The National Action Days of the Great American

Cleanup™April 27-28, 2012

Meeting Goals:◦ Learn more about your projects◦ Meet your respective Site Leader or Volunteer Team Leader◦ Get ready for a successful project◦ Learn how you can share the event with others

Welcome!

Established by Keep America Beautiful, Inc. Marks the start of the Great American Cleanup Season, the

Nation’s largest community improvement program Mobilizes millions of volunteers Over 15,000 communities nationwide

The Great American Cleanup™ National Action Days

One of 10 national locations Selected by Keep America Beautiful Only site in Virginia Chosen because of

◦ Partnership between askHRgreen.org and Keep Virginia Beautiful

◦ Successful previous cleanups◦ Ability to bring volunteers together◦ Regional cooperation among 16 cities

and counties of Hampton Roads◦ Collaboration with the military◦ Strong corporate support of

community cleanup and green up projects

Hampton Roads Nationally Recognized

Organizing PartnersKeep America Beautiful

askHRgreen.org

Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

Keep Virginia Beautiful

Engages individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments.

Comprehensive regional public awareness campaign of HRPDC which encourages environmental stewardship among all residents in Hampton Roads.

Provides assistance on local and regional issues pertaining to economics, physical and environmental planning, emergency management and transportation.

Represents more than 1.6 million people who live in the 16 cities and counties that comprise Hampton Roads.

Engages and unites Virginians to improve our natural and scenic environment.

All of Hampton Roads is Participating

Everyone in Hampton Roads is encouraged to join a transformational community improvement project ◦ 25-50 volunteers per project◦ Half day of work

“Green Starts Here” Celebration, Friday, April 27th, 4:30 to 7:00pm◦ Hosted by askHRgreen.org and

Keep Virginia Beautiful◦ Project leaders, corporate/military

captains, honorary board members, sponsors and corporate partners invited

◦ Location: Virginia Zoo, 3500 Granby Street, Norfolk

April 27-28 Action Day Events

Re-landscape public school grounds Public park cleanup and beautification Remove a dilapidated foot bridge in

Norfolk in preparation for refurbishment Remove litter and debris from the Great

Dismal Swamp Help divert household hazardous waste at

a collection event Hiking trail and wetland cleanup And many more projects to be

determined

Transformational Projects

Hold a transformational project in each Hampton Roads municipality

Recruit at least 1,000 volunteers Raise at least $100,000 for

future transformation projects Heighten awareness through

media coverage Engage more people in local

stewardship through askHRgreen.org

Cleanup Goals

AND YOUR◦ Co-workers and

employees ◦ Family, friends and

neighbors ◦ Military commands,

ships, squadrons, families and retirees

◦ Everyone to join the 2012 Great American Cleanup™

You have an opportunity to make a difference in the quality of life in Hampton Roads

Thank You for Joining In!

Litter, graffiti, unkempt streets and parks◦ Symptoms of uncaring behavior◦ “Wake-up call” for citizens concerned about Hampton Roads

quality of life Your group can make a visible difference askHRgreen.org and Keep Virginia Beautiful need your help!

Why Does this Matter?

Minimum per project: 25 volunteers What if you cannot recruit 25?

◦ Combining Volunteer Teams◦ Individual Volunteers

Age and Skill Requirements

How Many Volunteers Needed?

Chesapeake: Litter Cleanup, Beautification

Norfolk: Litter Cleanup, Park Painting & Spruce up, Shelter Yard Spruce Up, Zoo Bear toy set up, Green Starts Here Event

Portsmouth: Road Litter Cleanups, HHW Collection

Suffolk: Dismal Swamp/River Cleanup

Virginia Beach: Park and Railroad Cleanup, Shelter Yard Spruce Up

Southside Projects (Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Suffolk)

Hampton: Litter Cleanup, Beautification, Landscaping

James City County: Litter Cleanup, Beautification

Newport News: HHW/Electronics Collection, Landscaping, Park Maintenance, Litter Cleanup

Poquoson: Blueways & Byways Clean up, Park Spruce up, Adopt A Spot cleanups

Williamsburg: Prescription Drug take back, Storm drain medallion installation

Peninsula Projects (Hampton, James City County, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg, York)

Set goals for the day; Prepare work plan and schedule

Meet with Volunteer Team Leader on site; Take “before” pictures!

