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The Great American Cleanup is a national day of service with nearly two and a half million volunteers throughout the country cleaning up their communities. Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is the local sponsor of the Tri-state's Great American Cleanup. KCB also organizes a similar cleanup in the fall on Make a Difference Day.

Thanks to you The Great American Cleanup 2008 was a Success!

6,000 volunteers from 92 Greater Cincinnati communities collected 300,000 pounds of litter during the 2008 Great American Cleanup, sponsored by Great American Insurance Group.

Greater Cincinnati volunteers overcame the rain and cold temperatures on April 26th to make a change in their community.

Besides picking up litter, Tri-State volunteers beautified parks and recreation areas, cleaned riverbanks, conducted recycling collections, removed scrap tires, and planted thousands of flowers and trees. Some of the unusual items picked up during the event: 10 shopping carts (hauled out with a jeep), 3 gas tanks, 8 car benches, desks, file cabinets, and a sink.

Event Highlights included:

· 135 Give Back Cincinnati volunteers and the City Manager Milton Dohoney painted 12 building facades, parking meters and sign poles in Northside.

· HSBC volunteers planted 400 flowers and trees at Liberty Garden in honor of Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin

· Council Member Roxanne Qualls, UDF President Brad Lindner, YMCA, National City and Top Ladies of Distinction planted 50 trees at Kay's Garden on East Liberty Street

· 500 volunteers and their Klean Kat mascot cleaned up the whole City of Covington under the slogan "Don't Litter: Use The Box"

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call us at 352-4380 or email liz.bowater@cincinnati-oh.gov