WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013

Since 1953, Keep Virginia Beautiful has been working to do just that by developing community programs for five impact areas: litter prevention, waste reduction, recycling, roadside beautification, and education about the environment.

To celebrate the organization's 60th anniversary, Keep Virginia Beautiful is introducing a new campaign just for you. The first thing you can do is give 60 minutes of your time by volunteering in your neighborhood and community to make a difference in one of those five impact areas.

The second thing you can do is donate $60 to Keep Virginia Beautiful. Non-profits and other organizations can share in the donations by sponsoring a local project and promoting it. Find out more here.

What else can your group do? All kinds of things, including planting a community garden, organizing a clean-up, removing graffiti, cleaning up a park or hiking trail, or starting a recycling program somewhere. More ideas and volunteer opportunities are on the kvb60.org website.

Afterward, submit your project through a photo or video and you might be a winner! There will be a gala at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in October to announce the results! Tickets are on sale now on the website. There's also a golf tournament and grant program, so log on now and see all the things you can do to make your contribution.