Keep Screven Beautiful

Cannon Lake on the Tuckahoe WMA

Home

About Us

Projects & Events

Calendar

FAQ

 

 

Articles

Beautification

Calendar

Education

Great American Cleanup

Links

Litter

Membership

Sponsors

Water Conservation

 

 

 

 

 

2008 Action Plan

 

Executive Director

Lisa Guidos

 

Participate in the ‘Bring One for the Chipper’ program

January 5, 2008

Submit ‘Bring One for the Chipper’ 2007 campaign paperwork

January 15, 2008

Attend Keep Georgia Beautiful Winter Conference

January 30 - February 1, 2008

Make plans for Georgia Arbor Day

January 31, 2008

Sign up for ‘Great American Cleanup’ with KGB

February 14, 2008

Participate with committees with Arbor Day

February 15, 2008

Help Litter Control Committee and Public Information Committee with Great American Cleanup details

January - April 2008

Participate in Winning Water: Water Festival

 

X

Sign up and participate in the Livestock Parade (Parade was rained out)

April 5, 2008

Participate in ‘Great American Cleanup’

April 14-19, 2008

X

Sign up for ‘Earth Day’

April 22, 2008

Participate in Environmental Education Week

 

Relay for Life

 

X

Attend the Jekyll Island Board Training

May 2-5, 2008

 

Submit 2008 Scrap Tire Grant

 

 

Submit 2008 Planters EMC Grant

 

 

Submit ‘Great American Cleanup’ campaign paperwork

June 6, 2008

 

Sign up for ‘Rivers Alive’

Before July 31, 2008

 

Help Litter Control Committee and Public Information Committee with Rivers Alive details

August 1 - October 1, 2008

 

Assist the Litter Control Committee organize the Litter Index

September 2008

 

Sign up for the ‘Bring One for the Chipper’ campaign

October 12, 2008

 

Sign up for 'The Great American Cleanup'

October 19, 2008

 

Participate in America Recycles Day

November 15, 2008

 

Sign up for Downtown Extravaganza

November 15, 2008

 

Participate in the Downtown Extravaganza

December ?, 2008

Organize Monthly KSB Meeting

3rd Thursday of each month

 

Complete and submit any grants

On-going

Maintain paperwork for board members

On-going

Promote services via website

On-going

Maintain Calendar on website

On-going

Sign citizens up for Adopt-a-Highway and Adopt-a-County Road

On-going

 

Prepare and submit articles to the local newspaper and radio station

On-going

 

Coordinate with Kathryn Youles on the County’s Community Calendar

On-going

 

Participate in the Clean Community Challenge

On-going

 

Executive Committee:

Chaired by: Bill Revesz    

Secretary:  Kathryn Youles

Members: Alan Scott, Elease Brown and Lisa Guidos

 

The Executive Committee shall consist of the officers of KSBC and the Executive Director.

 

Act on issues requiring immediate attention between KSBC meetings

On-going

Participate in all KSB events

On-going

Fundraising

On-going

 

 

Public Information Committee:

Chaired by: Phyllis Butts

Secretary: ???

Members: Phyllis Butts, Byron Haire, Joy Evans, Alan Scott, John Mark Counts, Vernon Edenfield, and Kathryn Youles.

 

The Public Information Committee shall be charged with developing informational and educational campaigns designed to change behavior throughout the county to abate litter, minimize solid waste and encourage recycling, and promote community beautification. Develop informational and educational campaigns for:

 

Arbor Day

February 15, 2008

Winning Water Festival

March 19, 2008

X

Livestock Parade (Parade was rained out)

April 5, 2008

National Environmental Education Week

April 13-18, 2008

Georgia on my Mind Day

April 17, 2008

‘Great American Cleanup’

April 19, 2008

X

Earth Day

April 22, 2008

Relay for Life

April 26, 2008

Garden Club Flower Show

April 30, 2008

Making Ripples Through Water Education Festival

May 1, 2008

Magnolia Springs Earth Day Celebration

May 2, 2008

 

Summer Environmental Reading Program

Summer

 

Sylvania Sampler

September 20, 2008

 

'Rivers Alive’

October ?, 2008

 

Downtown Extravaganza

December 4, 2008

 

T-shirts and other saleable items

On-going

 

 

Litter Control Committee:

Chaired by: Joy Evans   

Secretary:  Vivian Forehand

Members: Mack Chivers, Stan Sheppard, Rosa Bedford, Lydia Daley, Harriet Yancey and Richard Smith

 

The Litter Control Committee shall be charged with developing projects, activities and campaigns to abate litter and support enforcement of litter laws.

