There’s an area in my neighborhood that is a magnet for litter. It’s the area around those beloved CSX railroad tracks on the north side of the Lake Bonny neighborhood. I suspect that a good portion of the litter gets thrown from a vehicle window while someone is sitting, waiting for the train to pass, [...]
Special by Katie Perritt ChiappisiKeep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. is gearing up for its Annual Awards Dinner and Ceremony on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Historic Bok Sanctuary. Environmental Champion, Sadie Says “Litter Bugs Me”, Community Improvement and Adopt-A-Road Group of the year Awards will be given out at this prestigious ceremony to businesses, community groups, non-profit organizations and individuals who have a goal of cleaning up and improving communities. This includes litter prevention, beautification, minimizing the impacts of solid waste in the county and improving the general aesthetics of our county by utilizing eco-friendly methods. If you know anyone who would qualify for these awards, please contact the Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. office to request a nomination form at (863)676-7019 or download a nomination form from the kpcbeautiful@yahoo.com home page. Call Katie Perritt Chiappisi, Executive Director if you need descriptions of any of the above awards.
This just in from the office of Keep Polk County Beautiful: Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. is gearing up for the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 20, 2008. The organization invites individuals, businesses and communities to participate in this cleanup in their local area by volunteering to cleanup a lake, river or waterway.
Below: Georgia Caruthers stands in front of bags of trash collected during the Peace River Cleanup. Below: Shaun, Georgia and Bailey Caruthers relax for a minute during the cleanup. Steve Partain picks up trash out of the river. With the help of Keep Polk County Beautiful, we organized a cleanup at the Peace River on Saturday and [...]
I just learned this week that Southeastern University is hosting a benefit concert for Keep Polk County Beautiful at its campus this Thursday at 7 p.m. The great working relationship between KPCB and Southeastern University goes back for years. Southeastern, which focuses on teaching its students the value of servant leadership, holds a week of events [...]
Great news! Since posting about our recent experience on the Peace River, I’ve been successful in putting together an impromptu cleanup on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 9 a.m. until Noon. We will meet at the canoe launch on S.R. 60 in Bartow at 9 a.m. Keep Polk County Beautiful will provide the trash bags, gloves, [...]
It’s time that war was declared on the Peace River. War against littering, that is. Mike and I took our kayaks to the Peace on Saturday and put in at the S.R. 60 launch in Bartow. The river is surprisingly high right now, but unfortunately, along with the increased water, the recent rains brought an [...]
Chuck over at Lakeland Local published a post this week about the county’s upcoming Hazardous Waste recycling event that will be held tomorrow, April 5 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Lakeland. I’m adding some juicy information. Now keep in mind that blogging is simply gossip, according to esteemed City of Winter Haven Spokeswoman Joy [...]
Wow…long time, no blog. Been mighty busy with work these days, but in the midst of all that, I’ve been able to carve out some time to give back to this community I love. I’m volunteering again, and it feels great to be contributing. Recently I was invited to serve on the Keep Polk County Beautiful [...]
Bio: This is a creative outlet and soapbox for Lorrie Delk Walker where, at times, she has stuck her foot so far into her mouth, surely she has quashed any hopes of ever being elected to public office. Lorrie is a writer, avid recycler, small-time chicken farmer, SPCA foster parent and fan of all things Downtown Lakeland. Posts from Delk Walker's popular blog, Takes From the Delk Side, were added to the Lakeland Local archives and can be found here.