Reflection and Appreciation

          As the Keep Akron Beautiful staff and the members of the Board of Directors look forward to programming goals for 2012, we can’t help but reflect on last year’s thirtieth anniversary celebration and who made our mission successful over the past two years. As all nonprofit Presidents know, our agency cannot do the work mandated by our mission if we do not have the volunteers and generous funding from the city, local companies and organizations and most importantly, from the citizens we serve. Our Board of Directors embraces our mission to improve Akron’s quality of life through beautification and responsible environmental management. In this New Year our staff will continue to promote litter prevention, recycling, graffiti eradication, energy efficiency, natural resource conservation, community improvement of public spaces and lead the business community to reduce its carbon footprint by showcasing best sustainable practices. It is our privilege to continue to serve and we hope you will continue to give.  Please click here to read the complete list of our donors.

America Recycles Day 2011- An Even Bigger Success

During the 2^ndannual mixed paper drive competition,sponsored by Keep Akron Beautiful and the River Valley Paper Company, Akron Public School (APS) students proved that recycling does pays off!  Voris CLC, Litchfield Middle School and North High School were declared the winners of the competition by recycling the most paper per pound, per student. For the second year in a row, Voris recycled 16.2 pounds per student or 2.5 tons total to win a school-wide pizza party. Litchfield Middle School recycled 6.4 pounds per student which is equal to 2 tons total while North High School recycled 7.11 pounds per student or 2.55 tons to each win a $500 cash prize Courtesy of the River Valley Paper Company and a field trip tour of the River Valley Paper Company plant for 50 students and faculty. Overall 34.5 tons or 68,870 pounds of paper was recycled, which is a 1,000 pound increase from the 2010 competition. Additionally, 71% of the total Akron Public School student population participated in the paper recycling competition. For more information, click here.