 

Develop plans for the ‘Great American Cleanup’

January - April 2008

Organize and participate in the ‘Great American Cleanup’

April 12-21, 2008

 

Prepare and execute the Litter Index

September 2008

 

Participate in ‘Rivers Alive’

September ?, 2008

 

Decide on a date for the 2009 ‘Great American Cleanup’

October 15, 2008

 

Organize and participate in 301 By-Pass clean up

On-going

 

Sign citizens and organizations up for Adopt-a-Highway and Adopt-a-County Road

On-going

 

Clean Community Challenge

On-going

 

Participate in the Scrap Tire events

On-going

 

Suggest and erect signs to help direct and educate citizens about litter

On-going

 

 

Community Beautification Committee:

Chaired by: Kathryn Youles

Secretary: Brenda Counts

Members: Elease Brown, Katherine Weeks, George Weeks, Becky Deal, Connie Pitts and Kathy Overstreet

 

The Beautification Committee shall be charged with developing projects, activities and campaigns designed to promote beautification of public and private property, to support code enforcement related to community beautification and make recommendations to local governments on ordinances relating to community beautification.

 

Participate and help the PICI Committee organize the Georgia Arbor Day celebration

February 15, 2008

X

Participate in ‘Great American Cleanup’

April 19, 2008

Participate in Picnic in the Park

May 16

 

Organize and participate in beautification projects.

On-going

 

Recycling Committee:

Chaired by: Lisa Guidos

Secretary:  ?

Members: ?

 

The Recycling Committee shall be charged with developing projects, activities and campaigns to encourage and educate the citizens of Screven County on recycling.

 

Participate in the ‘Bring One for the Chipper’ program

January 5, 2008

 

International Compost Awareness Week

May 4-10, 2008

 

America Recycles Day

November 15, 2008

 

Participate in the Scrap Tire events

On-going

 

Sign up for ‘Bring One for the Chipper’

 

 

Suggest and erect signs to help direct and educate citizens about recycling

On-going

 

Awards and Recommendations Committee:

Chaired by: Alan Scott

Secretary: Tina Scott

Members:  John Mark Counts, Elease Brown, Kathryn Youles, Megeda Golden

 

The Awards and Recommendations Committee is charged with conducting an awards program to recognize citizens “caught in the act” of keeping Screven Beautiful. The committee shall publicize the program, determine the guidelines for awards, and obtain judges for reviewing entries. The committee shall award the winners at the Annual Meeting or other occasions and present certificates to the winners.

 

Ask sponsors to donate gifts for the ‘Great American Cleanup’

April 10, 2008

Recognize city winners and participants of the ‘Great American Cleanup’

April 19, 2008

 

Recognize participants of the ‘Rivers Alive’

October 2008

 

Set a date for the Annual Awards Luncheon

October 2008

 

Organize the Annual Awards Luncheon

November & December 2008

 

Select citizen(s) to be awarded at the Annual Awards Luncheon

December 2008

 

 

Nominations Committee:

Chaired by: Executive Committee

 

The Nominations Committee shall annually recommend to the KSBC membership nominees for all officer and committee positions.

 

 

Nominate upcoming board positions

January

 

Review the By-laws annually

December

 

 

Committee Volunteers

Each committee is chaired by a Keep Screven Beautiful Board Member. Any person willing to serve on a committee should contact Lisa Guidos at 564-9171. You will receive notices of committee meetings as each Chairperson deems it necessary for his/her committee to meet.  We thank you for your community involvement and willingness to volunteer your time.

 

 

Last updated: May 8, 2008

Mission Statement

The Keep Screven Beautiful Commission encourages and educates all citizens of Screven County to end litter, minimize solid waste and beautify our county. The Commission works toward improving litter and solid waste control ordinances and seeks effective enforcement of all pertinent ordinances.

 

 

 

Keep Screven Beautiful

412 Pine Street

Sylvania, GA 30467

Phone: 912.564.9171

Email: Lisa.Guidos@KeepScrevenBeautiful.com