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Summit for Community Stewardship - Save the Date
The 2024 Summit for Community Stewardship will be held in coordination with PA Department of Environmental Protection, PA Department of Transportation and PA Department of Community and Economic Development on October 16 and 17 at the Hilton in the City of Scranton. The Summit provides an opportunity for all of us to convene and reflect on past work, share experiences and learn together.
Plan to join Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Affiliates, Volunteers and State Agency and community partners as we shine a spotlight on Scranton and build on and celebrate our collective efforts to improve our communities across Pennsylvania. Read more.
Healing the Planet Grants Available for Native Tree Planting
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is excited to announce a fourth year of Healing the Planet grants in partnership with The GIANT Company. This year, $100,000 will be awarded to tax-exempt organizations for native tree plantings across The GIANT Company’s operating areas in Pennsylvania. Eligible projects must be shovel ready and include tree planting and direct costs relating to tree planting.Grant applications will be accepted through July 1, 2024 and can be found here.
America250PA and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Award $19,000 for Community Improvements
The Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (America250PA), in partnership with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, EQT Corporation and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, announced the eight recipients of its 2024 National Pennsylvania Day Mini Grants. Grants totaling $19,500 were awarded in support of projects that improve the community and engage volunteers, such as community cleanups, park improvements, revitalization efforts, river sweeps, graffiti abatement and murals.
The recipients are: Apollo Area Historical Society, Apollo County of Beaver (Beaver County Recreation and Tourism), Beaver Falls County of Clarion, Clarion Crawford County Historical Society, Meadville Founding Forward, Valley Forge Friends of Washington Crossing Park, Washington Crossing The African American Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia The Hoyt, New Castle
Young Ambassador Program Graduates Class of 2024 - Accepting Applications for 2024-2025 -
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful celebrated the 2024 class of Young Ambassadors during a virtual graduation ceremony. The program graduated 28 Ambassadors who committed to eight months of service, while representing and upholding the mission and values of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Commencement speakers included Michael Carroll, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Phoebe Coles, Board Chair of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Read more.
Applications are being accepted for the 2024-2025 school year through June 10, 2024.
Land and Water Stewards - Columbia Gas employees volunteer for clean and beautiful communities -
Our friends and partners at Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, a NiSource Company, recently cleaned Sunset Lane Park in York County. We extend a big thank you to the nine Columbia Gas employees for cleaning up, and West Manchester Township Parks and Recreation Department for supporting the adoption of the park by disposing the nine bags of trash that were collected. Columbia Gas employees actively volunteer year-round in the communities where they live and work and we’re grateful for their efforts to keep their communities clean and beautiful.
"Columbia Gas is committed to supporting organizations that make a difference in the areas we serve, and our partnership with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is a great way to support strong and sustainable communities. We’re honored to be able to participate in activities like park cleanups to protect and restore natural resources," said Russell Bedell, Director of Communications, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania / Maryland / Virginia
Yuengling Celebrates 195th Anniversary with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
Through a partnership between Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. and Keep America Beautiful, Route 209 in Pottsville received extra care this spring. Through Pick Up Pennsylvania, Yuengling employees and their family members picked up 3,070 pounds of beverage and food containers, stray paper items, cigarette butts, glass bottles, tires and other litter from along the Route 209 and Schuylkill River corridor leading into Port Carbon.
The cleanup event highlights Yuengling’s ongoing commitment to caring for local communities and sustainability. Read more.
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