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Keep America Beautiful<\/strong> of Edgecombe and Nash Counties is YOUR certified affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s largest community improvement network. The goal of KAB is to make the Twin Counties cleaner and more attractive by uniting efforts of neighborhood groups, churches, businesses, government agencies, service clubs and youth groups.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_blurb title=”Stephanie Collins” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-5aae13d2-ea0f-45f2-9867-c0a93402ab49″ custom_padding=”1vw|1vw|1vw|1vw|true|true” animation_direction=”right” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-5aae13d2-ea0f-45f2-9867-c0a93402ab49%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-9ef9d450-3351-4dd9-872e-6eeabda47c27%22:%91%93}” locked=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″]KAB Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n P: 252-467-4960 Frederick E. Turnage Municipal Building KAB is working to improve community litter habits and understanding of the impact of litter on our natural and neighborhood environments in four major ways:<\/p>\n KAB coordinates and promotes the Adopt-a-Spot litter pickup program which enables individuals, families, churches and other civic groups to adopt a street, stream or spot on a long term basis.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n KAB organizes and supports volunteers in and conducting one time litter pickups and promotes participation in seasonal litter pickups such as the spring Clean Sweep and the North Carolina Big Sweep in the fall.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n KAB conducts and supports volunteers in teaching litter education programs in schools, churches, boys and girls clubs, scout troops, and at special community events such as the Downeast Festival of the Arts and other expos and educational events.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n KAB promotes waste reduction and recycling through programs such as the Rocky Mount area and Tarboro area phonebook recycling programs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n KAB is funded by our tax dollars and is here to serve our community, so please utilize our KAB programs. The KAB coordinator offers litter education presentations free of charge, to businesses, civic groups, and schools. 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We’ll provide trash grabbers, gloves, safety vests, trash bags and in most cases we will even collect the trash bags! All you need is a commitment and a site to adopt! Anyone from individuals to industries can adopt!<\/p>\n Remember, there are two Adopt-A programs in our area:<\/p>\n KAB Adopt-a-Spot<\/p>\n<\/li>\n NCDOT Adopt-a-Highway:\u00a0The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) provides an Adopt-a-Highway program designed to cleanup state roads (roads with a SR0000 number). Keep America Beautiful can provide supplies for these cleanups when coordinated with NCDOT. For more information and to sign up for this program, visit the\u00a0NCDOT Beautification website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n You can select any spot or section of a street or stream as long as it is reasonable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Adoptions require cleaning of the adoption site on a quarterly basis.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n After your group schedules and reports four cleanups at the site being adopted KAB will install a sign designating your adopted section.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Gloves, vests, unused bags, and trash grabbers must be returned promptly after each cleanup.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n All cleanups must be reported in advance with a pre-cleanup form available for submission or printout on line.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Event Reports must be submitted on line or called or faxed in at\u00a0252 467-4965.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Ages 12 and older may apply. Youths must have adequate adult supervision.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Recycling is encouraged whenever possible<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”Advisory” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#eff4f6″ custom_padding=”40px||40px||true|” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”5263cb9a-230e-492c-b4ea-4293e79a5f92″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”c44c9ac9-8cd7-435a-bc98-8794c29e055c” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#252525″]<\/p>\n Keep America Beautiful (KAB) of Nash & Edgecombe Counties is made up of a small group of members who are dedicated to the environment and to the Twin County area community. The board meets at 3:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the City of Rocky Mount Environmental Services Operational Center.<\/p>\n KAB of Nash & Edgecombe Counties would not be what it is today without the dedication and hard work of the board members.<\/p>\n James Alston, KAB Advisory Board Chairman\/Town of Castalia Commissioner<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Ben Barnes, Nash County Solid Waste<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Doris Harrison Cooper, Retired Edgecombe-Nash Retired School Personnel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Elijah Cooper, Retired Edgecombe-Nash Retired School Personnel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Miriam Espinosa, NA Environmental Compliance Specialist<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Natalie Schoonover, Environmental Leader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Cynthia Jones, Director of Planning, Inspections, & E-911 – Edgecombe County<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Kayla Collins, Student<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Gloria Moseley, Edgecombe County Solid Waste Manager<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Marguerite Bishop, Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources – Town of Nashville<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Barb Weiffenbach, Science Teacher<\/p>\n<\/li>\n John Wooten, Retired Federal Government<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n KAB of Nash & Edgecombe Counties is in need of volunteers to serve on the KAB Advisory Board. As a board member, you will actively participate in the implementation of litter prevention programs,recycling campaigns, and community beautification initiatives. The board works to improve the quality of life and to increase participation from residents in small towns throughout both Edgecombe and Nash Counties. If you have any interest in making a difference in the Twin County area’s environment, this is a good opportunity for you. 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