PalmettoPride

📅 Event Announcement 📅 Join PalmettoPride on Thursday, October 24th at Eutaw Springs Battleground Park as we kick off the Greatest South Carolina Cleanup campaign with a special presentation and a litter pickup 🚮 In conjunction with the America250 and the Greatest American Cleanup™ initiatives, PalmettoPride, Lt. Governor Pamela Evette, and the South Carolina 250 Commission will host up to ten litter cleanups along our state’s Liberty Trail leading up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 🇺🇸🎆 Thank you to our additional partners helping make history with this event! ➡️ Keep America Beautiful, Keep Orangeburg County Beautiful, Orangeburg County Soil & Water Conservation District, and the County of Orangeburg 🔗 More info: https://lnkd.in/eCa4bNhv.

Now announcing the 2025 PalmettoPride Tree Grant recipients 🌲🏆 Annually, PalmettoPride offers Tree Grants to municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and environmental groups across South Carolina. Tree Grant recipients must plant donated trees in public spaces, such as parks or schools, that are accessible to all citizens. This grant cycle, PalmettoPride awarded 939 trees to 13 organizations across 11 South Carolina counties -- congratulations to this year's recipients! ⬇️ ▪ Keep Aiken County Beautiful, Aiken County Government ▪ City of Aiken, SC ▪ City of Cayce ▪ West Ashley High School ▪ Aiken High School ▪ City of Newberry, SC ▪ Keep Dorchester Counter Beautiful, Dorchester County Government ▪ Westminster Catawba Christian School ▪ Florence Center ▪ Hub City Church, SPARTANBURG COUNTY ▪ Ridge Park Neighborhood Association More information on this year's recipients 〰️ www.palmettopride.org.

🌟 2024 South Carolina Leaders in Litter Prevention Announced 🌟 Earlier this month, PalmettoPride and the South Carolina Litter Control Association partnered to host the annual Litter Summit in Myrtle Beach. Each year, PalmettoPride spotlights outstanding leadership across the Keep South Carolina affiliate network. Please join us in recognizing the achievements of these leaders helping move our state towards a cleaner, greener, and more beautiful future 🏆 🌱 This year's award winners: ▪ Program of the Year | Clara's Kids Club, Keep Charleston Beautiful ▪ Board Member of the Year | Donna Lyles, Keep Berkeley Beautiful ▪ Educator of the Year | Leslie Hatchell, Keep York County Beautiful, York County Recycling ▪ SCDOT Partner of the Year | Kim Bobo, Greenville County, SC ▪ Volunteer of the Year | Michael San Francisco, Keep Greenville County Beautiful ▪ Senator Thomas Award | Jamie Nelson, Spartanburg County Environmental Enforcement 🔗 More information about this year's award winners: https://bit.ly/3Bo4Tys.

This week, PalmettoPride Executive Director Sarah Lyles and KSCB Affiliate Services & Special Projects Manager Joseph Berry attended the Keep America Beautiful® Power of Beauty event in NYC. The event brought state and local affiliates from around the country together to celebrate the official launch of the Greatest American Cleanup 🇺🇸 🎉 Learn more about the #GAC2025 initiative here: https://lnkd.in/gh_4cw9J. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful KEEP DELAWARE BEAUTIFUL INC Missy Marshall

#TrashTuesday Our mission of achieving a litter-free SC would not be possible without partnering organizations -- just this weekend, Keep Berkeley Beautiful and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources officers and staff held the annual Berkeley County Beach Sweep/River Sweep at Hatchery Wildlife Management Area Landing ⛺️🎣 Berkeley County South Carolina Game Wardens, Alix Pedraza (DNR Community Engagement Coordinator), and 26 volunteers from Latinos Aventureros en las Carolinas and Mujeres Latinas de Carolina del Sur groups joined forces to clear the beach and removed 38 bags of trash 👏💯 Events like this truly show that team work makes the dream work 🤝 Our organization is proud to provide supplies to make litter cleanups easy for the dedicated volunteers in our state. #DoBeautifulThings #LitterTrashesEveryone

All applications for our 2025 grant cycle are now open 💰 🌱 Last year, PalmettoPride awarded $507,081 in grant dollars to support litter prevention and pickup efforts across South Carolina. Municipalities, nonprofits, enforcement agencies, schools, and community groups in South Carolina may be eligible. Help us spread our mission to every corner of our state and apply today: https://lnkd.in/ebQTQWdV.

PalmettoPride has joined the Sustain SC network ➡ Sustain SC is a statewide organization that works at the intersection of commerce and conservation to create a more sustainable South Carolina.     At PalmettoPride, we understand the value of sustainability and are excited to partner with Sustain SC.     “We are excited to work with PalmettoPride as we continue connect the sustainability goals of businesses in South Carolina with local solutions to benefit our economy, environment and people, said Sustain SC CEO, Leslie Skardon. “PalmettoPride’s commitment to sustainability is critical as we bring together diverse stakeholders from private and public sectors to address the balance of commerce and conservation for our state.” 

The first day of the 2024 Litter Summit was a success ✅ We covered PalmettoPride's grant programs, mandated community service best practices, and updates from Keep America Beautiful®. Stay tuned for the annual Litter Summit award winners to be announced 🏆

Giving back to your community pays off ➡ Last year, volunteers generated $2,481,873 in cost avoidance by participating in litter cleanups. This helps stretch the budgets of the many organizations and agencies working to keep South Carolina roads and waterways free of trash. THANK YOU to our dedicated network of volunteers that make a big difference, one piece of trash at a time! 👏

Exciting news about Sustain SC's 3rd Annual Symposium! We are thrilled to announce a key highlight of our event on October 24: the Circularity Fireside Chat. This engaging session will be moderated by Lt. Governor Pamela Evette, featuring a fireside chat with Wes Carter, President of Atlantic Packaging, and Sarah Lyles, Executive Director of Palmetto Pride. They will explore the challenges and opportunities of advancing circularity to boost our economy and prevent litter in South Carolina. Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/eZ6TbasY