The 2017 Great American Cleanup

It’s time for the Great American Cleanup! Keep America Beautiful, in partnership with Keep the Midlands Beautiful, began hosting the national Great American Cleanup campaign across the Midlands last month. The Great American Cleanup, the nation's largest community improvement program, takes place every year from March 1 through May 31, and involves more than 3 million volunteers and participants comprising more than 20,000 communities across the nation.

The cleanup program is designed and tailored to the unique needs of local neighborhoods and communities throughout the state and nation. Activities include beautifying parks and recreation areas, cleaning waterways, holding recycling collections, picking up litter, planting trees and flowers, and conducting educational programs and litter-free events. Keep the Midlands Beautiful loans out gloves, vests, bags and grabbers for the cleanup efforts. Campaign organizers ask that Midlands area residents and S.C. citizens, in general, display their Palmetto Pride by volunteering for this important cause. Keep the Midlands Beautiful can help group organizers pick geographic areas of need if necessary.

For more information, call 803-733-1139 or email [email protected], or visit KeepTheMidlandsBeautiful.org or kab.org.