"The Great Charlotte Clean-Up" weekend. Each year, Keep Charlotte
Beautiful (KCB), one of the nation's first Keep America Beautiful
affiliates, participates in the Keep America Beautiful, Great American
Clean-Up by hosting a local clean-up. This clean-up effort is the
nation's largest community improvement program, built on a foundation
of individual responsibility and civic pride.
This year's Great Charlotte Clean-Up will take place April 27th-29th.
All neighborhoods, businesses and individuals are encouraged to take
part in a clean-up during the weekend or can get involved by signing
up to volunteer to help with a clean-up project. Citizens can register
a clean-up or sign up to volunteer at http://kcb.charmeck.org.
So far, 40 clean-ups have been registered to take place in Charlotte
over the course of the weekend with 485 volunteers participating.
Keep Charlotte Beautiful Chairman, Bruce Hammermann, comments, "The
KCB Committee is very excited about the impact we will be making in
the community this month and have been amazed to see the number of
neighborhoods, businesses and individuals who have stepped up to get
involved. This year's Great Charlotte Clean-Up Weekend will be the
biggest and best in the history of our Committee.
For more information about Keep Charlotte Beautiful and The Great
Charlotte Clean-Up, visit: http://kcb.charmeck.org.
Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) was founded in 1974 and is one of the
nation's first Keep America Beautiful affiliates. KCB's objective is
to enhance the quality of life for Charlotteans by maintaining and
improving the cleanliness and beauty of our City. The Committee works
closely with neighborhood organizations and homeowners' groups, as
well as with area businesses, schools and local governments to achieve
its goals.
