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The Keep Laurens County Beautiful Community Champion Award recognizes a business, organization, or individual volunteer that has initiated and/or actively engaged in an activity that has significantly contributed to the success of the KLCB program. The recipient of the 3rd quarter award is Laurie Riser Laurie doesn't just clean up around her neighborhood- she often volunteers at litter pickup events in the county. She is always willing to lend a helping hand when it comes to

It was a pleasure to have SC DHEC come to Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center and tell us about their Take Action program, an activity-based curriculum supplement that introduces solid waste, recycling, and composting to kindergarten through eighth-grade students. We even participated in creating a compost bin from plastic bottles and can't wait to implement this knowledge with our students in Laurens County!

Recycle Right SC Thank you, Alex Miller, with SC DHEC for partnering with us and Laurens County Chamber to provide a Smart Business Workshop for local businesses! Attendees enjoyed hearing about the variety of ways their business can be more eco-friendly through the SC DHEC's Smart Business Program.

LCDSNB Fun Day Thanks to the Laurens County Sheriff's Office for inviting us to LCDSNB Fun Day! We started the morning off by talking about the importance of not littering and ways we can recycle our trash. Then we got to get our hands in some dirt by planting flowers in a recycled plastic bottle and using a recycled t-shirt to help absorb the water from the plant.

Thank you, The City of Laurens , for hosting the first Laurens County Freedom Fest Parade. We had a fantastic time and were honored to win 2nd place for our float. We would like to congratulate American Legion for the much-deserved first place. We the people support a litter-free Earth!

2nd Quarter Community Champion Award The Keep Laurens County Beautiful Community Champion Award recognizes a business, organization, or individual volunteer that has initiated and/or actively engaged in an activity that has significantly contributed to the success of the KLCB program. The recipient of the 2nd quarter award is Marilyn Easter Marilyn Easter has been dedicated to keeping Laurens County Beautiful for years! On a weekly basis, you can find Mrs. Easter picking up

KLCB Community Champion Award - 1st Quarter 2022 The Keep Laurens County Beautiful Community Champion Award recognizes a business, organization, or individual volunteer that has initiated and/or actively engaged in an activity that has significantly contributed to the success of the KLCB program. The recipient of this new quarterly award is Roland Tim Sain . Tim Sain and his wife are consistently volunteering their time and efforts to keep Laurens County clean. Tim is very

Happy B-Earth day! Keep Laurens County Beautiful officially joined the KAB network on Earth Day, Friday, April 22,2022 with a B-Earthday celebration at the Chamber office.  KLCB is the 36th local affiliate across South Carolina. In addition, KLCB joins more than 700 KAB affiliations, including 26 state and several international affiliates.  We can't send out enough appreciation to the many people partnering to make this happen!

#GrabABagSC Thank you Lt Governor Pamela Evette for spearheading the #GrabABagSC , and partnering with PalmettoPride to Kickoff Grab A Bag event in Laurens County! We are excited about the huge success and turnout from today. We appreciate the great support for our Countywide litter prevention efforts from all participants. During today's event, we removed 4,020 lbs = 102 bags, and 7 tires. SCDOT Employees are great supporters of this event. In Laurens County alone they

Grab A Bag SC Kick-Off We are so excited and proud to have our new umbrella organization Keep Laurens County Beautiful ! We had the pleasure to partner with PalmettoPride , SCDOT , Keep Laurens County Beautiful , and Lt. Governor Pamela Evette to kick off the #GrabABagSC litter pickup campaign. The event, held at the Laurens County Airport , began with remarks from Lt. Governor Pamela Evette, Christy Hall Secretary of Transportation, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

KGCB Annual Meeting Our KLCB Affiliate Coordinator, Courtney Crosby Stonell , had the opportunity to attend the Keep Greenwood County Beautiful Annual Meeting on March 24th, to show her appreciation for the important partnership we share with Greenwood County. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. :Helen keller We look forward to accomplishing great things together!

"Beautiful" things are happening due to the collaboration of leadership across Laurens County … we were thrilled to have the first Keep Laurens County Beautiful Board of Directors meeting yesterday at the Chamber, our new KLCB Affiliate Coordinator, Courtney Crosby Stonell, is doing an amazing job! We look forward to watching this initiative continue to grow!

This year, the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce (LCCC) and the Laurens County Sheriff's Office, through the Laurens County Beautification efforts, are partnering to advance the impact of the annual clean-up on the Laurens County side of Lake Greenwood. Picture: Laurens County Council Members Brown Patterson, Chairman, and Garrett McDaniel Community volunteers, including adults and student groups, are encouraged to participate in the 13 th annual Lake Greenwood Cleanup Day