Keep Charlotte Beautiful Florida

Keep Charlotte Beautiful Florida Our mission is to inspire and educate people to take action every day to improve and beautify CC.

We work to improve the quality of life in Charlotte County Florida through these programs: Great American Cleanup, International Coastal Cleanup, Adopt A Road, Adopt A Shore, Cigarette Litter Prevention Program, Pepsico "Dream Machine" Recycling Program, America Recycles Day, beautification, education and the Student Calendar Art Contest.

Who: High School SeniorsWhat: Keep Charlotte Beautiful Environmental Volunteerism AwardWhen: Senior Awards NightsWhere: ...
06/17/2026

Who: High School Seniors
What: Keep Charlotte Beautiful Environmental Volunteerism Award
When: Senior Awards Nights
Where: PCHS and CHS

This year we were over the moon excited to honor 3 graduating high school seniors with the Keep Charlotte Beautiful Environmental Volunteerism Award! At Port Charlotte High School Senior Awards, we were able to present to Mia Cabrera and Hannah Dickinson. On Charlotte High Schools Award's night, we presented to Sameen Qureshi. Thank you, ladies, for your involvement with Keep Charlotte Beautiful over the years and supporting our mission. Congratulations to all of you and good luck in this new step in your lives!

The purpose of the Keep Charlotte Beautiful Scholarship Program is to recognize and celebrate graduating high school seniors who embody our vision: to inspire and educate people to take action every day to improve and beautify Charlotte County and beyond.

Eligibility:
Be an active KCB participant.
Be a high school senior with plans to attend college or a post-secondary school.
The application is open for 2027. Apply here! https://keepcharlottebeautiful.org/education/scholarship-program.html

Keep America Beautiful Charlotte County Public Schools

06/16/2026

You never know what you’ll find during a cleanup. From diapers to needles, every piece of litter removed helps make Charlotte County a cleaner, safer, and more beautiful place to live. Thank you to the volunteers who continue to show up and make a difference.

Visit keepcharlottebeautiful.org to learn more about upcoming cleanups and how you can get involved.

Comment below some strange things you have found during a cleanup!

Want to participate in an project? Friday morning at 8:00 am is your chance! Punta Gorda Garden Club Inc and Keep Char...
06/16/2026

Want to participate in an project? Friday morning at 8:00 am is your chance! Punta Gorda Garden Club Inc and Keep Charlotte Beautiful Florida are partnering on a project to beautify the 2 Blue Star Memorials in Punta Gorda! Come join us to help prep and plant a red, white, and blue garden.
Wear close toe shoes and bring a reusable water bottle. Refills will be available!
Park at the Beall’s parking lot. We will be across Helen St. at the beginning of the Linear Park.
Can’t wait to see you!💚🌱💚

Keep America Beautiful Keep Florida Beautiful

If you have been following along, this is our last school! Presenting the student winners from Lemon Bay High School!🌟 T...
06/15/2026

If you have been following along, this is our last school! Presenting the student winners from Lemon Bay High School!
🌟 This May, we're ecstatic to celebrate the 24th Annual Keep Charlotte Beautiful Student Environmental Art Calendar, and we're over the moon! 🎉 The KCB Board chose the theme to honor our unbreakable spirit and commitment to rising stronger than ever after our hurricanes. In March, our judges had the challenging task of selecting 29 incredible pieces of art from 591 entries from schools across Charlotte County. Of these, 27 will radiate like beacons in the 2027 calendar, one will be featured on the International Coastal Cleanup, and one on the Great American Cleanup t-shirts! 🌊 The competition was fierce, but our winners truly shone like stars! 🌟
First up we have Juliette Hilbert, 1st Place winner for the 9th Grade with under the gulf cleanup scene! Next, we have Lucia Belger who placed 2nd for the 12th Grade with our always beloved turtles! Congratulations to both of you!
And last but not least, we have Shane Silverberg, first year art student whose art depicts a lineman's silhouette with a beautiful Florida evening sky. Shane's art definitely captured the theme of ! For this piece he won 1st Place for the 12th Grade. Shane will receive a $500 scholarship for being the senior 1st Place winner! He will be using the funding to help with things needed to go to the FP&L Lineman training. As an added bonus, JD Herd from WM who sits on the KCB Board, took Shane to Red Wing to make sure he had the right boots for the job. Thank you, WM and congratulations Shane!
🎉 Student winners will receive their artwork framed, a goody bag with a reusable KCB water bottle, and a gift card. And our senior winner will receive a $500 scholarship to pursue their dreams and make a difference! 🎓 Thanks to WM, Babcock Ranch, Charlotte County Solid Waste Public Works, Charlotte County MPO other and our amazing sponsors who make this program possible through their ad purchases in the calendar! 🙏 The calendar is distributed to art teachers in schools to raise funds for art supplies, and we can't wait to share more winners with you! Stay inspired, stay motivated, and remember that your creativity can change the world! 📚 Keep America Beautiful Charlotte County Public Schools

