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Keep Martin Beautiful volunteers with useful information to take initiative and About Keep Martin Beautiful

Keep Martin Beautiful (KMB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Encourages Residents To Join help clean the areas in Martin County that need it the community organization founded in 1994 as an affiliate
most.”
The International Coastal are encouraged to use the Clean Swell app for litter of Keep America Beautiful. Its mission is to preserve and
To enhance efforts and minimize waste, volunteers
enhance the quality of life in Martin County through litter
™
Cleanup Locally recording purposes. With this app, volunteers have an prevention, the promotion of recycling, improvement of
effective, fast, and user-friendly way to track litter and solid waste management practices, and beautification and
As summer comes to a close, Keep Martin Beautiful instantly send it to the world’s largest marine database. community revitalization activities. KMB signature events
prepares for one of its most important and impactful Not only does this make data collection and calculation and programs include the Environmental Stewardship
events. Each year, thousands of Martin County residents that much easier for coordinators, but the information Awards, the International Coastal Cleanup, the Great
gather to participate in the International Coastal Cleanup, collected is also used by professionals with Ocean American Cleanup, the Adopt-A-Road and Adopt-A-Street
a global event that continues to increase in popularity. Conservancy to analyze coastal litter. programs, as well as other educational and outreach
Last year, more than a million volunteers from over “To the volunteers who continue to participate in our activities. Find KMB on Facebook at facebook.com/
100 countries joined the effort for clean waterways and cleanup events and who are so dedicated to our community, KeepMartinBeautiful, follow KMB on Twitter at twitter.
shorelines. Keep Martin Beautiful, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit we are thankful for all that you do. You are the backbone of com/KMBmartin, visit KeepMartinBeautiful.org or call
and local coordinator, will host cleanup activities in our organization,” stated Keep Martin Beautiful President (772) 781-1222.
Martin County on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 8 to 11 a.m. Craig Ahal. “At the end of the day, we love to see our What Volunteers Need To Know
Last year, nearly 1,500 volunteers removed more than Martin County residents working hard towards a cleaner, • The International Coastal Cleanup targets waterways
25,000 pieces of litter from over 30 parks, beaches, and greener, and more beautiful Martin County.” throughout Martin County, from Lake Okeechobee to the
waterways, marking yet another outstanding cleanup If you’re looking for a way to showcase your Atlantic Ocean and everywhere in between.
event. Even so, Keep Martin Beautiful knows this work commitment to protecting the environment in Martin • Preregistration is required.
is never finished. County, a Keep Martin Beautiful sponsorship is the • Volunteers are assigned to areas most in need.
While efforts to provide volunteer resources to all perfect opportunity for you. Sponsors are recognized • The unique data-gathering feature of this cleanup records
of Martin County’s waterways have been effective, less in press releases, social media and other promotional every piece of litter collected.
frequented parks and beaches still don’t receive the proper efforts, company logos are included on volunteer T-shirts, • Volunteers should wear closed-toed shoes.
care. Meanwhile, some of the more popular locations company representatives are invited to the sponsor photo • Participants will be provided with cleanup supplies and
become congested with volunteers when it comes time shoot, and gain significant community exposure. If you T-shirt (while supplies last).
to clean. To help make a more meaningful impact, this are interested in a sponsorship call (772) 781-1222,
year’s online registration focuses on a broader volunteer email info@keepmartinbeautiful.org or go directly to our
distribution throughout the county. website https://www.keepmartinbeautiful.org/.
“This year’s International Coastal Cleanup is shaping
up to be the best one yet. To determine which beaches,
parks, and waterways are in the greatest need for waste Club NeWs
removal, we conducted a litter survey at every location
included in our online registration form. We then
calculated how many volunteers would be necessary
to more efficiently clean each area,” explained Keep Woman’s Club Awards scholarships. The group’s largest fundraiser is the
Martin Beautiful International Coastal Cleanup outreach annual Holiday Home Tour of homes that are beautifully
coordinator Nick Ranieri. “Our goal is to provide $41,000 In Scholarships decorated for the season. This year’s Holiday Home Tour
will be Dec. 8.
Eighteen high school seniors and college students got For more information about the Woman’s Club, go to
a big boost in their education from the Woman’s Club of www.womansclubofstuart.com.
Stuart, which awarded them
$41,000 in scholarships
this summer. The $2,000
awards were given to
13 girls starting college
this fall, plus renewable
$2,000 scholarships went
to five students. The club
also supported two adult
women furthering their
education with a grant of
$5,000 to Indian River
State College.
The Woman’s Club of
Stuart supports a variety
of local benevolence
programs, but its
scholarship program is its
largest community service
endeavor. In the past
10 years, the Woman’s Some of the high school seniors who received scholarships from the Woman’s Club of
Volunteers from Martin County 4H Club clean up Jensen Club has given a total Stuart are (from left) Courtney Carroll, Grace Long, Jenna Prywitowski, Morgan O’Neil,
Beach during the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup in of $243,000 in college Ella Saum, Destiny Young, Hayleigh Boorman, and Grace Wadley.
Martin County.