Keep Akron Beautiful

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“Kab had 28,736 volunteers who donated 833,872 hours to planting trees/bulbs/shrubs/plants/flowers, litter/graffiti removal, source- separating recycling, cleaning & improving lakes/canals/wetlands (incl. Nesmith lake, summit lake, wilbeth wetlands and the ohio/erie canal), education, environmental promotion, painting/landscaping public venues and parks, and more as part of the keep akron beautiful mission in 2018. The volunteer value-of-time invested in keep akron beautiful for the time period of june 2017 to july 2018 has an estimated value of 37.40. Meaning that keep akron beautiful leveraged community resources to return back into the community 37.40 for every 1 donated or awarded towards programming.”

“Litter control/graffiti eradication in spring 2019 the city of akron will again display keep akron beautifuls littering is wrong too banners purchased with 2013 grant funds from the ohio epa and keep america beautiful as part of a national litter public awareness campaign of humorous wrongdoing one-liners, like tattooed typos, which are compared with littering is wrong too the banners will be displayed through summer in downtown akron and around the university of akron. The annual clean up akron month occurs each april and coincides with keep america beautifuls great american cleanup. In 2018, its 37th year, the agency mobilized 3,509 volunteers (of which 937 were students), who cleared 17.77 tons of litter and dumping. Numbers included results from the annual earth day cleanup, in its 6th year, at summit lake where 282 volunteers removed 3.47 tons of litter and 20 tires in 3 hours. Volunteers are still using waders purchased in 2017 for water cleanups. The annual super saturday picnic was held, april 28, 2018, at the akron zoo for volunteers who came for a free lunch and awards ceremony planned by our volunteers and local sponsors. Volunteer in kab waders removing tire from summit lake at earth day clean-up 2018 shown right. Comparatively in 2017, volunteers totaled 3,221 cuam volunteers removed 19.27 tons of trash, 14 bags of recyclables and 91 scrap tires from public property. Clean up akron month (cuam) supplies packing is done-in-a-day each year by a great group of students at north high school led by intervention specialist, jen lyle. This group agrees to test their counting skills, ability to follow directions, cooperation skills and stamina in order to stand at the long table loaded with supplies and pack them up according to the volunteers list so all cuam participants can clean up akron, ohio. Pictured are the 2018 volunteers. Kab earned income contracts two contracts present earned income opportunities for litter programming revenue: one is with the new neighborhood assistance department inspectors to help remove posted dumping violations from private property and a second for biweekly litter sweeps at 16 selected akron metropolitan housing authority (amha) developments. Through a beautification subsidy with the downtown akron partnership (dap), the agency has been able to continue flowerscapes at three summit county sites within their special improvement district. Kab graffiti wipe-out in 2018, keep akron beautiful handled the public graffiti eradication at 79 public properties with the help of 44 courtordered workers. Keep akron beautifuls graffiti removal services are available to private citizens for a nominal fee of 50. Kab litter and illegal dumping collection programs keep akron beautiful has managed a litter and illegal dumping collection program for 37 years. Our 2 supervisors canvass the citys expressways, roadsides and parks daily, year round. As of december 2018, the kab staff supervised 818 community service-sentenced crewmembers, who spent 3,552 hours removing 36.65 tons of litter and 54.5 tons of dumping from public property, while source separating 310 bags of recyclables and 716 scrap tires, a slight decrease of 5.47 tons overall from 2017. In 2017-2018, kab worked with the department of neighborhood assistance and the help foundation who provided groups for litter cleanup hours in neighborhood parks in the summer. Participants were paid through their organizations employment programs and allowed our litter crews to focus on the heavier traveled streets. Kab portable trash receptacles are available for loan out through keep akron beautiful for use during civic events. From july 2017 through june 2018, a total of 2,101 litter receptacles were used to control public littering for events like the akron open tennis championships, soap box derby, lock 3 and stan hywet hall events, porch rokr and more. Kab litter prevention and recycling loan programs using volunteers, keep akron beautiful conducted their”

“Sustainability/solid waste management america recycles day (ard) national recycle-bowl program allows with partners, river valley paper company and akron public & private schools, boosts mixed paper (fiber) recycling rates in the community from october november each year. This past november, 34 schools and surrounding community recycled 24.36 tons (or 48,720 lbs.) of paper, and slight increase from 2017 pictured is the group from st. Marys school, which was 2017s overall winner and won again in 2018. I want to be recycled ads continue to run in rotation on city of akron trash trucks promoting the keep america beautiful, inc./ad councils 2013 public service announcement of giving a 2nd life to an item by recycling. These ads have been used since 2014 reminding to recycle every day the akron marathon continues using recycling frames purchased from a 2013 coca-cola grant written by kab to help them increase recycling and reduce waste to landfill on race day. Kab environmental education keep akron beautiful, as part of greenprint for akron funding, sponsors the annual akron public schools science, math, and technology (smt) expo and awards visa gift cards to the top environmental science projects each january. On january 26, 2019, 12th grader carly justice (coach westphal) won 100 for her project recycling plastics in lightweight concrete: reducing global waste. Patricia butler, 7th grader, (coach whaley) received 75 for her project red worms vs. Earth worms in composting, and 50 went to isabella salzgeber, an 8th grader, (coach nicolino) for her project, all-natural cleaners vs. Non all-natural cleaners. Keep akron beautiful staff signed up and coordinated volunteers for the saturday, may 5, 2018 akron waterways renewed blue heron homecoming, which was held at the water reclamation facility, 2460 akron-peninsula rd. Kab recycling loan programs kabs plastic recycling program - recycling-on-the go - is available to the public for civic events. A metal frame and 2 large plastic bags are available for borrowing through kab. This began as a pilot program in 2009 and was made possible through a grant received from the nestle corporation. From july 2017 through june 2018, businesses, city and community borrowed a total of 423 recycling containers. Kab encourages aluminum can recycling that benefits the childrens hospital of akron burn center and supports akron fire in their philanthropy. Take your cans to any akron fire station and place in their city toter located on their property.”

