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To declare the month of April as National Keep America Beautiful Month in the city of Columbus.
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WHEREAS, Keep America Beautiful, Inc. is the nation's largest volunteer-based community action and education organization and works to engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments; and
WHEREAS, Keep America Beautiful changes behaviors and improves communities through a focus on litter prevention, waste minimization and recycling, as well as beautification efforts; and
WHEREAS, the city of Columbus is one of 500 active affiliates of Keep America Beautiful, acting as Keep Columbus Beautiful as a local branch of Keep Ohio Beautiful; and
WHEREAS, in 1983, the city of Columbus implemented a comprehensive litter prevention, voluntary recycling and beautification program, Columbus Clean Community, which was then renamed as Keep Columbus Beautiful in 1996; and
WHEREAS, Keep Columbus Beautiful will be celebrating Keep America Beautiful Month with a wide array of community activities running from March until May, including the annual City Employee Neighborhood Clean Up, Momma Green Nationwide Children's Hospital Clean Up, Young Professionals Kick Butt Day, as well as events with the Columbus Destroyers, Crew and Clippers; and
WHEREAS, Keep Columbus Beautiful provides education about fighting litter, recycling, and preventing and removing graffiti as well as promotes and coordinates litter cleanups and beautification projects; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That the Columbus City Council does hereby declare the month of April as National Keep America Beautiful Month in the City of Columbus and encourage our citizens to join in activities that promote responsible environmental stewardship and help us renew our commitment to building a better Columbus for today and for future generations.