Our 30 in Thirty Green Grants Recap for 2019!
The mission at Keep Virginia Beautiful is to engage and unite Virginians to improve our natural and scenic environment. We believe in a shared responsibility to end littering, improve recycling and beautify communities.
To honor that commitment to the Commonwealth, we funded thirty grant recipients – one each day in the month of June – for our “30 in Thirty Green Grants” program. These grants were given to schools, parks, counties and towns, environmental groups, associations, and Keep America Beautiful affiliates in four different categories: Community Beautification, Cigarette Litter Prevention, Litter Prevention, and Recycling. Since 2011, we have provided $230,000 for 290 different projects throughout the state. We are grateful for the generosity this year of our partner Altria, as well as additional support from Keep America Beautiful and Coca-Cola.
Throughout the next year, each of these Green Grant Winners will update us on their successes in putting their funding to good work. We appreciate THEIR commitment and especially their partnership in keeping Virginia beautiful.
And now, here are our 2019 Winners!
(Listed by Organization – Category – Amount – City)
Keep Manassas Beautiful – Cigarette Litter Prevention – $1,000 – Manassas
Harmony Hall Farm HOA – Litter Prevention – $750 – Wicomico Church
Deep Creek Middle School – Litter Prevention – $1,000 – Chesapeake
Real Chances, Inc. – Community Beautification – $1,000 – Richmond
Rappahannock Group Sierra Club – Litter Prevention – $1,000 – Fredericksburg
Friends of Norfolk’s Environment – Community Beautification – $1,000 – Norfolk
Frederick County Recycling – Recycling – $750 – Winchester
Virginia State University – Cigarette Litter Prevention – $1,000 – Petersburg
Sacred Heart Center – Community Beautification – $1,000 – Richmond
Virginia Capital Trail Foundation – Litter Prevention – $750 – Richmond
Pennington Partners – Cigarette Litter Prevention – $1,000 – Pennington Gap
Friends of Twin Lakes State Park – Recycling – $1,000 – Green Bay
Belvedere Elementary School – Community Beautification – $750 – Falls Church
City of Waynesboro Stormwater Program – Cigarette Litter Prevention – $500 – Waynesboro
Cove Ridge Foundation – Recycling – $1,000 – Duffield
Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities – Community Beautification – $1,000 – Washington
Hanover Arts and Activities Center – Community Beautification – $1,000 – Ashland
Friends of Peak Creek, Inc. – Cigarette Litter Prevention – $500 – Pulaski
Albemarle County Public Schools – Recycling – $1,000 – Charlottesville
Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad – Community Beautification – $1,000 – Virginia Beach
Town of Hillsville, Virginia – Recycling – $1,000 – Hillsville
Clean Valley Council – Cigarette Litter Prevention – $1,000 – Roanoke
Virginia Zoological Society – Recycling – $1,000 – Norfolk
Va. Dept. of Environmental Quality – NOVA – Cigarette Litter Prevention – $500 – Woodbridge
Seeds of Change Organization – Litter Prevention – $500 – Richmond
Dickenson County Chamber/Visitor Center – Community Beautification – $1,000 – Clintwood
Isle of Wight County – Litter Prevention – $1,000 – Isle of Wight
Keep Virginia Cozy, Inc. – Recycling – $750 – Richmond
Clean Fairfax – Recycling – $1,000 – Fairfax
Soil Cycles HVA – Recycling – $1,000 – Harrisonburg