KLCB News
Lake Greenwood Cleanup Results
Lake Greenwood Cleanup Keep Greenwood County Beautiful (KGCB) partnered with Keep Laurens County Beautiful (KLCB) to host their 15th annual Lake Greenwood Cleanup on Saturday, March 18th. The event was a resounding success, with 158 volunteers coming together to clean up various sites in both Laurens and Greenwood Counties. During the cleanup, volunteers removed an…
Read MoreKLCB Community Partner Award 2022 Winner
The annual KLCB Community Partner award recognizes a business, organization, or individual exemplifying an ongoing commitment to a cleaner, greener, and more beautiful Laurens County. The 2022 recipient was Renee Gibbs, with the LC Conservation District, because of her passion personally and professionally. She works hard to educate residents in Laurens County about the importance…
Read MoreKeep Laurens County Beautiful Receives Grant Funding to Support Litter Solutions
Keep Laurens County Beautiful (KLCB) has been awarded a $10,000 grant through PalmettoPride’s Keep South Carolina Beautiful (KSCB) Annual Support Grant program. These funds will be used to implement litter prevention, waste reduction, and beautification projects across Laurens County. The KSCB Annual Support Grant provides local Keep America Beautiful (KAB) affiliates in South Carolina with…
Read MoreKeep Laurens County Beautiful unveils anti-litter campaign
Keep it Clean, Laurens County FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2022 Keep Laurens County Beautiful unveils anti-litter campaign LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. — Keep Laurens County Beautiful (KLCB) launches a new anti-litter campaign for 2023, called “Keep it Clean, Laurens County.” “THe Keep it Clean campaign promotes the KLCB vision of a cleaner,…
Read More4th Quarter Community Champion Award Winner
4th Quarter Communty Champion Winner The recipient of the 4th quarter award is Emily Bailey Affectionately known as the “trash lady of Clinton,” Emily Bailey has for years patrolled the streets of Clinton picking up trash and urging others to do the same. Hardly a day goes by that Emily does not put on her…
Read More3rd Quarter Community Champion Award Winner
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…
Read MoreTake Action SC Workshop
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…
Read MoreSmart Business Workshop
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.
Read MoreLaurens County Disability And Special Needs Board Fun Day
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…
Read MoreLaurens County Freedom Fest Parade
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!
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