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SUMMARY:Leaders Against Litter
DESCRIPTION:FOURTH ANNUAL LEADERS AGAINST LITTER EVENT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 10\n\nCommunity Leaders Join Keep Natchitoches Beautiful in the Fight Against Litter\n\n \n\n Leaders throughout Natchitoches Parish are joining Keep Natchitoches Beautiful to participate in the fourth annual "Leaders Against Litter" event Friday\, March 10\, 2017. Keep Natchitoches Beautiful is one of 26 Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) affiliate communities across the state to host this statewide "litter-thon."\n\n \n\nKeep Louisiana Beautiful and Volunteer Louisiana have invited hundreds of local elected officials\, stakeholders\, community leaders\, school and church leaders and potential supporters to participate in the Leaders Against Litter event conducted in twenty-six cities and parishes throughout the state. On March 10th\, affiliates will simultaneously conduct a litter cleanup with the help of volunteer community leaders. The goal is to shed some light on the litter problem in Louisiana and to engage leaders in our efforts to make Louisiana litter-free.\n\n \n\nLeaders Against Litter is set to begin at 9:00 a.m. at the MLK Recreational Community Center located at 660 MLK Drive in Natchitoches. The group will travel along MLK Drive collecting litter using golden grabbers and wearing matching Leaders Against Litter T-shirts. Following the cleanup\, the leaders will be asked to sign a pledge to SPEAK UP and spread the word that litter is not acceptable\, to PICK UP litter whenever they see it\, and to STAND UP and lead the way for a litter-free Louisiana.\n\n \n\nLater that day\, Keep Louisiana Beautiful and Volunteer Louisiana will announce the statewide results\, along with numbers of pledges signed and bags of trash picked up at a 2:00 p.m. press conference at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.\n\n \n\nThe general public is encouraged to follow the example of the leaders in Natchitoches parish and participate in the Great American Cleanup on Monday\, March 20\, 2017. Individuals\, groups and organizations can sign up to clean a particular park\, neighborhood or street as part of the Great American Cleanup. \n\n \n\nFor more information on Leaders Against Litter\, the Great American Cleanup\, or how to volunteer with Keep Natchitoches Beautiful\, please call (318) 352-2746.\n\n \n\nAbout Leaders Against Litter\n\nLeaders Against Litter is a statewide Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) event uniting leaders on common ground for a cleaner\, more beautiful Louisiana. Community and political leaders throughout the state will join in publicly pledging their support for a litter-free Louisiana. After a morning cleaning their local communities\, representatives will meet on the steps of the State Capitol to kick off the Great American Cleanup occurring throughout the state in the months of March\, April and May involving thousands of community volunteers.\n\n \n\nAbout Keep Louisiana Beautiful\n\nKeep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) is a volunteer-based service organization dedicated to a more beautiful and litter-free Louisiana. Through a statewide network of over 36 affiliate organizations\, KLB engages over 23\,000 volunteers at a value of over $2.3 million dollars. Volunteers pick up over 670\,000 pounds of litter from roadways and waterways. Each year\, KLB issues close to a quarter million dollars for programs and activities focusing on environmental education\, litter enforcement\, cleanups\, recycling and strengthening communities. KLB promotes personal\, corporate and community responsibility for a clean and beautiful Louisiana. For more information\, visit www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org\, like on Facebook and follow on Twitter.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:FOURTH ANNUAL LEADERS AGAINST LITTER EVENT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 10
\nCommunity Leaders Join Keep Natchitoches Beautiful in the Fight Against Litter
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\n \;Leaders throughout Natchitoches Parish are joining Keep Natchitoches Beautiful to participate in the fourth annual &ldquo\;Leaders Against Litter&rdquo\; event Friday\, March 10\, 2017. \; Keep Natchitoches Beautiful is one of 26 Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) affiliate communities across the state to host this statewide &ldquo\;litter-thon.&rdquo\;
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\nKeep Louisiana Beautiful and Volunteer Louisiana have invited hundreds of local elected officials\, stakeholders\, community leaders\, school and church leaders and potential supporters to participate in the Leaders Against Litter event conducted in twenty-six cities and parishes throughout the state. On March 10th\, affiliates will simultaneously conduct a litter cleanup with the help of volunteer community leaders. The goal is to shed some light on the litter problem in Louisiana and to engage leaders in our efforts to make Louisiana litter-free.
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\nLeaders Against Litter is set to begin at 9:00 a.m. at the MLK Recreational Community Center located at 660 MLK Drive in Natchitoches. The group will travel along MLK Drive collecting litter using golden grabbers and wearing matching Leaders Against Litter T-shirts. Following the cleanup\, the leaders will be asked to sign a pledge to SPEAK UP and spread the word that litter is not acceptable\, to PICK UP litter whenever they see it\, and to STAND UP and lead the way for a litter-free Louisiana.
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\nLater that day\, Keep Louisiana Beautiful and Volunteer Louisiana will announce the statewide results\, along with numbers of pledges signed and bags of trash picked up at a 2:00 p.m. press conference at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.
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\nThe general public is encouraged to follow the example of the leaders in Natchitoches parish and participate in the Great American Cleanup on Monday\, March 20\, 2017. Individuals\, groups and organizations can sign up to clean a particular park\, neighborhood or street as part of the Great American Cleanup. \;
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\nFor more information on Leaders Against Litter\, the Great American Cleanup\, or how to volunteer with Keep Natchitoches Beautiful\, please call (318) 352-2746.
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\nAbout Leaders Against Litter
\nLeaders Against Litter is a statewide Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) event uniting leaders on common ground for a cleaner\, more beautiful Louisiana. Community and political leaders throughout the state will join in publicly pledging their support for a litter-free Louisiana. After a morning cleaning their local communities\, representatives will meet on the steps of the State Capitol to kick off the Great American Cleanup occurring throughout the state in the months of March\, April and May involving thousands of community volunteers.
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\nAbout Keep Louisiana Beautiful
\nKeep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) is a volunteer-based service organization dedicated to a more beautiful and litter-free Louisiana. Through a statewide network of over 36 affiliate organizations\, KLB engages over 23\,000 volunteers at a value of over $2.3 million dollars. Volunteers pick up over 670\,000 pounds of litter from roadways and waterways. Each year\, KLB issues close to a quarter million dollars for programs and activities focusing on environmental education\, litter enforcement\, cleanups\, recycling and strengthening communities. KLB promotes personal\, corporate and community responsibility for a clean and beautiful Louisiana. For more information\, visit \;www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org\, like on Facebook and follow on Twitter.
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LOCATION:Martin Luther King Rec Center 660 MLK Drive Natchitoches\, LA 71457
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DTSTAMP:20260602T135644Z
URL:http://members.gonatchitoches.com/events/details/leaders-against-litter-56873
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