Our Mission
to improve the quality of life in Palm Beach County through litter prevention
education, beautification efforts and environmental stewardship.
Our Motto
- Clean It Up
- Fix it Up
- Keep it Up
Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful, Inc. serves as Palm Beach County, Florida's certified
non-profit affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
Palm
Beach
County Thoroughfare Beautification Grant: Over
$12 million dollars in landscaping projects have been funded along major thoroughfares
throughout Palm Beach County as a result of a landscape beautification grants program
coordinated by KPBCB. Matching funds are provided for state roads by the Metropolitan
Planning Organization / Florida Dept. of Transportation.
Education
and Beautification Grant for Elementary Schools: Educational
experiences and performances emphasizing environmental stewardship, and funding for campus
beautification is provided to qualifying elementary schools through this grant program
administered by KPBCB.
Great
American Cleanup (GAC): Each spring since 1994, KPBCB has coordinated
The Great American Cleanup that encourages Americans to participate in hands-on activities
that dramatically improve their communities, creating healthier, cleaner and safer
environments across the nation. Activities include cleaning up waterways and seashores,
picking up litter, planting trees, beautifying parks and conducting recycling collections.
GAC
is sponsored by Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and is coordinated locally by KPBCB inpartnership
with the Solid Waste Authority. In addition, volunteers are involved in the painting and
fixing up of run-down buildings through the “Rebuilding Together” initiative. The GAC 2008 is scheduled for Saturday, April 19 to
coincide with Earth Day.
International
Coastal Cleanup: KPBCB
has been the county coordinator for the annual International Coastal Cleanup sponsored by
the Ocean Conservancy each September since 1996, adding additional cleanup sites at area
beaches and the Lake Worth Lagoon each year. This year, on September 15, over 4400
volunteers participated in Palm Beach County picking up tons of trash from area beaches,
lakes, canals, neighborhoods and roadways.
Cleanup
and Beautification Support: KPBCB supports local cleanup and beautification
initiatives throughout the year by providing logistical supplies and support to volunteer
groups. This includes sponsorship of events such as “Paint Your Heart Out” which
is held to paint the homes of homeowners in need, particularly the elderly, handicapped
and families with children. KPBCB also sponsors a program to give away special pick up
tools to groups to make litter cleanups more efficient.
Special
Programs: KPBCB sponsors special programs that support
our mission. This has included many grant programs that support beautification efforts
throughout the county. For example, we have undertaken a “Hurricane
Reforestation” program, replacing tree canopy damaged by the recent hurricanes, in 16
different locations in Palm Beach County. Currently, we are participating in restoration
of the only “Ecoart” project in South Florida located in Dreher Park, West Palm
Beach.
Information
Clearinghouse: KPBCB
promotes and provides information to the general public about reducing, reusing, and
recycling and volunteer
opportunities supporting programs such as “Adopt a Highway” (State), “Adopt
a Road” (County), “Adopt a Park” (County), “Adopt a Street”
(Municipal), and “Adopt a Spot” (Solid Waste Authority).
Community
Outreach: KPBCB
participates in community events and presentations in order to reach thepublic with its
“clean it up, fix it up, and keep it up” message.
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