Flint neighborhood groups invited to sign-up and win cash prizes
Flint, MI — Communities First, Inc. (CFI), a local nonprofit, announces Step Up, Pick Up Community Clean Up Competition in partnership with Keep Genesee County Beautiful and the Neighborhood Engagement Hub. Flint-based neighborhood groups and businesses are invited to register at tinyurl.com/StepUpPickUp2022 up until September 3rd.
Once neighborhood groups sign-up, they will receive additional information on how to report their successes to CFI and become eligible to win a cash prize! Businesses are still welcome to participate, though not eligible for the cash prizes.
Registered groups will compete in the major challenge: who can pick up the most pounds of litter, over a course of two weeks, September 3rd to September 17th. In this category, prizes will be given out as follows:
– First Place: $1,000
– Second Place: $500
– Third Place: $250
Additionally, there will be four smaller challenges this year as well! The first-place organization in each of these categories will win $250. These challenges are:
– Most Steps Taken
– Most Pounds of Cigarette Butts Picked Up and Recycled via Communities First, Inc. and Terracycle
– Most Dumping Sites Identified and Reported to CFI (who will report to the City of Flint Blight Office)
– Most Volunteers for Community Cleanups
Litter collection supplies (like waste bags and trash grabbers) can be requested from Keep Genesee County Beautiful with one week’s advance notice (810.767.9696). Garden tools and landscaping equipment can be check-out from the Neighborhood Engagement Hub’s Community Tool Shed.(810.214.0186, email toolshed@nehflint.org). Please note that some larger equipment may require advanced training to use.
Award ceremony details, including time and location, are to be announced.