Secure necessary supplies, equipment and materials

Provide check in area for volunteers Provide welcome, instructions and safety

briefing to volunteers Supervise the work Secure equipment, materials and site Take “after” photos Thank all volunteers and support staff

Role of the Site Leader (Manager)

Meet with Project Site Leader at the Site prior to the event Recruit volunteers Communicate project details to all volunteers Thank them for volunteering Take photos Assist Project Site Leader as needed

Role of the Volunteer Team Leader

You and a guest are invited to the

“Green Starts Here” Celebration In honor of the Great American

CleanupTM National Action Days in Hampton Roads!

Friday, April 27th 4:30 – 7:00 pm

The Virginia Zoo Special Event Pavilion

3500 Granby Street Norfolk, Virginia 23504 Presentation at 5:30 pm

Please rsvp by April 18th

Green Starts Here Celebration

Virginia Representatives◦ Maureen McDonnell, First Lady ,Virginia◦ Doug Domenech, Secretary of Natural

Resources, Virginia◦ Alisa L. Bailey, President & CEO, Virginia

Tourism Corporation Military Representatives

◦ Korvin Auch, Colonel, Air Force and Army◦ Captain Sommers, Coast Guard

Regional Representatives◦ James Councill III, Mayor, Franklin◦ Paul Fraim, Mayor, Norfolk◦ W. Hunt Jr., Mayor, Poquoson◦ Mary Jones, Chair, James City County Board of

Supervisors◦ David Hare, Mayor, Smithfield◦ Clyde Haulman, Mayor, Williamsburg◦ George Hrichak, Chairman, York County

Board of Supervisors

◦ Linda Johnson, Mayor, Suffolk◦ Dallas Jones, Chairman, Southampton County

Board of Supervisors◦ Alan Krasnoff, Mayor, Chesapeake◦ McKinley Price, Mayor, Newport News◦ Christian Rilee, Chairman, Gloucester Board

of Supervisors◦ Carita Richardson, Mayor, Windsor◦ William Sessoms Jr., Mayor, Virginia Beach◦ John Seward, Chairman, Surry County Board of

Supervisors◦ Molly Ward, Mayor, Hampton◦ Thomas Wright III, Chairman, Isle of Wight

Board of Supervisors◦ Kenneth Wright, Mayor, Portsmouth

National Representatives◦ Matt Mckenna, President/CEO, Keep America

Beautiful

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Honorary Board

National Partners

Regional Partners & Sponsors

Our corporate sponsors have the ability to leverage this exciting program by:◦ Dynamic relationship marketing/brand-building◦ Significant local, regional and state media recognition◦ Increasing awareness & public recognition of KVB,

askHRgreen.org and our sponsors◦ Engaging employees in meaningful environmental and

community improvement projects that align with your company’s community outreach goals

◦ Improving the economic climate and the quality-of-life in communities in Hampton Roads and throughout Virginia

Become a Sponsorin the National Kick-off of the Great American Clean-up

Corporate Partner Opportunities, continued◦ Positioning KVB and our sponsors as state and regional “change

agents”◦ Supporting the longer term effort to fund critical community

projects in Hampton Roads that address greening of gateways, parks, beaches, shorelines and open spaces; teaching environmental stewardship through volunteer action in litter prevention and waste reduction

Become a Partner

There are three different levels of involvementavailable ranging from $10,000 to $1,000

Every volunteer and sponsor makes a difference Your actions influence others Together we can get it done Because of you, Hampton Roads will be a better

place to live

We Thank You!