“Beautification/community improvement kab volunteer programs the community pride trailer (cpt) rental season is april v november depending on the weather. In 2018, a total of 75 groups, consisting of 1,218 volunteers, donated 6,557.5 man hours to remove 15.49 tons of litter, 31 tires and graffiti from 1 site, as well as plant 1,230 flowers and trees, paint 4 buildings and install 8 community gardens. Comparatively, for the 2017 season, 54 groups consisting of 879 volunteers donated 6,107 man hours to remove 18.43 tons of litter, 8 bags of recyclables, 112 tires, and graffiti from 3 sites as well as plant 3,002 flowers and 32 trees, paint 6 structures and install 8 community gardens. Thank you to dominion and citizens bank for their initial donations and to citizens bank, akronite sponsors and various beautification donors for keeping it running each season. The litter and illegal dump cleanup trailer, in its fifth season in 2019, will be open april v november depending on the weather. In 2018, this trailer was used by 47 groups, totaling 959 volunteers who donated 5,818 man hours to remove 8.64 tons of litter, 1 junk car, 20 tires, and graffiti from 2 sites. Volunteers also used trailer supplies to paint 6 buildings, plant 1,350 flowers, and install 1 community garden. Volunteers cleaned waterways, playgrounds/community centers, city parks and roadsides. Comparatively, for the 2017 season, 20 groups totaling 726 volunteers donated 3,123 man hours to remove 9.39 tons of litter, 22 tires and 7 bags of recyclables groups also planted 288 flowers. Thank you to citizens bank for the initial donation and to citizens bank, akronite sponsors and various beautification donors for keeping it running each season. Some community-specific projects in 2018: -the upkeep of the elaine evans memorial childrens garden, which was revitalized in 2017 with the help of a keep america beautiful/lowes grant. It is a site that was contributing to illegal dumping and other crimes in the summit lake community. The community pride trailer assisted lowes heroes and firstserve volunteers with the 2018 maintenance. No illegal dumps have been reported since mid- summer following the last maintenance project. -a new playground installation at prentiss park by united way volunteers. -a community garden installation at and by the well cdc. -cleanups at both perkins pool and joy park neighborhood by youth organizations and church volunteers respectively. Kab urban beautification keep akron beautiful, the one investment guaranteed to grow, 2019 goal is to raise 129,000 from the private sector to plan, prep, plant and maintain the 32 flowerscape sites along market street, in downtown akron, at alexander park, derby downs, lock 4, and the pedestrian bridge. Construction in akron continues a rearranging of site locations. Pedestrian bridge flowerscape pictured on the previous page. In 2018, two new flowercapes were installed at highland square near mr. Zub's deli and at glendale cemetery. In addition, the flowerscape crew took over a previous adopt-a-site at mull circle, in dire need of soil amendments. The green the scene - a dreamscape auction fundraiser returned in 2018 for the second year and exceeded the goal of 30,000 by 500 for beautification programming. This fundraiser replaced the 14-yr. Dreamscape makeover in 2017. Flowerscapes for sale for the 16th year donors can become a naming rights partner for a site, name/logo on signage for a year, by donating 4,000, the average cost of designing, prepping planting, maintaining and winterizing a site for one year. A total of 10 returning corporate or foundation contributors in 2018 provided funding, or the equivalent in-kind support, to be naming partners: akron beacon journal, akron children's hospital, akron community foundation, the mary s. And david c. Corbin foundation, dominion, the lehner family foundation, the charles e. & mabel m. Ritchie memorial foundation, and the orr foundation, who sponsored both the”

“Sprinkling 18,703 0 0 vehicle fuel and maint 14,503 0 0 special event costs 0 0 13,961 trashbags and receptacles 12,089 0 0 cleanup supplies 9,223 0 0 equipment rental 4,887 1,549 419 dreamscape 6,000 0 0 fertilizer and supplies 5,754 0 0 printing 3,832 1,216 330 telephone 3,696 1,173 318 miscellaneous 0 3,349 0 graffiti project 3,280 0 0 disposal fees 3,158 0 0 dues and memberships 0 2,497 0 public awareness 1,611 0 0 other materials/supplies 49 800 0 education awarness 601 0 0 total 87,386 10,584 15,028”