If you have been following along, we have the student winners from Charlotte High School!🌟 This May, we're ecstatic to c...
06/11/2026

If you have been following along, we have the student winners from Charlotte High School!
🌟 This May, we're ecstatic to celebrate the 24th Annual Keep Charlotte Beautiful Student Environmental Art Calendar, and we're over the moon! 🎉 The KCB Board chose the theme to honor our unbreakable spirit and commitment to rising stronger than ever after our hurricanes. In March, our judges had the challenging task of selecting 29 incredible pieces of art from 591 entries from schools across Charlotte County. Of these, 27 will radiate like beacons in the 2027 calendar, one will be featured on the International Coastal Cleanup, and one on the Great American Cleanup t-shirts! 🌊 The competition was fierce, but our winners truly shone like stars! 🌟

First up we have Jade Cortes who took 2nd Place for the 10th grade! Next, we have Laura Garcia, 10th Grade 1st Place whose artwork will be featured on the cover of the 2027 calendars! For the 11th Grade CHS had a 1st and a 2nd Place! Christa Mclean and Natalynn Tasket! Beautiful artwork lady tarpons! Congratulations to all!

🎉 Student winners will receive their artwork framed, a goody bag with a reusable KCB water bottle, and a gift card. And our senior winner will receive a $500 scholarship to pursue their dreams and make a difference! 🎓 Thanks to WM and our amazing sponsors who make this program possible through their ad purchases in the calendar! 🙏 The calendar is distributed to art teachers in schools to raise funds for art supplies, and we can't wait to share more winners with you! Stay inspired, stay motivated, and remember that your creativity can change the world! 📚 Keep America Beautiful Charlotte County Public Schools

We have just a few more students to recognize! 🌟 This May, we're ecstatic to celebrate the 24th Annual Keep Charlotte Be...
06/10/2026

We have just a few more students to recognize!
🌟 This May, we're ecstatic to celebrate the 24th Annual Keep Charlotte Beautiful Student Environmental Art Calendar, and we're over the moon! 🎉 The KCB Board chose the theme to honor our unbreakable spirit and commitment to rising stronger than ever after our hurricanes. In March, our judges had the challenging task of selecting 29 incredible pieces of art from 591 entries from schools across Charlotte County. Of these, 27 will radiate like beacons in the 2027 calendar, one will be featured on the International Coastal Cleanup, and one on the Great American Cleanup t-shirts! 🌊 The competition was fierce, but our winners truly shone like stars! 🌟
Today's award winner is from Port Charlotte High School!

May we introduce Ava Evans, 11th Grade student from Port Charlotte High School, whose artwork won to be on over 800 shirts for the Great American Cleanup! The judges felt her art represented the goal of the GAC of making our community clean, green, and beautiful! These will be given to volunteers for spring cleanups and garden projects!

🎉 Student winners will receive their artwork framed, a goody bag with a reusable KCB water bottle, and a gift card. And our senior winner will receive a $500 scholarship to pursue their dreams and make a difference! 🎓 Thanks to WM and our amazing sponsors who make this program possible through their ad purchases in the calendar! 🙏 The calendar is distributed to art teachers in schools to raise funds for art supplies, and we can't wait to share more winners with you! Stay inspired, stay motivated, and remember that your creativity can change the world! 📚 Keep America Beautiful Charlotte County Public Schools

Get ready to admire the high school entries! 🌟 This May, we're ecstatic to celebrate the 24th Annual Keep Charlotte Beau...
06/09/2026

Get ready to admire the high school entries!
🌟 This May, we're ecstatic to celebrate the 24th Annual Keep Charlotte Beautiful Student Environmental Art Calendar, and we're over the moon! 🎉 The KCB Board chose the theme to honor our unbreakable spirit and commitment to rising stronger than ever after our hurricanes. In March, our judges had the challenging task of selecting 29 incredible pieces of art from 591 entries from schools across Charlotte County. Of these, 27 will radiate like beacons in the 2027 calendar, one will be featured on the International Coastal Cleanup, and one on the Great American Cleanup t-shirts! 🌊 The competition was fierce, but our winners truly shone like stars! 🌟

Today's award winner is from Florida SouthWestern Collegiant High School!
Abigail Lin placed 2nd for the 2027 calendar with this beautiful beach scene! Great job Abigail! If you have been following along with the calendar winners, you may have noticed that we had 3 winners with the same last name and they are indeed some very talented sisters. This has only happened once before.
A little inside information is that our judges do not see the names or schools of the entries till the judging is done. This gives them the opportunity to focus just on the artwork before them.

