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April 15, 2009
Great American Cleanup kicks off in the Blackstone Valley More September 29, 2008
BLACKSTONE VALLEY JOINS FORCES WITH KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL IN
EXPANDING KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL’S AFFILIATE NETWORK (Pawtucket, RI) September 29,
2008 Keep America Beautiful, Inc. welcomes an important new
member to its expanding nationwide, community-based Network of
Affiliates, with the certification of Keep Blackstone Valley
Beautiful, Keep America Beautiful President Matt McKenna
announced today. Further, Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful is
now the only Keep America Beautiful affiliate in Rhode Island.
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| Pawtucket Times article | Valley Breeze March 31, 2008
COMMUNITIES OF THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PART IN
THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP
Nationwide community improvement program preserves the beauty of
our local environment
Blackstone Valley, R.I., (March
31, 2008) - Communities throughout the Blackstone Valley will
join forces to participate in the Great American Cleanup during
April and May. Volunteers from various community organizations
and environmental groups around the Blackstone Valley of Rhode
Island will hold litter cleanups, recycling events and
beautification events. Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful, an
environmental initiative of the Blackstone Valley Tourism
Council, is aiding in event coordination and providing supplies
such as bags, gloves, banners and more to volunteers.
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January 4, 2008
Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful to Hold Computer and Electronic
Collection
Cumberland, R.I. (January 4,
2008) - Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful, a program of the
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, will hold a computer and
electronic collection on Saturday, January 12, from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. in Cumberland at Green-Tech Assets Warehouse, 30 Meeting
St. “If you received any new electronics as gifts over the
holiday season, this collection will provide you with the
opportunity to recycle the old ones,” said Kristin Zawistowski,
Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful program coordinator and
AmeriCorps*VISTA member. More
Articles
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January 9, 2008 Computer and electronics collection Saturday
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December 13, 2007 Computer,
electronics collection this Saturday in Valley Falls - The
Valley Breeze
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November 14, 2007 The Valley Breeze - Recycle computers,
household electronics on Saturday in Cumberland
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November 4, 2007, "Volunteers: Family Volunteer Day is Nov.
17"
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November 1, 2007 The Valley
Breeze – Computer collection photo
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October 24, 2007 The Valley Breeze - Drop off unwanted
electronics, computers at Oct. 27 collection
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October 16, 2007 The Providence Journal - Burrillville
composting workshop
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October 16, 2007 The Providence Journal - Cumberland
composting
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October 10, 2007 The Pawtucket
Times – Composting workshops offered to Valley residents
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October 10, 2007 The Valley Breeze – Cumberland Families
invited to composting class
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October 9, 2007 The Woonsocket
Call – Tourism Council to hold composting workshops
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October 5, 2007 The Valley Breeze – Parks and Recreation
offers composting workshop
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May 31, 2007 The Valley Breeze –
Collection nets 700 tires
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May 17, 2007 The Valley Breeze –
Used tire collection this weekend in Cumberland and
Pawtucket
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May 12, 2007 The Pawtucket Times - Round-Up targets tossed
out tires in the Blackstone
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May 12, 2006 The Providence
Journal – Old computer equipment being collected in
Cumberland
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May 2, 2007 The Valley Breeze – 80 bags of trash collected
at cleanup
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May 2007 The Pawtucket Times – Earth
Day was a ‘big success’
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April 26, 2007 The Valley Breeze
– Lincoln cleanup is this Saturday
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April 25, 2007 The Valley Breeze – Lincoln cleanup this
Saturday
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April 23, 2007 The Pawtucket
Times – Cleaning up the Earth
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February 2007 Your
Smithfield Magazine – Smithfield Hosts Computer Recycling
Event
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January 18, 2007 The Valley
Breeze – Old computers can be recycled this Saturday
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January 18, 2007 The Providence Journal – Saturday is
collection day for old electronic devices
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January 17, 2007 The Pawtucket
Times – Local Earth Day cleanup on tap
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January 4, 2007 The Providence
Visitor – Spinning Fleece out of plastic
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December 21, 2006 The Providence
Visitor – Spring recycling led to winter warmth
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December 14, 2006 The Valley
Breeze - From recycled bottles to fleece jackets, recycling
efforts will warm children
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December 10, 2006 The Woonsocket
Call – Students’ recycling efforts make coat drive a huge
success
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December 9, 2006 The Pawtucket
Times – Community unites to clothe needy
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December 7, 2006 The Woonsocket
Call – Students’ recycling efforts help donate jackets to
needy children
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