October 2018

LET'S CELEBRATE LIKE IT'S 1978!

Celebrate the big 4-0 with us on November 16th from 7-11pm at H.J Benken Florist and Greenhouse!

This year will be even groovier than last, so join us and let loose while we toast to what makes Cincinnati beautiful! Enjoy a variety of small bites from some of your local favorite restaurants. Boogie the night away to the funky tunes of DJ Soul Step; test your luck at our boozy ring toss; sip from the open bar (beer & wine), and bid on some stellar silent & live auction items. Every guest will also be automatically entered into our raffle!

Three ways to get tickets. *Must be 21 and over.

$50 before Nov 5th
$60 after Nov 5th
Volunteer and receive Free Admission.

GET TICKETS NOW!

NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT: CUF

CUF is BEAUTIFUL.
What do you want people to know about your neighborhood?

"Our neighborhood is a historical gem!"

"People should know that we are not Clifton. Our community council is composed of three neighborhoods who have come together: Clifton Heights, University Heights, and Fairview."

For full spotlight or to read more, visit our Newsroom!

WANT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHTED?

We want to know WHY Cincinnati IS beautiful to YOU! We want YOUR input! Please take a few minutes to fill out the answers to a few questions so we can tell everyone why your community is so great.

Click Here: Neighborhood Spotlight Form

PROGRAM UPDATES

NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

On September 22nd, 200 volunteers hit the streets in Avondale at the Fall NEP Cleanup! We completed many projects in Avondale this year, including, smoke alarm installation, playground beautification, fall planting, overgrowth removal, and litter pick up. Thank you to all of the fabulous volunteers and organizations that helped make this event such a success!

SUPPORT KCB THROUGH

COMMUNITY SHARES!

Want to learn how to support KCB through Community Shares? Learn more about how to start a workplace giving campaign at your work or make an individual donation to Keep Cincinnati Beautiful through Community Shares.

WORKPLACE GIVING CAMPAIGN

MAKE INDIVIDUAL DONATION

UPCOMING EVENTS & RESOURCES

Check out our events calendar and join us this fall for some FUN!

RHINEGEIST

CHARITABLE SUDS

Wednesday, October 24th 5-8pm

Join the Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Young Professionals at Rhinegeist for a happy hour and the opportunity to learn more about KCB and our YP Group! A portion of beer sales goes to KCB to help fund our mission.

Miami University’s Project Dragonfly is accepting applications for 2019 Earth Expeditions graduate courses that offer extraordinary experiences in 16 countries throughout the world. and mobile devices. Check out KCB's resource page for more information!

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST

KCB STAFF MEMBERS!

EDUCATION

We are happy to introduce Lauren Gottschalk as our new Environmental Educator! She is originally from Dayton, Ohio but absolutely loves the neighborhood culture Cincinnati offers! She’s most excited to be able to fulfill both her passions for the environment and education all around Cincinnati and create long-lasting green partnerships with schools and other organizations!

Lauren assists Kara in the planning and implementation of educational programming for schools and community events.

Lauren@KeepCincinnatiBeautiful.org

513-352-4383

OFFICE MANAGER

A warm welcome to Suzy Godber, KCB's new Office Manager. Suzy was born and raised in Cincinnati and is glad to be working alongside this amazing team to support Cincinnati's communities and to keep Cincinnati beautiful!

Suzy helps the KCB team by coordinating administrative efforts across program areas, enabling program managers to focus on mission and business objectives.

Suzy@KeepCincinnatiBeautiful.org

513-352-4380

SPONSOR AND GRANT UPDATES

LOWES

Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is a proud recipient of a Keep America Beautiful/Lowe's Grant for $10,000. This money will be put towards improvements of Laurel Playground in the West End, in cooperation with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission.

PERFETTI VAN MELLE

For the 8th consecutive year, we've partnered with Perfetti Van Melle (maker of AirHeads and Mentos!) to host their annual Community Day. Thanks to their sponsorship at the $10,000 level and their continued support, we were able to improve the neighborhood of Evanston.

UPS

Thanks to a generous grant of $10,000 through Keep America Beautiful and UPS, we will be planting trees on two vacant lots in the neighborhood of Evanston to benefit installation of our Vacant Lots: Occupied initiative.

CINCINNATI BELL

For the 5th year in a row, we've been a proud partner of Cincinnati Bell in hosting their annual Day in the Community. This year, thanks to their generous $15,000 sponsorship and their hundreds of volunteer hours and dedication, we were able to clean up in College Hill. Thank you for your continued support!

Cincinnati is beautiful. We’re committed to keeping it that way. KCB’s 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 all Cincinnatians.

Rise up, Queen City. Rep the crown.

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