Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites all educators to check out their Litter Free School Zone Program for the coming school year.

This comprehensive program encourages young people to play an active role in protecting and improving our environment through recycling, litter awareness, and community stewardship.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful provides a sign and other support recognizing the participating school as a Litter Free School Zone.   The school, in turn, organizes two cleanup or beautification events per year.

There are currently over eighty schools participating in the program. All schools are welcome-- elementary through high school, public or private. 

“Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful welcomes students, clubs, classes, and even entire school districts to participate in the Litter Free School Zone program,” said Shannon Reiter, President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. “This program provides a fun and easy way for students to work together, learning valuable community leadership and responsibility skills while gaining a respect for the environment and the world around them. It is also an opportunity to develop a school-wide stewardship ethic and set a community example.”

The Litter Free School Zone Program is sponsored by the Department of Environment Protection.

Anyone interested in participating should visit KPB’s Litter Free School Zone Program webpage or contact Stephanie Larson at 877-772-3673.

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful website. Click Here to become a member.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from KPB, Like them on Facebook, Follow on Twitter, Discover them on Pinterest and visit their YouTube Channel.

Also visit the Illegal Dump Free PA website for more ideas on how to clean up communities and keep them clean and KPB’s Electronics Waste website.

(Photo: Haine Middle School, Cranberry Township, Butler County.)

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[Posted: August 8, 2018]

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