About
Keep Belmont Beautiful is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful and received its certification in 2001. For more information about Keep America Beautiful, please click here or on the logo below.
Mission
Keep Belmont Beautiful, as an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, works in partnership with the City of Belmont, North Carolina, to educate and involve the community in litter and waste reduction, recycling, beautification, and natural resource conservation.
Community Involvement
Keep Belmont Beautiful has implemented a city-wide litter prevention and recycling encouragement program, made possible through the efforts of volunteers and local citizens. Keep Belmont Beautiful also awards annual grants to local schools. These grants are awarded to help fund outdoor campus improvements and improved beautification. Additionally, Keep Belmont Beautiful has also acted as a sponsor for several local civic projects.
City-Wide Cleanup / October Big Sweep
Held in conjunction with the city of Belmont. Volunteers meet in April and October for litter pickup around the city. Keep Belmont Beautiful implemented a city-wide program of prevention and recycling through the example and volunteer actions of local citizens. Our volunteer list has grown to over 100 active participants.
School Beautification Grants & Clean Campus Awards
Keep Belmont Beautiful works with Belmont public schools through outdoor beautification project grants and clean campus programs each spring. Grant applications are reviewed and awarded. A panel of judges, comprised of local citizens, visits each campus to observe the completed projects and judge the general outdoor appearance and cleanliness. Any area school can register with Keep Belmont Beautiful, and if the guidelines are met, can display the contest sign until the end of the school year.
Flower Power
Flower Power invites volunteers to sign up to help maintain more than 50 flower beds in the Historic Downtown and East End Districts. The City of Belmont handles the planting, mulching, and watering of these beds, while our volunteers tend to the flowers and weed them.