October Newsletter

Environmental News and Event Updates

"GO GREEN" Golf Tournament-October 18th

ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT for our 33rd Annual "GO GREEN" Golf Fundraiser! The tournament will be held at the Plantation Golf & Country Club in Fort Myers. Click here to register!. The most affordable way to support the event is to become a Hole Sign Sponsor for $150. Email Trish@klcb.org for details.

"Monofilament Madness" Waterway Cleanup-October 26th

NEW VOLUNTEER SITE ADDED on Mango Street for walkers to help clean the mangrove area! The first 200 registered volunteers will receive a special Tunaskin event shirt. Dockage and launch will be from Salty Sam's Marina with an additional launch at The Mound House. Lunch and after-party at Salty Sam's. Click here to register.

"Leave The Scene Clean" Tote Bags Now Available!

The new Keep Lee County Beautiful reusable tote bags are now available! There are four bag designs that each feature a full-color winning illustration from our 2024 student art contest. The overall student winners were Grade K-3-Antonelle DaRosa-St. Francis Xavier; Grade 4-6-Olivia Baker -Oasis Middle School; Grade 7-9-Mia De La Cruz Matos-North Fort Myers High School; Grade 10-12-Jennifer Cedeno-Dunbar High School. Click here to find out how to request your bags!

Keep Lee County Beautiful Leadership Program

Don't miss your chance to join our Leadership Program! The program is open to students in Grade 9th-12th for the 2024-2025 school year. Click here to apply or email Jenn@klcb.org with any questions.

Hazardous Waste Collection Events

Lee County Solid Waste will be holding Household Chemical Waste collection events on the following dates:


October 2nd: 9am-1pm-Bonita Springs Rec Center

October 16th: 9am-1pm-Estero Community Park


Visit the Lee County Solid Waste webpage for details and a list of items that are accepted.

Event Updates

International Coastal Cleanup

Words can't express our gratitude to the volunteers and sponsors for making our Coastal Cleanup possible! It was an incredible day with almost 1K volunteers removing over 6K pounds of trash and debris!

Shout out to the Title Sponsor from Walmart, and to Ocean Conservancy, Surfing's Evolution & Preservation Foundation, LCEC, Cemex, Kayak Excursions, College Hunks Hauling Junk, Passarella & Associates, Waste Pro, WM, Lee County Parks & Recreation, Lee County Solid Waste, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, Tunaskin Aquatic Apparel, SCCF, Keep Florida Beautiful, Keep America Beautiful, City of Fort Myers, FPL, Town of Fort Myers Beach, SW Waste, Ron Jon Surf Shop, WearTheFund, City of Cape Coral, Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce, Coastal Waste & Recycling, Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau, Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation, and El Toro Mexican Bar & Grill.
 

Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc., established in 1989, is the county’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. This local nonprofit forms public-private partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments.
 
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