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KIB is reliant upon the generous donations of people
like you in order to continue in its mission to unite people to beautify
the city, improve the environment, and foster pride in the community. We
hope that you will consider supporting the great work that is done by our
30,000 volunteers annually all over the city. Every dollar counts. For
example…
$10... will buy 12 pairs of gloves
$15... will buy a flat of annual flowers
$30... will buy 2 cubic yards of mulch
$75... will buy 4 cubic yards of soil
$100... will buy one large tree, with 1-2" trunk width and 8 feet tall.
$150... will rent a bobcat for a day
And that’s just the beginning! Join the
thousands that are already
supporting Keep Indianapolis Beautiful.
Click now to make your secure online donations!
KIB SUPPORTERS:
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up-to-date and to ensure we are using your donations most effectively.
Here are just a few stories showing the
impact your KIB contribution has on individuals and communities throughout
Indianapolis...
Near Northwest side resident Claudette Young joined up with Keep
Indianapolis Beautiful to maintain and beautify her neighborhood through
KIB’s Adopt-a-Block
program (formerly called Operation My Town).
“When I came to this neighborhood 14 years ago, it was so blighted—windows
boarded up and things falling off the houses. After four years of working
with Operation My Town, trash is still a problem in the alleys, but in the
streets neighbors saw us picking up trash in front of our houses and in
front of theirs, and they started doing it too! I got my son involved
cleaning up and beautifying the medians, and the neighbors started working
on the medians too!”
Throughout the city of Indianapolis, residents like Claudette are taking
this message to heart and to the streets. With the help of Keep Indianapolis
Beautiful and your financial support, individuals are taking it upon
themselves to maintain their blocks, in an effort to make our city a more
beautiful place to live.
A $10 contribution provides 12 pairs of gloves to help a team of
neighbors get started beautifying their block and strengthening their
neighborhood.
On June 23, 2007,
Paige Booker Park was officially dedicated as a pocket park, thanks to
the teamwork of the RMS10 Neighborhood Association and KIB. The park was
created to celebrate the life of Paige Booker, an infant who died of a heart
defect when she was seven weeks old. Deb and Chris Banfield, her
grandparents, saw the need for community greenspace and donated the land to
the neighborhood.
The land had held renters previously who burned down the property when
evicted, leaving it a community eyesore. Paige Booker Park is now ringed
with trees, and has a vine-covered picnic shelter with cooking facilities. A
playground area serves youth, and reminds visitors of the life the park
celebrates.
The process of transforming the lot was a catalyst for community change for
this Eastside neighborhood. “This project has mobilized our community,” says
neighborhood leader Eric Scott. “Residents…now feel a sense of community by
working together for a common goal and, in the process, are getting to know
each other…[W]hen we work together, we can accomplish anything…this is just
the beginning of positive change for this area."
With a $30 donation, you can purchase 2 cubic yards of mulch that will
protect a pocket
park like Paige Booker Park, helping to maintain a community greenspace
beloved by the neighborhood.
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