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Keep Charlotte Beautiful Receives $10,000 Grant, Enters New Partnership |
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Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) recently received a $10,000 Waste Management/Keep America Beautiful Think Green grant, one of only 10 grants of its kind awarded to Keep America Beautiful’s nationwide affiliates.
The grant will assist the Commonwealth Park Neighborhood Association with its efforts to transform the former Charlotte Inn property in east Charlotte into a public gathering space for community members. Piedmont Middle School will use the grant funding for a variety of beautification projects, including showcasing the students’ nature themed mosaic artwork, installing decorative planters with ledges for seating, and planting flowers and trees. The Think Green grant funding will also support America Recycles Day, the annual recycling education, e-waste and document shredding event.
Additionally, in honor of Keep America Beautiful’s National Planting Day, Keep Charlotte Beautiful has partnered with TreesCharlotte to sponsor a tree planting event in north Charlotte. TreesCharlotte is a collaborative of agencies focused on achieving Charlotte City Council’s goal of having 50 percent of the city covered by tree canopy by 2050. In doing so, as many as 500,000 trees will need to be planted during the next 38 years.
The tree planting event will be held on Oct. 19 in the McIntyre community. Five hundred trees will be planted, including species that are native to the Charlotte area. Call 704.353.1235 to volunteer. For additional information about the partnership or Keep Charlotte Beautiful, contact Louise Bhavnani at lbhavnani@charlottenc.gov.
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Neighborhood Leadership Awards Ceremony to be Held Oct. 24 |
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Although the nomination period for the Neighborhood Leadership Awards has closed, plans for the ceremony are underway.
Scheduled to be held at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 24, the Neighborhood Leadership Awards will honor and celebrate local neighborhoods, neighborhood associations and businesses whose contributions and volunteerism merit recognition.
Awards will be given in several categories, including Community Ambassador, Leadership Excellence, Neighborhood Improvement and Youth Leadership.
Click here for more details about the award categories and stay tuned for more information.
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LeadSafe Charlotte to Award Grants to Local Families |
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As part of LeadSafe Charlotte's commitment to create safe and lead-free environments, the program is accepting applications for assistance in addressing unsafe lead paint conditions that pose a potential health hazard to young children. Services provided by the program include home lead inspections, testing of children and rehabilitation of affected homes or rental properties.
The program targets families who live in homes built before 1978 and have children under six years old. Income limits apply. For more information, please call the LeadSafe Charlotte hotline at 704-336-2114.
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