Keep Screven Beautiful
This year's theme: "Green is the New Red, White and Blue"
The Great American Cleanup is an annual, nationwide, community improvement campaign started by Keep America Beautiful in 1999. Each April, thousands of Georgians celebrate Keep Georgia Beautiful Month by cleaning, restoring, and beautifying their communities as part of the Cleanup. Click here to learn more about the Great American Cleanup.
Stop by around noon at your community fire station or the Chamber in Sylvania for hotdogs and fellowship!
This year's Great American Cleanup will be April 19th.
We will have drawings for several prizes such as gas certificates and savings bonds. Names will be chosen from the list of volunteers.
When will the Cleanup be?
This year's Great American Cleanup will be Saturday, April 19th and will coincide with the Relay for Life’s Poker Run, but dumpsters will be available at collection spots around the county from April 12th through the 21st.
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Date/Time |
Meet at |
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Bay Branch Click here to see photos. |
Saturday April 19 8:00 - Noon |
Bay Branch Fire Department Screven County Fire Station 9 |
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Cooperville Click here to see photos. |
Saturday April 19 8:00 - Noon |
Cooperville Screven County Fire Station 3 |
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Hiltonia Click here to see photos. |
Saturday April 19 8:00 - Noon |
Hiltonia Screven County Fire Station 5 |
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Jackson |
Saturday April 19 8:00 - Noon |
Jackson Fire Department Screven County Fire Station 8 |
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Jenk Hill Click here to see photos. |
Saturday April 19 8:00 - Noon |
Jenk Hill Screven County Fire Station 2 |
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Newington |
Saturday April 19 8:00 - Noon
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City Hall/ Newington Fire Station |
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Oliver Click here to see photos. |
Saturday April 19 8:00 - Noon |
Oliver Screven County Fire Station 7 |
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Rocky Ford Click here to see photos. |
Saturday April 19 8:00 - Noon |
Rocky Ford Screven County Fire Station 6 |
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Sylvania Click here to see photos. |
Saturday April 19 8:00 - Noon |
Screven County Chamber of Commerce 101 South Main Street, Sylvania For more information, contact: |
How can I volunteer?
You can sign up at the KSB office at 412 Pine Street in Sylvania, the following locations in other communities or you can just let us know and we can write the information down. Click here to download a sign-up sheet.
We will need to know how many volunteers you have for your community/neighborhood. KSB has to file a report after the cleanup stating the number of volunteers, the hours they worked and the weight of the trash.
You can select the area of the county that you would like to pick up. An area can be suggested if you do not have one in mind. Click here to view areas already selected.
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Place to sign up |
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Bay Branch |
Bay Branch Fire Station 9 KSB Contact: Mack Chivers & Phyllis Butts |
Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 8:00 AM |
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Cooperville |
Cooperville Fire Department or sign up online! KSB Contact: Byron Haire & Alan Scott |
Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 8:00 AM |
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Hiltonia |
City Hall (See Maudie Powell) or sign up online! KSB Contact: Vivian Forehand |
M-F 8:00 - 12:00
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Jackson |
Jackson Fire Department KSB Contact: Harriett Yancey |
Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 8:00 AM |
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Jenk Hill |
KSB Contact: Rosa Bedford 863-6469, Mae50Rosa@Yahoo.com |
Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 8:00 AM |
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Newington |
Newington City Hall (See Varnette Perkins) or sign up online! KSB Contact: Joy Evans |
Open M, Tu, Th & F 9 AM - 12 PM or at the Fire Department on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at |
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Oliver |
Oliver City Hall from or sign up online!. KSB Contact: Mayor Brown or Gloria Pittman. |
Monday - Thursday 4 PM - 6 PM or at the Oliver Fire Department on the morning of the cleanup. |
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Rocky Ford |
Rocky Ford City Hall or sign up online! KSB Contact: Beth Ward |
Mon - Friday, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, or at the Fire Department on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 8:00 AM |
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Sylvania |
Keep Screven Beautiful Office 412 Pine Street KSB Contact: Phyllis Butts @ 564-2055 |
M-Th 8-11 or at the Chamber on Saturday, |
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Timken See Alan Scott or sign up online! |
Day Shift |
Do you supply trash bags?
Supplies such as trash bags and gloves will be provided. We are also giving away t-shirts. You can pick up supplies at the following locations:
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Date/Time |
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Bay Branch |
Bay Branch Fire Department |
Morning of the cleanup |
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Cooperville |
Cooperville Fire Department |
Morning of the cleanup |
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Hiltonia |
Mrs. Vivian Forehand will be passing out trash bags, gloves and t-shirts. |
Morning of the cleanup |
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Jackson |
Jackson Fire Department |
Morning of the cleanup |
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Jenk Hill |
Jenk Hill Fire Department |
Morning of the cleanup |
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Newington |
Newington City Hall (See Varnette Perkins)
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Open M, Tu, Th & F 9 AM - 12 PM |
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Oliver |
Oliver Fire Department |
Morning of the cleanup |
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Rocky Ford |
Rocky Ford Fire Department |
Morning of the cleanup |
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Sylvania |
Keep Screven Beautiful office 412 Pine Street 564-9171
Contact: Lisa J. Guidos @ 564-9171 or |
M-Th 8-11
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Where do I drop off the trash?
Once you have collected the trash, you can drop it off at several locations. The items will be weighed. The weights of all items will be announced later. These weights determine the winners of the community competition.
