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Keep McIntosh Beautiful
"Working Together for a Clean, Green and Beautiful Darien and McIntosh County"
NEWSLETTER June 2023
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WELCOME to the new Keep McIntosh Beautiful Newsletter! You are receiving this as a KMB member, friend, volunteer or supporter to stay updated on KMB news, events, and volunteer opportunities. YOU make KMB activities possible, and through your actions everyday, you help keep our community clean, green, and beautiful. THANK YOU! | |
KMB Executive Director Search | |
Keep McIntosh Beautiful is currently seeking a new Part-Time Executive Director. Could that be you or someone you know? Qualifications include some administrative or management experience, a strong desire to be involved in making Darien and McIntosh County a great place place to live, work and visit, and the skills to help lead KMB's mission to engage individuals, organizations and businesses in maintaining and improving our community's environment. The position is home-based with flexible work hours. Want to learn more? Email [email protected] or call 912-289-1083. | | |
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World Ocean Day June 8
TODAY, on WORLD OCEAN DAY, take a minute to appreciate the awesome Atlantic, the rivers around us that flow into it, and all the ways they're important. Click HERE for some ways to help keep our beautiful coastal waters clean and healthy.
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Abandoned Buildings Program UPDATE
Keep McIntosh Beautiful's Abandoned Buildings Program provides an affordable way for owners to remove dilapidated, abandoned houses and mobile homes in McIntosh County. When you see this sign, you'll know we're at work. The goals of the program are to improve the appearance of our community, make it safer and healthier by removing blighted and derelict structures, and to make land available for a good use.
By the end of June we expect to have completed 32 projects since the program began in 2016, at a total cost to KMB of only $19,270 for all projects. Our (your) dollars have gone a long way! We thank our ABP community partners and those who support the ABP with your membership, donations and attendance at fundraising events. It's a win for our community that benefits everyone. Before and After photos of two recent projects are below.
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New Recycling/Waste Stations in Darien
Keep McIntosh Beautiful recently placed five recycling/waste stations in locations around Darien - Ida Hilton Public Library, the Darien-McIntosh Chamber of Commerce, McIntosh County Academy, Fort King George and the McIntosh County Extension Office (photo at left with 4-H Agent Lauryn Gilmer). The stations, customized for each location, are a much appreciated gift to our community from Cox Enterprises of Atlanta.
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Adopt A Highway
A big thanks to all our Adopt A Highway/park/spot volunteers in Darien and throughout the county. There are still plenty of miles and places needing some TLC. Please consider making this a part of the way you help keep our community clean and green. Click the link below for more information and an application.
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Annual Oyster Roast-BBQ Fundraiser Feb. 11
It was a rainy night in Georgia, but nothing comes between people and their oysters around here - especially for a good cause! Despite the weather, KMB's biggest fundraiser was a huge success. Thanks to our sponsors, Silent Auction and other contributors and all who supported KMB with your attendance. It was a super fun night! (Bob Claxton photo). For more photos click HERE.
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Great American Cleanup Litter Pickups March 4
25 volunteers collected 75 bags (approx.1,500 pounds) of litter and assorted debris during litter pickups along Shellman Bluff Road and Smith Roads. The events were part of the Great American Cleanup, sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, which also provided KMB with free trash bags, grabbers and gloves. Thanks again to all who came out.
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Tree Planting at McIntosh County Academy Celebrates Arbor Days
To celebrate Georgia Arbor Day (Feb 17) and National Arbor Day (April 28), Keep McIntosh Beautiful partnered with the McIntosh County 4-H Club and McIntosh County Academy FFA students to plant three trees at the high school campus on March 21. The students will take on stewardship of the trees over the next 2 years to ensure they survive and develop healthy root systems.
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Coastal Earth Day Event
The Coastal Earth Day 2023 Event April 22, organized by Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols and Darien resident Timothy Karsten, was a day of learning and service that included live-streamed interviews (KMB President Barbara Hawthorne is pictured above), a cleanup of the Upper Mill Cemetery, and the donation and planting by Coastal Electric Coop of 8 large live oak trees as phase one of the restoration of Oglethorpe Square. (photo below).
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YOU can help create a clean, green and beautiful community
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Partner with KMB as a MEMBER. Together, we DO make a difference!
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DONATE to fund KMB activities
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Practice the 3 R's - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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Sign up for FREE Curbside Recycling by calling 912-437-6671 to get your service started.
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Keep McIntosh Beautiful's NEW YEAR begins in July
The KMB Board will adopt its annual calendar of activities and events this month. Expect to hear soon about what's planned and how you can get involved. In the meantime, enjoy the summer in this beautiful place we are so fortunate to call home.
Have ideas for activities? Places that need some TLC? Want to get involved as a volunteer or even organize an activity or event in your neighborhood? GET IN TOUCH HERE
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