Keep Shelby Beautiful

CITY-WIDE LITTER SWEEP

          SEPTEMBER 17 - OCTOBER 1, 2011

Keep Shelby Beautiful invites you to join them for a City-Wide Litter Sweep from September 17 – October 1, 2011!

Why is a Litter Sweep important? According to Keep America Beautiful:

Over 51 billion pieces of litter appear on U.S. roadways each year.

Litter clean up costs the U.S. more than $11.5 billion each year.

The presence of litter in a community decreases property values by 7%.

Litter pollutes our local waterways thus contaminating our drinking water.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Organize your own roadside cleanup crew

Select an area to cleanup along a major roadway or along a neighborhood street(s)

Select a date for the cleanup between September 17 and October 1

Contact Keep Shelby Beautiful Coordinator, Mary Byrnes, for cleanup supplies & instructions at 704-484-6829 or email: mary.byrnes@cityofshelby.com

“Beauty is a silent but powerful force that makes communities safer, healthier and more livable.” Keep America Beautiful®, Inc.

KSB IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

A Vacancy ON THE COMMISSION!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT KSB COORDINATOR, MARY BYRNES AT 704-484-6829 or by email at   mary.byrnes@cityofshelby.com

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Keep Shelby Beautiful is accepting nominations for the 2011 FRED BLACKLEY KEEP SHELBY BEAUTIFUL

Service Awards.

Selection Criteria for “Service Award Recipients”

Demonstrated commitment to enhancing and improving the visual quality and aesthetic character of the City of Shelby.

Raised community awareness of the value of good appearance and careful stewardship of the community.

Improved the character, environment, or livability of a neighborhood.

Engaged in the creation, organization, and/or mobilization of volunteers, groups and resources that are involved in projects benefiting the community.

Send in your nomination by September 9 to Keep Shelby Beautiful Coordinator, Mary Byrnes at mary.byrnes@cityofshelby.com

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2010 FRED BLACKLEY KEEP SHELBY BEAUTIFUL SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS

Fred Blackley – ASLA Landscape Architect – who has served over 20 years as the Advisor to the Keep Shelby Beautiful Commission.
Skip Warrick – Shelby Nursery, Inc. – has been a dedicated volunteer, who shared his talents, resource and expertise during his appointments to 3 terms on the Keep Shelby Beautiful Commission.
Johnny White – Manager of Harvest Works – Harvest Works has helped Shelby’s citizens over the years by developing community gardens, growing food to feed the hungry,and helping Keep Shelby Beautiful with beautification projects.
Jeff Earney, Wanda Williams and Wal-Mart Distribution Center #6070 Associates – the Wal-Mart associates have participated in beautification and litter reduction projects in Shelby for many years.

L to R: Johnny White, Fred Blackley, Skip Warrick, Jeff Earney

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What is Keep Shelby Beautiful?

Keep Shelby Beautiful (KSB) is a fifteen member advisory board to the City Council of Shelby, North Carolina. Since 2003, KSB has been an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful (KAB). As an affiliate, KSB enjoys learning from and sharing information with almost 600 KAB affiliates across America. KSB works with volunteers, schools, civic clubs, local businesses and City staff to educate the Shelby community on programs for litter prevention, recycling and beautification. The mission is to empower individuals to take responsiblity for improving the quality of life in the community by the use of education, technology, local ordinances, and effective enforcement to "KEEP SHELBY BEAUTIFUL"!

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Keep Shelby Beautiful Meeting Minutes:

KSB_January_2011_Minutes

KSB_February_2011_Minutes

KSB_March_2011_Minutes

KSB_April_2011_Minutes

KSB_May_2011_Minutes

For more information on KSB, contact:

Mary Byrnes, KSB Coordinator

mary.byrnes@cityofshelby.com

Phone: 704-484-6829

Post Office Box 207 (28151)