Local officials and community leaders are joining Keep Covington Beautiful (KCB) to participate in KLB’s (Keep Louisiana Beautiful) inaugural “Leaders Against Litter” event on Friday, April 11, 2014. KCB is one of 15 KLB affiliate communities across the state to host this statewide “litter-thon”.
In partnership with Volunteer Louisiana and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, KLB has awarded a $1,500 grant to host each local event in this statewide effort to heighten awareness and confront the litter problem in Louisiana.
Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne has invited local officials, stakeholders, and potential supporters to participate in the Leaders Against Litter event and “lead the way to a cleaner Louisiana”.
Keep Covington Beautiful’s Leaders Against Litter event is set to begin at 9 a.m. at Rev. Peter Atkins Park. The group will collect litter using golden grabbers and wearing gold Leaders Against Litter T-shirts. Following the cleanup, they will sign a pledge confirming their commitment to a cleaner community and state, and demonstrating their support for Keep Covington Beautiful.
Lt. Governor Dardenne, in conjunction with Keep Louisiana Beautiful and Volunteer Louisiana, will announce the total results of all the events, along with numbers of pledges signed, at a press conference at the State Capital in Baton Rouge at 2 p.m. on Friday.
The general public is encouraged to follow the example of the leaders in the Covington community. Local residents are invited to participate in KCB’s Great American Cleanup on Saturday, April 12, 2014. The event will be held at Bogue Chitto Park on North Columbia from 9 a.m. to noon. KCB will provide supplies for a litter cleanup of the surrounding neighborhood. A picnic for volunteers will follow the cleanup.
