KCB eNews

March 2009

Keep Cobb Beautiful Welcomes a New Sponsor!

Keep Cobb Beautiful welcomes Republic Services, Inc. as their newest Diamond Level sponsor. Their generous donation of $5,000 will allow KCB to purchase much needed education materials and help us sustain important environmental programs.

For information about how your company or organization can be involved, go to kcb.cobbcountyga.gov/sponsor.htm.

The Great American Cleanup

The Clean Community Challenge – Litter It Costs You!
Coming Clean In Cobb Is Easy With Keep Cobb Beautiful

Home Owner Associations and Neighborhoods, Scout Troops, Churches, Civic Clubs, Businesses, Keep Cobb Beautiful would like to support your efforts to clean and beautify your community. If you have a scheduled cleanup during the months of March, April or May, we will be happy to supply garbage bags, gloves, litter bags for cars, certificates, posters, stickers and activity sheets for the children.

Keep Cobb Beautiful challenges Cobb County Schools to get involved with the largest litter prevention and beautification effort ever, The Great American Cleanup! Plan a cleanup, recycling event or beautification project and let KCB give you your supplies. If you register your program with us, your school could receive a cash prize to continue your environmental programs! Last year our winning schools were:

OVERALL WINNER: FREY ELEMENTARY
BEAUTIFICATION: WHEELER HIGH SCHOOL
MOST INNOVATIVE: LABELLE ELEMENTARY
BEST EARTH DAY PROJECT: RUSSELL ELEMENTARY
LARGEST VOLUNTEER EFFORT: HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL
OVERALL SUSTAINABILITY: DICKERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Honorable Mentions: Mountain View Elementary, Powers Ferry Elementary, Shallowford Falls Elementary, Simpson Middle School and Keheley Elementary

Congratulations! Who will take home the prize this year?

For more information go to: kcb.cobbcountyga.gov/greatamerican.htm

Keep Cobb Beautiful Needs Your Input

If you have not filled out our survey, you still have time! Please share this with your friends.
www.cobbcountyegov.org/secure/kcb/kcb_survey.rb

Mark Your Calendars

Saturday, March 14 - Kennesaw Mountain Trail Cleanup
www.kennesawmountaintrailclub.org

Saturday, March 21 - Cobb Trees Season Finale
Al Bishop Park/Walking Trails
1082 Al Bishop Dr. Marietta, 30008
RSVP to: keepcobbbeautiful@cobbcounty.org
Check-in 8:30am (Cook Out to Follow)
Informational Brochure

Saturday, April 18 - Document Shredding Day
kcb.cobbcountyga.gov/americarecycles.htm

Saturday, April 25 - Earth Day at Bullard Farm
More information TBA.

Saturday, May 2 - Electronics Recycling Day at Tommy Nobis Center
More information TBA

Did You Know?

Do you want to make a difference in the amount of energy wasted? VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm. Click below for more information.

Caught in the Act

Companies Going Green
Winware, Inc, located in Marietta Georgia has started a company wide recycling program!

WinWare, Inc was established in 1992 in Marietta . The CribMaster inventory management system is designed to manage indirect materials through software and tool dispensing machines used primarily in the industrial workplace.

Congratulations and Keep up the good work!

(Left) Joe McFall, Pam Anderson, Kelly Mahan, Jim Mahan (VP), Mike Brady, Phil Stenger, John Johnson, Shanda Ferguson, Michael Minc, Vanessa Brown, Derry DeNise, Jeff Vonderharr, Ed Reeves, Cindy Durham. (Front) Mary Heath and Robert Holmes. (Right) Larry Harper, President of Winware, Inc.