Keep Mohawk Valley Beautiful 2024 Clean Up Begins

Keep Mohawk Valley Beautiful (KMVB), is a six-county NYS affiliate of the national Keep America Beautiful (KAB) program with preparations underway for its 23rd Great American Cleanup. This annual program works to “create sustainable communities that are socially connected, environmentally healthy and economically sound.” The annual spring cleanup effort led by KAB is the country’s largest community improvement program. Working with affiliates like KMVB, more than 4 million volunteers in more than 20,000 communities nationwide come together annually each spring to clean up cities, towns, waterways, and roadways, wherever there is a need.

These events will feature local leaders and politicians, and will summarize the benefits and logistics of the clean up efforts in the region. Registered teams will also be able to pick up supplies (trash bags, gloves) for their planned litter clean ups at these events.

KMVB volunteers, interested community members, local leaders and media/news outlets are welcome to join us at these events.

Registering your clean up allows KMVB to report the impact of our region’s efforts to the KAB national office. When you register, the KMVB team will coordinate your cleanup efforts and provide you with supplies, such as trash bags and gloves. To register your team visit www.mvedd.org/kmvb

KMVB is currently supported by the Bank of Utica, Standard Heating Cooling and Insulating Co., and M&T Bank, and has received generous in-kind sponsorships from Northern Safety and the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI). These sponsors, along with the longstanding support of Positively Rome, the City of Utica, the CNY Conservancy, the Utica Rotary, the Genesis Group, Business Machines and Equipment (BME), the Oneida Herkimer Solid Waste Authority, as well as the Otsego, Schoharie, Herkimer and Fulton-Montgomery Chamber of Commerce offices, are crucial to the success of this clean up effort.

Sponsorship support is needed to make an impact throughout the region.

KMVB is calling for interested local organizations to sponsor this year’s cleanup event through in kind donations or financial support. Please visit our website to learn more about sponsorship opportunities or to register your cleanup.

For more information, or to report a site that needs to be cleaned or rehabilitated, email us at info@mvedd.org. You may also follow KMVB on Facebook (Keep Mohawk Valley Beautiful – KMVB) for additional information. To donate funding or materials, register your team, or access our sponsorship package, visit www.mvedd.org/kmvb call (315) 866-4671 or scan the QR code.