KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL'S GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP

2008 PROGRAM MATERIALS

The Great American Cleanup is the nation’s
largest community improvement program!

March 1-May 31, 2008 

When: From March 1 through May 31, 2008

What: Cleanup, fix-up, paint-up, green-up to help keep your community beautiful. Activities can include litter cleanups; litter-free events, school and community playground/park cleanup, renovation or construction; any type of community beautification (e.g. Adopt-A-Spot); roadway cleanup and beautification; clothing collection; reduce, reuse, recycle activities/education; river, lake, seashore cleanups; graffiti removal; cell phone recycling fundraisers; and much more. You can have as many events as you want during the program period.

Who: Your Great American Cleanup can involve volunteers from all walks of life … from Boy Scouts to business leaders, Governors, Mayors, VIPs and celebrities ... from schools to garden clubs, bicycle clubs, community groups, sororities, fraternities, sports teams, the military, etc.

How: Please complete the Registration Form and Event List (coming soon!) For more information, email jsmith@kab.org or call Keep America Beautiful at 203.323.8987, ext. 819.

National Sponsor Programs

Click here for information on how you can benefit from our 2008 Great American Cleanup National Sponsors.

Wipe Out Wireless Waste: Join Sprint, ReCellular and Keep America Beautiful in the effort to "Wipe Out Wireless Waste" and receive the proceeds from your wireless waste collection efforts. Plus, you'll have a chance to receive a special performance award of up to $5,000 for mission-consistent activities. Click here for more information on the program, an application to join and program tools.

Road to a Cleaner America: As part of Honda's sponsorship of the Great American Cleanup, Honda created the "Road to a Cleaner America," a program focusing on the importance of keeping the streets, roads and highways across America clean.  There are two parts to the Honda "Road to a Cleaner America" program, including three Honda "Road to a Cleaner America" Awards and local Honda dealership participation.  Click here for more information about the program.

Scotts Miracle-Gro's Green Space Program: Scotts Miracle-Gro realizes that green spaces contribute a wealth of benefits to our communities which is why KAB is partnering with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company this spring to increase the amount of gardens and green spaces in the U.S. during the 2008 Great American Cleanup.  Through past collaborative efforts KAB and Scotts Miracle-Gro have created community green spaces in cities across the country. This year, Scotts Miracle-Gro will expand the program to reach 20-25 cities nationwide. Click here for more information and green space grant application.

Scotts Water Smart Pledge: In an effort to conserve water this spring and summer, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and Keep America Beautiful have teamed with baseball’s top groundskeeper, David Mellor, on an educational campaign to help homeowners learn the simple steps they can take to help maximize the water-saving benefits of lawns via the Scotts^® Water Smart^™ Pledge. By taking the Scotts Water Smart Pledge, homeowners will learn how to grow and maintain a healthy lawn while saving thousands of gallons of water every year. With the Scotts Water Smart Pledge, we’re encouraging you to get your supporters and volunteers involved. Beyond saving water, homeowners who take the Scotts Water Smart Pledge will be entered for the chance to win several great prizes, including the potential to win grant money for your KAB affiliate to build or improve a community green space:

• Every week for 10 weeks, Scotts will award $1,000 to a KAB affiliate
• At the end of the 10 week period, one KAB affiliate will win a $10,000 grand prize to put towards building or improving a green space for their community

The weekly winners and grand prize winner are determined based on the number of people who take the “pledge” in your community. So, inform your volunteers about this important program you’ll work together to save water and benefit your community!

Direct your volunteers and supporters to Take the Water Smart Pledge here.

Return the Warmth:  Keep America Beautiful, Aquafina, Pepsi and Sam's Club^® bring back "Return the Warmth to your community! "Return the Warmth" is a plastic bottle (PET) recycling contest that closes the loop on recycling during the Great American Cleanup by turning plastic bottles into fleece jackets for children across the country. You're invited to join us in our goal of removing 80 million PET bottles from the environment. Click here for more program information and an application to participate.

Click here for the official Return the Warmth Tally Sheet.

Click here for information about the Return the Warmth Photo Contest.