The nation’s largest community improvement program!

When: From March 1 through May 31

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. For more information, please contact Peter O'Keefe at pokeefe@kab.org or call 203.659.3052.

Downloadable Program Materials

Please note that documents may take a few minutes to download depending on the speed of your internet connection.

2010 GAC Wrap-up Report Thank You Sheets  Click to download word doc

GAC Timeline/Program Responsibilities Click to open PDF

Support Material Templates Click here to review a list of nearly 30 templates and other support materials that you can download and use for your own Great American Cleanup program.

GAC State Program Directors List Click to open PDF

2009 GAC Results Click here

 2010 Frequently Asked Questions Click to open PDF

GAC Planning Manual Click to open PDF

2010 GAC Results Worksheet Click to open word doc

2010 GAC Swiss Cheese Release Click here to open word doc

(UPDATED) 2010 GAC Swiss Cheese Local Results Release Click here to open word doc

2010 GAC Message Points Click here to open word doc

Graphics and Logos Click here for GAC National and State Logos, the National Sponsor Logo Bar, and the Green Starts Here logo.

National Sponsor Programs

Click here to learn how each of our 2010 National Sponsors are supporting the Great American Cleanup

Nestlé® Pure Life® Purified Water:  "Nestlé® Pure Life® PET Recycling Awards", to help support the Great American Cleanup PET recycling efforts, Nestlé® Pure Life® Purified Water is offering twenty-five (25) Nestlé® Pure Life® PET Recycling Awards, consisting of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, to State and Local KAB Affiliates who collect the most PET for recycling during the 2010 Great American Cleanup.  Click here for more information 

o.b. tampons: "o.b.® mighty. small.™ challenge",  The makers of o.b.® tampons are encouraging volunteers from your local college and university campuses to work in teams (consisting of 2-5 volunteers) to see who can make the mightiest impact during the Great American Cleanup™.  If one of your volunteer teams wins, o.b.® tampons will make a $5,800 donation to your local KAB affiliate and an additional $5,800 donation to the charity/organization of the team’s choice.  If the team chooses your KAB affiliate as their favorite charity, your affiliate has the chance to receive a donation of up to $11,600!  Affiliates can download a detailed overview document from the KAB Affiliate Forums website (located in the file cabinet under "o.b. mighty. small. challenge").

To download a flier to promote the "o.b.® mighty. small.™ challenge" at colleges and universities in your service area click here

Also, download the national press release here. This can be amended for your local market to promote your participation in theo.b.® mighty. small.™ challenge.

The William Wrigley Junior Company: If you’re doing a special litter prevention education program in a local elementary/middle school  click here to download the Wrigley Gum Request Form  and fill out to provide information on your program including the date and number of students participating.  We’ll forward it to them for consideration.  We cannot guarantee that all product requests will be granted, but all will be considered.