7th annual mixed paper drive hosted in conjunction with America Recycles Day -- To help celebrate America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, Keep Akron Beautiful (KAB), in conjunction with River Valley Paper Company, is hosting the 7th annual mixed paper drive competition in 23 Akron Public Schools and seven private schools in the Akron area. During this month-long competition, now … [Read more...]
Akron achieves high marks in ‘Community Appearance Index’
Thanks to actions like large-scale litter removal efforts and lower incidences of graffiti and illegal signs, Keep Akron Beautiful (KAB) recently rated all of Akron's Wards with positive marks in its Community Appearance Index. Earlier this month, the organization conducted the index, which is a tool designed by Keep America Beautiful to visually assess the overall … [Read more...]
More than 3,000 volunteers clean up 20 tons of litter during Clean Up Akron Month
Despite the many rainstorms during Clean Up Akron Month in April, more than 3,000 volunteers removed more than 38,000 pounds of litter (19.27 tons) from Akron’s neighborhoods, according to Keep Akron Beautiful, who added that volunteers cleaned up 112 sites and 1,370 students cleaned their campuses. Also collected were 287 pounds of recyclables and 91 tires. A diverse group … [Read more...]
Keep Akron Beautiful cleanup trailer available for neighborhood projects
Litter, illegal dump cleanup trailer, water cleanup supplies also available to groups -- Keep Akron Beautiful (KAB) is accepting reservations for the Community Pride Trailer and Litter and Illegal Dump Cleanup Trailer for projects taking place from April until the end of October. Does your group have a project in mind? Schedule Keep Akron Beautiful’s trailers today. The … [Read more...]
Keep Akron Beautiful hosts large neighborhood cleanup effort for Earth Day
Keep Akron Beautiful’s largest cleanup effort will take place this Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to noon at Summit Lake. Volunteer groups like WPC Tween Group, Anonymous Akron Ohio, University of Akron Williams Honors College and Bridget’s Drill Team and more have already committed to making a difference in our community. Kick-off will take place at Reach Opportunity … [Read more...]
Keep Akron Beautiful awards cash prizes to environmentally minded student projects
Winning projects included alternative energy sources, water quality, alternate food sources -- Three volunteer judges for Keep Akron Beautiful (KAB) attended the 61st Annual Akron Public Schools (APS) Science, Math and Technology (SMT) Expo, with the purpose of choosing top projects that addressed environmental concerns and aligned with Smart Goals from the city’s 2009 … [Read more...]
Keep Akron Beautiful Celebrates 35th anniversary at new Bud and Susie Rogers Garden
Keep Akron Beautiful (KAB) is celebrating 35 years of serving Akron. On Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., KAB will host a party in the newly opened Bud and Susie Rodgers Garden, located at the Akron Art Museum in downtown Akron. Tickets for the event are $35 and include admission into the event, a trolley ride tour of the beloved Keep Akron Beautiful Flowerscapes, … [Read more...]
Keep Akron Beautiful (Neighborhood Reborn Stakeholder Profile)
On June 17, about 150 volunteers and 15 local organizations will band together to help improve the Middlebury/University Park neighborhood behind Dave's Supermarket (Excelsior and Roselawn avenues). The work performed during this all-day event will include home repairs, landscaping work, reclaiming lots from newly demolished homes, new trees and an “artistic board-up” of … [Read more...]
Schumacher CLC wins Arbor Day slogan contest
'Apple, oranges, lemons, limes, help nurture and grow young minds!' -- Arbor Day is April 29 -- Why is it important for Keep Akron Beautiful (KAB), in partnership with the city of Akron, to empower fourth-grade students to plant their own seedlings on Arbor Day? Teacher Shannon LaMarca and her fourth graders at Schumacher Community Learning Center wrote their winning 10-word … [Read more...]
Register your neighborhood for Clean Up Akron Month
Clean Up Akron Month has officially begun, as volunteer groups have already started cleaning up various sites around Akron, and many groups are going above and beyond by not only picking up litter, but doing beautification projects as well. Some volunteers are cleaning up their area, and then reserving one of the Keep Akron Beautiful (KAB) trailers, such as the Community … [Read more...]
