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KALB Programs
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Great American Cleanup:
The GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP is a national grassroots event sponsored by
Keep America Beautiful, of which we are an affiliate.
KALB sponsors the Limestone County events.
Included in this event are roadside and river cleanups, aluminum can recycling
bash, clothing drive, and an expo providing educational materials to the public.
KALB needs interested individuals and groups
to organize neighborhood, roadside, and river cleanups. It won't get done
without you. KALB will provide bags, gloves, litter pick up sticks, and
beverages to participating groups. Please consider getting involved.
Click here for
Details
which includes info on all
this and the Free Dump Day!
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Student Litter Programs)
Student Litter
Patrol Officers (K-4th) This program educates
students K-4 on the dangers of litter and the effects on our
community. After discussion, students are invited to become
official Litter Patrol Officers working for
the Chief of Police and Sheriff. After being sworn in,
these officers are charged with reminding parents, family,
and friends that they should not litter -- IT'S A CRIME!
Litter
Evaluation (2nd-6th) Students
are broken into small groups and asked to put litter items
in order from least to most dangerous. Discussion
follows. This may be the first time these students
have given thought as to what happens AFTER litter is
discarded. There are no right or wrong answers....just
thought-provoking
discussion.
For other environmental
programs, curricula, and our lending program, see
TeachersPage.html
To schedule this program for your class or
youth group please CONTACT US.
Litter Facts
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 Don't
just sit there and complain! DO SOMETHING ABOUT
LITTER!
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Litter Watch Program
(Driving Age)
Litter Watch is such an
important program and there no risk.
KALB enlists the help of citizens to watch for
littering offenses by drivers or their passengers. Witnessed incidents are reported to KALB
and we, in turn, report the incident to the appropriate law
enforcement agency. A stern warning letter is sent to the
offender along with educational materials. This is all done
with no risk to the person reporting the incident, as
his/her name is kept confidential by law enforcement
agencies.
CALL
233-8728 TO REPORT A LITTER
INCIDENT
How To Participate
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Fiddlers before it was
made a Litter Free Event
The grounds of Fiddlers as
a Litter Free Event in 2007
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Litter Free Events
This is one of KALB's most successful
programs. As you can see by the photos, the litter created during a
Fiddler's Convention before we made this event litter free was tremendous.
The Litter Free Event system works, as evidenced by the picture of the grounds
AFTER this event was made litter free. We have seen this kind of success
at every event where the Litter Free Event system was applied properly.
KALB works with schools, city and county officials, civic clubs, and
individual citizens to help make their events litter free.
Annually, Athens hosts a Christmas Parade, the Old Time
Fiddler's Convention, Art on the Square, Storytelling Festival, Dogwood
Festival, Sheriff's Rodeo, and Soustock (an outdoor free concert).
Soon we will add Delmore Days to that list! These events have
been hosted as litter Free events and the litter problems have reduced
dramatically. This
important program teaches young and old alike to be immediately responsible for
their own litter.
Contact us to help make your next event
LITTER FREE.
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Sparky and the
Talking Tree
These two mascots are
available to visit city and county schools and youth
organizations to talk about litter, recycling, and the
importance of trees and other plant life.
Sparky encourages the
children to help him teach others the dangers of
littering by working with his "helper" to explain how
harmful litter can be to people, animals, and habitats.
The Talking Tree
helps children understand the many ways trees work
in harmony with nature to keep our planet cool, the air
clean, provide food and shelter, and our world a nicer
place to live.
Both programs include
handouts to reinforce the lesson after the presentation. To schedule Sparky or the Talking Tree
to visit your class or youth group, contact us.
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Speakers Available
KALB will provide a speaker for your
class, meeting, or other event on the topics of
litter, recycling, or beautification.
Our Recycling Coordinator has lots of items made from
recycled materials that fascinate the kids. We'll
gear our presentation to your age group. Contact
us with a date and your topic of interest. We love
to educate Limestone County citizens. |
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