ABOUT US


Keep Carroll Beautiful (KCB) is an organization that was established in 2005 and serves to preserve the environmental character of Carroll County, Georgia.

Mission:
The mission of KCB is to engage the citizens of Carroll County in taking responsibility for improving our community environment.

Goals:
To change public attitudes and behaviors about the environment.
To inform the community about trash handling and recycling.
To encourage beautification projects that improve the visual aspects of our communities.

Annual Report Summary:

Keep Carroll Beautiful, the local certified Keep America Beautiful affiliate serving all of Carroll County, celebrated it's 2nd Birthday in 2007.

With one employee and a volunteer Board of Directors currently numbering 18, Keep Carroll Beautiful recorded almost 8,000 volunteer hours (7913) in one amazing year. Our volunteers worked on committees that organized clean-up events such as "Don't Mess with Carroll County, 2 very successful Electronics Recycling Events in partnership with Southwire and other sponsors, beautification events (Tour Hidden Gardens of Carroll County and Arbor Day plantings) and education opportunities for members of the community ranging from school age children to Civic groups.

Adopt-A-Road participants picked up more than 1500 bags of trash from the roadsides in Carroll County. Volunteers planted 65 new trees in parks and public areas and our education messages were presented to 2746 students and adults.

Our Board of Directors volunteered almost 400 hours in 2007 to the administration and planning of Keep Carroll Beautiful. We received over $19,000.00 in grant funds to administer our programs and $12,500.00 in gifts in kind. These gifts provided us with office space and supplies, a telephone line and web-site hosting.

The total value of KCB's volunteer efforts to the community is over $50,000.00. When the value of cost avoidance and the reduction in Government costs is added to this figure, meaning that volunteers performed tasks that local governments might have paid for in the past), Keep Carroll Beautiful returned goods and services to the citizens of Carroll County valued at more than $60,000.00 in 2007.