🎉 They'll receive their artwork framed, a goody bag with a reusable KCB water bottle, and a gift card. And, our senior winner will receive a $500 scholarship to pursue their dreams and make a difference! 🎓 Thanks to WM and our amazing sponsors who make this program possible through their ad purchases in the calendar! 🙏 The calendar is distributed to art teachers in schools to raise funds for art supplies, and we can't wait to share more winners with you! Stay inspired, stay motivated, and remember that your creativity can change the world! 📚

Get ready to be ignited by the creative spark that's about to shine bright! 🌟 This May, we're ecstatic to celebrate the ...
06/08/2026

Get ready to be ignited by the creative spark that's about to shine bright! 🌟 This May, we're ecstatic to celebrate the 24th Annual Keep Charlotte Beautiful Student Environmental Art Calendar, and we're over the moon! 🎉 The KCB Board chose the theme to honor our unbreakable spirit and commitment to rising stronger than ever after our hurricanes. In March, our judges had the challenging task of selecting 29 incredible pieces of art from 591 entries from schools across Charlotte County. Of these, 27 will radiate like beacons in the 2027 calendar, one will be featured on the International Coastal Cleanup, and one on the Great American Cleanup t-shirts! 🌊 The competition was fierce, but our winners truly shone like stars! 🌟 Today's award winners are from Babcock Neighborhood School! First up is 6th Grade student Jane Clark who took 1st Place in her grade level. Next up we have 7th Grade students. Arianna Merlino took 1st Place and Jolie Phimmasone 2nd Place. For 8th grade we have Addison Keifer who placed 2nd. Last but not least, 8th Grader Averie Worrell will be featured on the International Coastal Cleanup shirts in the fall! Congratulations to these shining stars! 🎉 They'll receive their artwork framed, a goody bag with a reusable KCB water bottle, and a gift card. And, our senior winner will receive a $500 scholarship to pursue their dreams and make a difference! 🎓 Thanks to WM and our amazing sponsors who make this program possible through their ad purchases in the calendar! 🙏 The calendar is distributed to art teachers in schools to raise funds for art supplies, and we can't wait to share more winners with you! Stay inspired, stay motivated, and remember that your creativity can change the world! 📚

Get ready to be empowered by the creativity that's about to unfold! 🌟 This May, we're thrilled to celebrate the 24th Ann...
06/07/2026

Get ready to be empowered by the creativity that's about to unfold! 🌟 This May, we're thrilled to celebrate the 24th Annual Keep Charlotte Beautiful Student Environmental Art Calendar, and we're over the moon! 🎉 The KCB Board chose the theme to honor our unwavering spirit and commitment to rising stronger than ever after our hurricanes. In March, our judges had the challenging task of selecting 29 incredible pieces of art from 591 entries from schools across Charlotte County. Of these, 27 will shine like diamonds in the 2027 calendar, one will be featured on the International Coastal Cleanup, and one on the Great American Cleanup t-shirts! 🌊 The competition was fierce, but our winners truly sparkled! 🌟 Today, we're shining the spotlight on Ariana Nguyen, a 7th grader from L. A. Ainger Middle School, whose art was chosen as the background for every page of the calendar!! 🎨 This is a testament to the power of creativity and determination! Congratulations to each of these young visionaries! 🎉 They'll receive their artwork framed, a goody bag with a reusable KCB water bottle, and a gift card. And, our senior winner will receive a $500 scholarship to pursue their dreams and make a difference! 🎓 Thanks to WM and our amazing sponsors who make this program possible through their ad purchases in the calendar! 🙏 The calendar is distributed to art teachers in schools to raise funds for art supplies, and we can't wait to share more winners with you! Stay inspired, stay motivated, and remember that your creativity can change the world! 📚

Get ready to be ignited with creativity! 🌟 May is the month we celebrate the 24th Annual Keep Charlotte Beautiful Studen...
06/06/2026

Get ready to be ignited with creativity! 🌟 May is the month we celebrate the 24th Annual Keep Charlotte Beautiful Student Environmental Art Calendar, and we're over the moon! 🎉 The KCB Board chose the theme to honor our unwavering spirit and commitment to rising stronger than ever after our hurricanes. In March, our judges had the challenging task of selecting 29 incredible pieces of art from 591 entries from schools across Charlotte County. Of these, 27 will shine like diamonds in the 2027 calendar, one will be featured on the International Coastal Cleanup, and one on the Great American Cleanup t-shirts! 🌊 The competition was fierce, but our winners truly sparkled! 🌟 Today, we're shining the spotlight on the talented students from Port Charlotte Middle School who captured our judges' hearts with their masterpieces! 🎨 2nd place 6th Grade Ella Jones, you're a rockstar! 1st place 8th Grade Kylin Lewers, your art is pure magic! Congratulations to each of these young visionaries! 🎉 They'll receive their artwork framed, a goody bag with a reusable KCB water bottle, and a gift card. And, our senior winner will receive a $500 scholarship to pursue their dreams and make a difference! 🎓 Thanks to WM and our amazing sponsors who make this program possible through their ad purchases in the calendar! 🙏 The calendar is distributed to art teachers in schools to raise funds for art supplies, and we can't wait to share more winners with you! Stay tuned for more inspiration! 📚

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