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April 2017 NEWS

Celebrate EARTH DAY 2017Abandoned Buildings Program Success Stories More Trees in McIntosh County now...Newest GREEN THUMB AWARDSJoin the Great American Cleanup 2017Coastal WIldscapes Native Plants and Shellman Bluff StPatricks Day ParadeAdopt-A Program and Summer Quarterly PickupCOMING Events and Activities

Have some items to recycle? Also on April 22, Keep Golden Isles Beautiful ishaving its annual ELECTRONICS AND MORE Recycling Event in the JCPenney parking lot at Glynn Place Mall in Brunswick, from 9 am - 1 pm. Drop off,get some lunch, and head on over to Ashantilly Center! KMB will hold itsCommunity Recycling Event in November.

Celebrate EARTH DAY 2017 April 22 at Ashantilly Center

On Saturday, April 22, 1:30 p.m., KeepMcIntosh Beautiful is co-sponsoring anEarth Day program about Solar Energywith Ashantilly Center, in Darien. TheEarth Day 2017 theme is Climate ChangeLiteracy. Join us Saturday to learn moreabout this important renewable energysource, its potential in Georgia and what'shappening now, along with how you canmake use of it to power your home orbusiness. With Coastal ElectricCooperative.

The KMB GREEN THUMB AWARD is presented to a different business, residence orinstitution each month, “for going above and beyond in keeping their outsidepremises clean and attractive” and their contribution to a clean, green and beautifulMcIntosh County. Nominations from the community are welcomed. For more infoand photos visit www.keepmcintoshbeautiful.com

Abandoned Building Program –two more success stories In February, the remains of a burnedmobile home on Hwy 99 (below top) wereremoved and in March, a mobile home indowntown Darien(bottom) wasdemolished and removed through KMB’sAbandoned Buildings Program. The metalframes were salvaged for recycling. Notonly are these eyesores gone, but ownerscan now put this land to good use. BEFORE and AFTER photos are below. Our new site banner (photo right) letspeople know KMB is at work on behalf ofour county.

Tree Planting and SeedlingGiveaway EventKMB teamed up with the Georgia ForestryCommission on Feb. 28 for a treeseedling giveaway and tree planting eventto celebrate Georgia Arbor Day and honorDarien’s designation as a Tree City USA. Two live oak trees were planted atColumbus Square in Darien to replacetrees lost in recent years to storms. Thetrees were donated by Bob Monroe withthe Ga. Soil and Water Commission andKMB donated the other. Forester MarkMcClellan presented a short talk oncoastal tree care and supervised theplanting by KMB Board members andvolunteers who included Darien’s new CityManager Tim Sweezey and Public Worksdirector Wayne Johnson. Tree seedlingsdonated by the Georgia ForestryCommission were given away at the eventand afterward at City Hall and otherlocations by KMB. In all, more than 350seedlings were taken by individuals andgroups and planted in our county. Thanks to all who participated!

KMB at Coastal Wildscapes Native Plant Sale KMB took part in Coastal Wildscapes’ Spring Native Plant Sale April 1 at Ashantilly Center,

recruiting members, giving out literature on composting and stream management, along withfree flower and vegetable seeds donated by Home Depot. Thanks to KMB board membersMary Stimmel and Sallie Ann Marsh for helping out. Learn about the many benefits of

planting natives in your yard at www.coastalwildscapes.org

SPRING Quarterly Cleanup date for Adopt-A-Highway is JUNE 3 AAH groups need to be scheduling a spring cleanup date for your area in June.Please submit March pickup reports at http://keepmcintoshbeautiful.com/online-aah-pick-up-report/

More AAH volunteers are needed to keep our roadsides looking clean, green andbeautiful! Volunteers can now adopt parks and other recreational and beauty spots inDarien and McIntosh County in addition to sections of roads. A green, clean McIntoshCounty begins with YOU and this is a great way to have an impact. A big thanks to allcurrent AAH volunteers! You are appreciated!

To request cleanup supplies or to learn more about volunteering, contact Julieat director@keepmcintoshbeautiful.com

COMING UP:

Member and volunteer appreciation Event in early JuneVolunteer Cleanup Projects Litter Enforcement Workshop for public officials

Details soon!

,Newest GREEN THUMB AWARDS

McIntosh Manor Bed and Breakfasthasn’t changed all that much in the 100years plus that it’s been a guest house –and that accounts for much of its charm. Live oaks, a white rail fence, and greenhedge create a pleasing buffer from trafficon Hwy 17. Elsewhere on the grounds, amagnolia and camellias have grown largeand full, as they do after many decades. For its well-tended (but not overmanicured) old-fashioned exteriorMcIntosh Manor earned the January 2017Green Thumb Award. Congratulations toowner Sharon Townsend, who grew up inthe house, for maintaining much of theproperty’s look and feel from an earliertime.

Maggie and Leotis Palmer yardNo matter what time of year, the Palmers'yard is always meticulously maintained,clean, neat, the shrubs pruned andmulched just so, and the grass never toolong or too short. It's Leotis Palmer's prideand joy. For its consistent attractivenessand the dedicated care and pride itreflects, the Palmers’ yard earns theMarch 2017 Keep McIntosh BeautifulGreen Thumb Award. Congratulations,Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, and thank you foryour contribution to a clean, green andbeautiful McIntosh County.

Clean up your neighborhoodduring Keep America Beautiful's Great American CleanupOrganize a project in your neighborhood orplace of work to make it cleaner, greenerand more beautiful. Learn more atwww.keepmcintoshbeautiful.com

Keep McIntosh Beautiful, Inc.P.O. Box 2055Darien, Georgia 31305912-289-1083

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