There will be a friendly competition between communities to see which picks up the most.
Help your community win by signing up to volunteer today!!
This year, the cleanup will be the entire week of April 12th through 20th. There will be dumpsters available all week at the following locations:
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Place |
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Bay Branch |
Bay Branch Screven County Fire Station 9 |
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Cooperville |
Cooperville Screven County Fire Station 3 |
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Hiltonia |
Hiltonia Convenience Center |
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Jackson |
Jackson Screven County Fire Station 8 Williams Store & Poor Robin Roads |
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Jenk Hill |
Jenk Hill Screven County Fire Station 2 |
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Newington |
Newington Convenience Center In town only: You can place items at the road in front of your house during the week of April 14 - Saturday April 19. City workers will pick the items up and take them to the drop off location. |
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Oliver |
Oliver Convenience Center |
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Rocky Ford |
Rocky Ford Recycling Center The Rocky Ford Fire Department will be picking up large appliances, etc. from residences in Rocky Ford Monday, April 14th through Saturday the 19th. Contact the Rocky Ford City Hall for details: 863-7121.
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Sylvania |
April 19th: Screven County Chamber of Commerce 101 South Main Street, Sylvania
Week before: Recycling Center next to Old White Stag.
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Friendly competition between communities
There will be a friendly competition between the communities. There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. Once you have collected the trash, you can drop it off in your community. The items will be weighed. The weights of all items will be announced later. These weights determine the winners of the community competition.
Refreshments Following
There will be refreshments served after the Cleanup. Each community will be doing their own and times may vary.
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Place |
Date/Time |
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Bay Branch |
Bay Branch Fire Station 9 Chief Thomas Lariscy |
April 19th Noon |
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Cooperville |
Screven County Fire Station 3 JD Meadows & Steven Bullock |
April 19th Noon |
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Hiltonia |
Hiltonia Fire Station Chief Beasley |
April 19th Noon |
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Jackson |
Screven County Fire Station 8 Dan Mealor |
April 19th Noon |
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Jenk Hill |
Jenk Hill Fire Department Tel Burns |
April 19th Noon |
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Newington |
Newington Town Park If rain: Fire Station |
April 19th Noon |
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Oliver |
Oliver Fire Department
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April 19th Noon |
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Rocky Ford |
Rocky Ford Screven County Fire Station 6 |
April 19th Noon |
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Sylvania |
Screven County Chamber of Commerce 101 South Main Street, Sylvania
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April 19th 11:30 - Noon |
Who are the local sponsors?
The following local sponsors are listed. Please be sure to recognize these sponsors at every available opportunity.
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Donation |
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Screven County Fire Department and the community stations: By-Pass, Jenk Hill, Cooperville, Newington, Hiltonia, Rocky Ford, Oliver, Jackson and Bay Branch
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Volunteers and refreshments |
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Screven County Board of Commissioners |
T-shirts |
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Keep Screven Beautiful |
T-shirts |
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City of Sylvania |
$250 for t-shirts $220 for refreshments Announcement on monthly bill |
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$250 for t-shirts |
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$250 for t-shirts |
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City of Hiltonia |
$150 for t-shirts |
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City of Newington |
$150 for t-shirts |
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WZBX/WSYL, our local radio station |
Announces the Great American Cleanup each day at |
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Sylvania Telephone |
Advertisements |
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Possum Eddy |
Announcement on monthly invoices. |
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City of Oliver |
Refreshments for volunteers |
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Robbins Meats |
Hotdogs |
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Farmers & Merchants Bank |
$50.00 |
Prizes
Anyone that signs up and cleans up an area is automatically entered into a drawing. Several business around the county have donated the following items:
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Donor |
Item(s) |
Winner |
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601 W Ogeechee Street, Sylvania 564-5625 |
Gift basket |
City of Newington |
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120 North Main Street, Sylvania 564-2012 |
STRION Lithium Rechargable Flashlight Value: $122.00
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Rocky Ford |
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Terry's T's 124 North Main Street, Sylvania 564-7742 |
John Deere sweatshirt |
Buzzy Mallard |
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Terry's T's 124 North Main Street, Sylvania 564-7742 |
Screven County hat |
Joy Clifton |
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Moat's IGA Supermarket North Main Street, Sylvania 564-2655 |
Gift certificate |
Grace Thomas |
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Ross Drugs 125 /127 N. Main St., Sylvania 564-7002 |
Gift certificate |
City of Sylvania |
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603 West Ogeechee Street, Sylvania 564-7451 |
Gift certificate |
Frank Ward |
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Timken 400 Friendship Rd./PO Box 1667, Sylvania 564-7151 |
20 Water Bottles |
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Eugenia's Restaurant Mims Road, Sylvania |
4 Lunches |
Rachel Brown Katie Brown Clara Brown |
Who are the state sponsors?
The state sponsors for this year will be: Coca-Cola, Georgia Power and the Keep Georgia Beautiful program at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
Who are the national sponsors?
2008 National Sponsors are: American Honda Motor Co., Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, Firestone Complete Auto Care™ and Tires Plus™, GLAD ForceFlex® Trash Bags, Pepsi-Cola Company, Sam’s Club®, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Sprint Foundation, Troy-Bilt®, Waste Management, Inc. and the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company; Educational Partners: ReCellular, Inc. and Rubber Manufacturers Association.
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Last updated: June 15, 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
