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Shannon Reiter, Executive Director; Kylie McCutcheon, Affiliate Coordinator; Heather Manhart, Office Coordinator and Assistant; Michelle Dunn, Program Coordinator; Heidi Pedicone, Director of Programs; Stephanie Larson, Communications and Program Manager; Rob Dubas, Program and Data Coordinator.
Happy Holidays from Your Friends at Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful!
As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to all of our volunteers, supporters, and partners. Your dedication and generosity have made an incredible impact, helping us protect our environment and inspire the next generation of stewards.
This season reminds us that together, we can create a cleaner, more beautiful future. Thank you for sharing your time, talents, and resources with us. We couldn’t do it without you!
Wishing you joy, peace, and hope throughout the holidays and into the new year.
- The Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Team
NOW OPEN - Litter Hawk Youth Award Program for Students in Grades K-6!
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is announcing the Litter Hawk Youth Award Program, a recognition program for students in kindergarten through 6th Grade and funded by PA Department of Environmental Protection. Each participant will complete a fun, grade-level-specific project that inspires environmental stewardship and creativity. It's a chance for kids to learn, lead, and leave a lasting impact, all while earning recognition for their efforts. Kids can participate individually or as part of a lesson initiated by schools, home-schools, scout troops, 4-H clubs, environmental clubs or other organized groups.
Projects include: Grades K through 4 – Poster Grade 5 – Essay Grade 6 – Video
Winners will be announced in April 2026 in coordination with an awards ceremony at the PA State Capitol Building! The deadline for participating is January 31, 2026. Learn more about the Litter Hawk Youth Award Program.
Bekki Titchner, third from right, and volunteers with their haul from the Clarion River cleanup in 2015.
Coordinator of PA CleanWays of Elk County Retires
Bekki Titchner, who has served as the Elk County Recycling Coordinator and local affiliate coordinator, is retiring after 26 years of dedicated service.Bekki leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire everyone who has had the privilege of working with her. As an affiliate coordinator, she brought people together, strengthened partnerships, and helped build a foundation of excellence that will continue to inspire.
Bekki, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful thanks you for your community service, leadership, and expertise over the years. Wishing you joy, rest, and fulfillment as you begin this exciting new chapter!
Scranton City Pride volunteers.
Affiliate Highlight - Scranton Tomorrow Completes 55 Projects During 2025 Scranton City Pride Event
Scranton City Pride dates back to the mid-1990s when Scranton Tomorrow leaders organized a grass roots effort to help beautify the city they loved, the project and impact have grown every year since. Scranton Tomorrow partners with NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania and United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania to host cleanups, beautification, and environmental stewardship projects.
This year, they had 1,786 volunteers who generously gave 2,292 hours of service to the community, spread throughout 55 projects. They are committed to shaping the future of Scranton, so they held 15 educational sessions to equip their volunteers to have the greatest impact. During City Pride, they planted 9,900 flowers just in the downtown area. Plus, they planted a pollinator garden, and for the first time, a sensory garden. The emphasis was on the texture and scent of the plants chosen for those with vision challenges. They experienced record setting rain during City Pride that caused several cancellations, but they still managed to collect 3,000 pounds of litter.
LAST CHANCE to Win a VIP Weekend at the Masters While Supporting Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful!
When you donate to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful through our Tixforgood page, you’ll be entered to win two premium passes to The 2026 Masters!
Please note: Travel and lodging are not included.
🎟️Enter nowThe drawing will be on January 2. Your generosity helps us provide communities with tools and resources to improve their communities, and you could win big while doing good.
Thank you for your support!
Your support makes everything we do possible. Please consider supporting our mission of empowering Pennsylvanians to keep our communities clean and beautiful.
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