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Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Graduates Young Ambassadors Class of 2025
Naba and six volunteers picked up five bags of trash and four appliances from Beverly Hills Recreation Area.
Emmet taught 15 second grade students the importance of recycling to prevent litter.
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful celebrated the Young Ambassadors program class of 2025 during a virtual graduation ceremony. The program, funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, graduated 26 Ambassadors who committed to nine months of service, while representing and upholding the mission and values of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.
The graduation featured inspiring words from notable leaders, including Michael Carroll, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and Phoebe Coles Wetzel, Board Chair of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.
“There is a generation of leaders coming to the forefront of Pennsylvania’s ecological landscape that we can all take pride in,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “I am confident that the future of the state’s most critical resource is in the right hands.”
As part of the graduation ceremony, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful awarded two merit-based scholarships - one to a current Ambassador and one to an alum. Learn more.
Looking ahead, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is inviting students to step up and make a difference. If you or someone you know will be in grades 10 through 12 and would like to be considered for the 2025-2026 Young Ambassadors program, applications are now open! The deadline to apply is June 10, 2025.
America250PA and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Award Over $30,000 for Community Improvement Grants
The Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (America250PA), in collaboration with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, EQT Corporation, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, proudly announced the ten recipients of the 2025 National Pennsylvania Day Mini Grants.
With more than $30,000 in funding awarded, these grants will support impactful community projects that foster volunteer engagement and enhance local spaces. Eligible projects include park and cemetery restoration, revitalization efforts, landscaping and plantings, mural creations, graffiti removal, river cleanups, and the beautification of community assets.
Existing America250PA partners had the opportunity to secure grants of up to $4,000 to bring their initiatives to life. Learn more.
Your Pick Up Pennsylvania Cleanup Photos Could Earn You a Chance to Win $500!
As our Pick Up Pennsylvania spring initiative wraps up, don’t miss your chance to showcase your impact! If you registered and reported an event with us, submit your before-and-after photos, before the October 31, 2025 deadline, to the Pennsylvania Resources Council’s Lens on Litter Photo Contest for a chance to win $500. Your event must be registered and reported with Pick Up Pennsylvania to be eligible to win.
Be sure to follow all contest rules and requirements, and if you haven’t reported your Pick Up Pennsylvania event yet, you can do so here.
Join the Celebration—35 Years of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful!
For more than three decades, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has been a driving force in environmental stewardship, community engagement, and sustainable action. This milestone is only possible because of passionate supporters like you.
Together, we’ve transformed neighborhoods, planted thousands of trees, and empowered over 2.8 million Pennsylvanians to take charge of their local environment. Every cleanup, every act of kindness, and every tree planted brings us closer to a cleaner, greener Pennsylvania.
Now, we invite you to be part of this legacy. Your support fuels our mission and strengthens the volunteers and organizations working tirelessly for a better tomorrow.
Donate $35 today and help us continue this vital work.Donate $70 and receive a special 35-year anniversary tote/grocery bag as a token of our gratitude.
Your dedication makes all the difference—thank you for believing in a cleaner, more beautiful Pennsylvania!
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