Page 8 - Palm City Spotlight - August '19

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Keep Martin Beautiful help make a more meaningful impact, this year’s online If you’re looking for a way to showcase your commitment

Encourages Residents To Join registration focuses on a broader volunteer distribution to protecting the environment in Martin County, a Keep
Martin Beautiful sponsorship is the perfect opportunity for
throughout the county.
The International Coastal “This year’s International Coastal Cleanup is shaping up you. Sponsors are recognized in press releases, social media
and other promotional efforts, company logos are included
to be the best one yet. To determine which beaches, parks,
Cleanup Locally and waterways are in the greatest need for waste removal, on volunteer T-shirts, company representatives are invited
we conducted a litter survey at every location included in to the sponsor photo shoot, and gain significant community
As summer comes to a close, Keep Martin Beautiful our online registration form. We then calculated how many exposure. If you are interested in a sponsorship call (772)
prepares for one of its most important and impactful events. volunteers would be necessary to more efficiently clean each 781-1222, email info@keepmartinbeautiful.org or go directly
Each year, thousands of Martin County residents gather to area,” explained Keep Martin Beautiful International Coastal to our website https://www.keepmartinbeautiful.org/.
participate in the International Coastal Cleanup, a global Cleanup outreach coordinator Nick Ranieri. “Our goal is to About Keep Martin Beautiful
event that continues to increase in popularity. Last year, more provide volunteers with useful information to take initiative Keep Martin Beautiful (KMB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
than a million volunteers from over 100 countries joined and help clean the areas in Martin County that need it the community organization founded in 1994 as an affiliate
the effort for clean waterways and shorelines. Keep Martin most.” of Keep America Beautiful. Its mission is to preserve and
Beautiful, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and local coordinator, will To enhance efforts and minimize waste, volunteers are enhance the quality of life in Martin County through litter
host cleanup activities in Martin County on Saturday, Sept. encouraged to use the Clean Swell app for litter recording prevention, the promotion of recycling, improvement of
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21 from 8 to 11 a.m. purposes. With this app, volunteers have an effective, fast, solid waste management practices, and beautification and
Last year, nearly 1,500 volunteers removed more than and user-friendly way to track litter and instantly send it to the community revitalization activities. KMB signature events
25,000 pieces of litter from over 30 parks, beaches, and world’s largest marine database. Not only does this make data and programs include the Environmental Stewardship
waterways, marking yet another outstanding cleanup event. collection and calculation that much easier for coordinators, Awards, the International Coastal Cleanup, the Great
Even so, Keep Martin Beautiful knows this work is never but the information collected is also used by professionals American Cleanup, the Adopt-A-Road and Adopt-A-Street
finished. with Ocean Conservancy to analyze coastal litter. programs, as well as other educational and outreach
While efforts to provide volunteer resources to all “To the volunteers activities. Find KMB on Facebook at facebook.com/
of Martin County’s waterways have been effective, less who continue to KeepMartinBeautiful, follow KMB on Twitter at twitter.
frequented parks and beaches still don’t receive the proper participate in our com/KMBmartin, visit KeepMartinBeautiful.org or call
care. Meanwhile, some of the more popular locations become cleanup events and (772) 781-1222.
congested with volunteers when it comes time to clean. To who are so dedicated
to our community,
we are thankful for What Volunteers Need To Know
all that you do. You • The International Coastal Cleanup targets
are the backbone of waterways throughout Martin County, from Lake
our organization,” Okeechobee to the Atlantic Ocean and everywhere
stated Keep Martin in between.
Beautiful President • Preregistration is required.
Craig Ahal. “At the • Volunteers are assigned to areas most in need.
end of the day, we • The unique data-gathering feature of this cleanup
love to see our Martin records every piece of litter collected.
County residents
working hard towards Volunteers from Martin County 4H • Volunteers should wear closed-toed shoes.
a cleaner, greener, and Club clean up Jensen Beach during • Participants will be provided with cleanup
more beautiful Martin the 2018 International Coastal supplies and T-shirt (while supplies last).
County.” Cleanup in Martin County.

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