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Sunday, April 21 – Saturday, April 29
Washoe County, City of Reno and Sparks residents will all be receiving free dump vouchers in their March water bill. The dump voucher is good for 3 cubic yards (or one 8 foot truck bed load) through the month of April. Click here for more info.

Spring has sprung in the Truckee Meadows and what a better way to celebrate than to volunteer to create a cleaner, more beautiful Truckee Meadows. From the Weed and Seed Community Cleanup on Saturday, March 31 to Reno Clean and Green in April to Flower Plantings in May, there is something for everyone!

For more information and a complete list of spring volunteer opportunities, visit www.ktmb.org/calendar.htm

KTMB’s second annual Great Community Cleanup is on Saturday, May 12, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Last year 500 volunteers cleaned up 77 tons of trash and debris from our open spaces, and this year we need your help to do more!

Volunteers are needed to help remove debris from common hot spot areas along fence lines and ditches. Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt, be provided Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Starbucks coffee in the morning, and be treated to an “After Party” sponsored by Scolari’s and New Belgium Brewery.

This volunteer effort is being coordinated by Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful in partnership with Washoe County Parks & Open Space, City of Sparks Parks & Recreation, Bureau of Land Management, Washoe County Environmental Health Services, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Waste Management, United States Forest Service, Washoe County, City of Reno, City of Sparks, Scolari’s, Krispy Kreme, New Belguim Brewery, Starbucks, 1-800-Got-Junk?, and KNPB Channel 5.

To volunteer and for more information about volunteer sites please click here.

During the 2006 phone book recycling campaign (November 17 – December 22, 2006), Truckee Meadows residents recycled 120 tons of phone books, a substantial increase from last year. Still have an old phone book lying around? Phone books can be recycled year round by placing them on top of your curbside recycling or by taking them to the Recycle America recycling center at 1100 E. Commercial Row in Reno. A special thanks to AT&T Project Redirectory, Scolari’s, Recycle America, Washoe County Environmental Health, and area parks for all your support!

Trees were chipped for area parks and weed abatement projects. If you would like Christmas tree mulch for personal use, please give us a call at the KTMB office, 851-5185. Thank you to all of our volunteers and project partners and sponsors; without your help we would not be able to provide this important community program. For more information click here.

To schedule your spring cleanup contact the KTMB office at 775.851.5185 or email maia@beautiful.reno.nv.us. Post cleanup reports are the only way we can track cleanups, so please make sure they get to the KTMB office. If you lost your post-cleanup report, please download one at www.ktmb.org/spot.htm and send it in. Adopters are required to clean their spots at least three times per year.

KTMB would like to recognize cleanups that were conducted during the winter quarter. These sponsors include: Faith Bible Church, Hidden Valley Homeowners Association, Jim Smith & Family, Moira Shea – Keller Williams Group One Realty-Sparks, Rainshadow Charter High School, Intuit: We Care and Give Back Program, and High Desert Montessori School who went the extra mile and braved the cold to keep their spot clean. Thanks! If you have pictures of your latest cleanup, send them to us and we will put a few in the Summer Newsletter! We would also like to thank our newest members of the Adopt-A-Spot community, GameTech International, Signature Landscapes, LLC and Digestive Health Associates.

This program is coordinated in cooperation with the City of Reno, City of Sparks, Washoe County and Waste Management. For more information on how to become a sponsor visit www.ktmb.org/programs.

Donations by community members like you are what keep all of our great programs going. KTMB is a 501(c)3 non-profit and all donations are tax-deductible by using our tax-exempt #88-0254957. The following are just a few ways you can give to KTMB:

• Visit JustGive.org to make a secure online donation
• Give through the mail to P.O. Box 4712 Reno, NV 89510.
• Become a member of the Scolari’s Friendship Fund, by going to Customer Service and adding KTMB (#1990) as your Friendship Fund recipient. Every time you use your Preferred Value Card, Scolari’s donates a portion of their profits to us.
• Make GoodSearch your search engine. Go to www.goodsearch.com type in Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful in the “Who do you GoodSearch for” box, and click verify. Every time you do a search one cent will go to us.
• Buy New Belgium Beer! A percentage of profits of the New Belgium Brewing Company, makers of Fat Tire beer, go towards nonprofits in Nevada including KTMB.