on Facebook (@GreenCincinnatiPlan) or Twitter (@living_year)!

SPONSOR AND GRANT UPDATES

L&L NIPPERT FOUNDATION

Our Arts Department was recently awarded $25,000 from the L&L Nippert Foundation to continue work on the Future Blooms project, and we're ready for the snow to thaw so we can get painting!

UC BICENTENNIAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRANT

We are proud to join the University of Cincinnati in celebrating 200 years of impact! We are grateful to receive $9,000 in support of our Vacant Lots: Occupied project as part of the UC Bicentennial Community Engagement Grant Program.

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.

513-352-4380 | info@keepcincinnatibeautiful.org

www.keepcincinnatibeautiful.org

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