/news-archive/tag/keep-little-rock-beautiful/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:26:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2022/04/15/earth-day-april-20/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:26:13 +0000 /news/?p=81338 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to Celebrate Earth Day April 20]]> The Earth Day celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in the Chi Omega Courtyard outside Ottenheimer Library. The Tesla Owners Club of Arkansas will be a new addition to the Earth Day festivities. The club will bring Tesla鈥檚 Model Y and Model S vehicles to campus for viewing. Keep Little Rock Beautiful is looking for volunteers to participate in a campuswide cleanup event. Participants should visit the Keep Little Rock Beautiful tent for trash grabbers and trash bags to collect litter on campus. Those who bring back their bags will receive a free t-shirt. Back by popular demand, the Sustainability Committee and Entergy are giving away free desk lamps with USB ports and smart power strips. Meanwhile, participants may drop off their electronics for a recycling drive in Lot 15. Additional vendors include Purely Essential 4 Life, Sacred Earth Gifts, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Campus Garden, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wellness, Friends of Fourche Creek, Keep Little Rock Beautiful, Little Rock Wastewater Authority, Audubon Society, Arkansas Geological Survey, Calm +Confidence, and Houseplant Collection. For more information, contact Toni Boyer at thboyer@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2022/03/07/keep-little-rock-beautiful/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:26:38 +0000 /news/?p=81147 ... Little Rock Citywide Cleanup Event Set for March 12 with Kickoff at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock]]> The cleanup is being held in conjunction with the , the annual spring statewide cleanup campaign promoted by (KAB). 鈥淪o much can be accomplished when the community comes together to keep Little Rock clean and beautiful,鈥� said Suzanne Hirrel, citywide cleanup coordinator. 鈥淟itter can leave a negative impact on our community. By participating in this year鈥檚 Great American City Wide Cleanup, local residents can help keep Little Rock a vibrant community.鈥� Little Rock residents are encouraged to show their support for their city by participating in this year鈥檚 community improvement effort. Neighborhoods, organizations, church and youth groups, school groups and clubs, individuals, and businesses throughout Little Rock have organized cleanup teams in 50 areas of the city. This year鈥檚 official kick-off event will begin at 8 a.m. at the Coleman Creek Amphitheater at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. During a brief program, volunteers will hear from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale, State Representative Denise Ennett, and City Director Virgil Miller. Free parking will be available in Lot 10 at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. “Public service is at the heart of what we do, and community engagement is a key institutional priority,” said Drale. “What better way to show our commitment than to roll up our sleeves in our own backyard to benefit the campus and surrounding community.” The Keep Arkansas Beautiful鈥檚 mascot 鈥淥tto the Otter” and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 mascot 鈥淢aximus鈥� will be present at the event to support the cleanup effort. After the program, volunteers will get to work in cleanups organized at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and that area of the city. Volunteers should bring litter grabbers, work gloves, a refillable water bottle, wear boots or study shoes, and clothing that can get dirty. Litter grabbers and work gloves will be available for volunteers. In addition to the kick-off event, a free electronic recycling event will also take place in Lot 14 at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock from 9 a.m. to noon. Computers, laptops, printers, cell phones, tablets, and keyboards will be accepted. Televisions will not be accepted during the drive. Participants may enter Lot 14 from West 28th Street. A listing of all the Little Rock cleanups on March 12 is available on the . Volunteers are encouraged to join a cleanup in their area. For more information, contact Suzanne Hirrel at 501-680-7061 or info@klrb.org.]]> /news-archive/2017/02/27/keep-little-rock-beautiful-cleanup-day/ Mon, 27 Feb 2017 16:57:24 +0000 /news/?p=66446 ... Keep Little Rock Beautiful cleanup day planned at Curran Conway Park and Oak Forest Community Garden March 11]]> Volunteers are needed to help improve Curran Conway Park and Oak Forest Community Garden as part of the l citywide clean-up campaign Saturday, March 11.聽 Curran Conway Park is located in the Oak Forest/Fair Park neighborhood, on South Harrison Street, between 24th and 26th streets. The cleanup will be a half-day event starting with volunteer check-in at 8 a.m. Organizers will meet at 2400 S. Harrison St., the parking lot in front of , the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Trojan baseball stadium. Coffee and donuts will be provided by World Services for the Blind. Work will begin at 8:30 a.m. A hotdog cookout with food provided by the Fair Park Residents Association will start at noon. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty, staff, and students as well as members of the public are invited to volunteer during the cleanup day. Groups partnering with the cleanup effort include Interfaith Arkansas, University District Neighborhoods Association, Fair Park Residents Association, University District Development Corporation, City of Little Rock, Keep Little Rock Beautiful, World Services for the Blind, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Children International, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Oak Forest Community Garden. For more information, contact University District Director Barrett Allen at blallen@ualr.edu or 501.683.7361. 聽]]>