Virtual Birthday Celebration
15 Days of Green Tips for 15 Years of Keep Carroll Beautiful!
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting schedules and impacting our daily lives. To make sure we follow the current recommendations of the Georgia Department of Public Health, our office is closed to the public, our staff works from home, and now we are moving the KCB Birthday Party online! Tune in to Facebook between April 8th and 22nd as we will share one green tip a day to spread our mission and engage the citizens of Carroll County in taking responsibility for improving our community environment.
While the State of Georgia is under shelter-in-place order, we are trying to focus on things everyone can do in their own homes, without the need to get out and purchase new supplies. Some projects require a small change of routines, others will be hands-on!
DAY 1 – Composting at home!
Martyna Griffin, executive director of Keep Carroll Beautiful, loves her compost pile: “Whether you have just a few square feet of dirt or a massive back yard, composting is a great way of reducing the amount of trash you throw away, controlling the smells coming from your garbage bin, and providing your plants with awesome nutrition“. Read more here.
Day 2 – Recycling light bulbs
Hannah Smith, Keep Carroll Beautiful Board Member and an Environmental Specialist with the Southwire Company, talks about the importance of recycling Compact Fluorescent Bulbs. Read more here.
Day 3 – Egg carton planters
Sunshine Ballew is Keep Carroll Beautiful Board Treasurer and a local realtor. Sunshine enjoys finding new ways to repurpose old items and today she shared a short video on how to turn your egg cartons into planters. Read more here.
Day 4 – Painted Leaf Mobile
The McKilligan Family decided to beautify and bring a bit of joy and color to their neighborhood! They gathered their leaf-mobile materials during a walk. Oliver (5) and Braxton (3) picked up different size leaves and later painted them on their front porch. Read more here.
Day 5 – Re-grow your vegetables
Nicole Smith is a Board Secretary for Keep Carroll Beautiful. Living off of the Carrollton Square, Nicole and her family enjoy being able to walk everywhere, be it dinner, the book store, or a park or the Carrollton Greenbelt! Nicole is sharing one of her favorite tips on easy and free gardening – grow your trash! Read more here.
Day 6 – Saving energy at home
Dasha Pushkareva is a Keep Carroll Beautiful Board Member and an environmental coordinator at Magna International. Dasha has a deep interest in all things green: sustainability, green economy, and resource efficiency. Read more here.
Day 7 – Vermicomposting
Jacqueline Dost is Keep Carroll Beautiful Board President and a Carroll County Master Gardener. Jacqueline keeps an eye on the KCB Worms during the temporary office closure and she is sharing some tips on how to use them in the garden. Read more here.
Day 8 – Mini-cleanups
Kala Elliott believes that “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” To stay sane in the stressful times, Kala heads to the Carrollton GreenBelt with her dog, Raleigh. She often brings a plastic shopping bag with her to pick up any stray trash that may be left around the trail, and always, always, always picks up after her dog! Read more here.
Day 9 – Reuse & Upcycle in the garden
Martyna Griffin, Executive Director of Keep Carroll Beautiful, is back with another round of garden projects. Gardening is a great hobby that can be made even better by reusing items you already have or diverting trash and recyclables from the landfills. Read more here.
Day 10 – Relax! & Recycle!
Meet Jillian Walker, a Carrollton resident, and Tanner Health System Project Management Specialist. Jillian is a Tanner Green Champion – working with Keep Carroll Beautiful, the Carroll County Master Gardeners, and the Carroll County Ag Center. Jillian has a message about relieving stress and recycling! And she shares one of her favorite songs! Read more here.
Day 11 – How to make a terrarium
Meet Jeremy Moore, Keep Carroll Beautiful Board Member, University of West Georgia graduate, and Carroll County Environmental Health Specialist, member of Rotary International and the Georgia Environmental Health Association! Somehow Jeremy still has time for hobbies – he will teach you how to make a terrarium! Read more here.
Day 12 – Recycling during COVID pandemic
Meet Brad Prince – Vice-President of Keep Carroll Beautiful Board of Directors. Over the last few weeks, we had a lot of questions about recycling pickup in Carrollton and Carroll County Convenience Centers. Please listen to Brad’s message on how to recycle the plastics while the COVID-19 social distancing measures are in place. Read more here.
Day 13 – Making veggie broth from scraps
Meet Becky Jackson, Carroll County Solicitor-General and KCB Board Member. Becky studied psychology and sociology at the University of Georgia and then went on to study law at Georgia State University College of Law. She is an avid recycler and loves encouraging others to recycle as well. Read more here.
Day 14 – Kid-friendly activities
Meet Christina Davis and her cute daughters – Ona (5) and Gillian (3). They love nature and dress up so today they are combining both with a flower-painting party! You do not need much to paint-with-nature. Read more here.
Day 15 – Do beautiful things
Happy 15th Birthday to Keep Carroll Beautiful & Happy 50th Earth Day! Today, Tiffany Harris, KCB Board Member and member of the UWG Sustainability Council and the Sustainability Executive Task Force, has a few ideas on how to celebrate Earth Day 2020. Read more here.