Hyperlocal Scale Cleanup Webinar Connects People & Your Places March 23
Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful (GC&B) announced today that plans are underway for a first of its kind event March 23, 2022. The Keep America Beautiful affiliate will host “Connecting People and Places: A Community Conversation About Litter” intended to address the issue of littering on a hyperlocal scale.
Register at https://www.gwinnettcb.org/events
Executive Director for Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, Schelly Marlatt, issued an invitation to the public to attend this virtual conversation and submit their questions about litter for the facilitator-led dialogue. Questions will be selected at random to drive the discussion with concerned citizens and industry experts.
“We are incredibly honored to have been selected by Keep America Beautiful from 700 national affiliates to get this meaningful conversation started,” said Marlatt. “Although we’ve witnessed a 54% decrease in litter along U.S. roadways over the last decade, 90% of Americans agree that litter is still a problem in their community. There is still so much more to do and Gwinnett County – well-known for our love of community – is a great place to start. Because engagement in litter prevention requires the commitment of members of the community to ensure the highest levels of success, it’s vital that we make our neighbors part of the conversation to address and prevent littering in the community that we love. While it will be virtual, we hope to engage Gwinnettians and concerned individuals across the United States in the weeks leading up to March 23 to not only register, but submit their questions, and then tune in that day to see citizens and industry experts discuss ways to help us confront what are sure to be some tough questions as the exchange of ideas take place via livestream.”
From 8-10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful will host the livestream conversation at Georgia Gwinnett College. Responsive Management will be facilitating and Laura Hernandez, of Gwinnett Recycles and environmental psychologist, Dr. Wesley Schultz are among the panelists.
“Decades ago, Keep America Beautiful launched a highly successful public service campaign that galvanized the nation in the fight against litter. At the time, a shared cultural ethic and value was established. This shared focus and commitment lead to meaningful reductions in littering. It is our hope that the dialogue that will take place in Gwinnett will help establish a new shared cultural ethic across the highly diverse and culturally rich communities we live in. We know that engaging our communities in this discussion in the first step in achieving meaningful change and we commend Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful for starting the conversation”, said Randy Hartmann, Senior Director of Affiliate Operations for Keep America Beautiful.
A link to join the conversation will be sent to all registrants within a week leading up to the event. Register today at https://www.gwinnettcb.org/events
About Keep America Beautiful: Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, inspires and educates people to take action every day to improve and beautify their community environment. Established in 1953, Keep America Beautiful strives to End Littering, Improve Recycling, and Beautify America’s Communities. We believe everyone has a right to live in a clean, green, and beautiful community, and shares a responsibility to contribute to that vision.
The Keep America Beautiful Model for Change – steeped in education, research, and behavioral science – is the cornerstone of Keep America Beautiful. We empower generations of community and environmental stewards with volunteer programs, hands-on experiences, educational curricula, practical advice, and other resources. The organization is driven by the work and passion of more than 650 Keep America Beautiful affiliates, millions of volunteers, and the collaborative support of corporate partners, social and civic service organizations, academia, municipalities, elected officials, and individuals. Join us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Donate and take action at kab.org.
About Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful: Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful Services, Inc. (GC&B) is a Keep America Beautiful affiliate and award-winning 501(c)(3) charitable organization. It boasts an expansive community-based network dedicated to finding long-term solutions to environmental and quality of life issues through individual action. The organization is guided by a Citizens Advisory Board that represents all sectors of the Gwinnett County community. A nationally recognized leader in creating cleaner, greener and more livable communities throughout Gwinnett, GC&B involves more than 100,000 volunteers annually to clean and restore public places, recycle more, protect watersheds and develop the next generation of environmental stewards. To learn more about Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and its mission of “Connecting People and Resources for a Sustainable Gwinnett,” please visit www.GwinnettCB.org. To stay connected to GC&B, Gwinnett County neighbors are invited to join the organization’s growing base of supporters on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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