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The 2nd Annual Great Truckee Meadows Community Cleanup was held on May 12, 2007 at 15 different sites throughout the Truckee Meadows. This event was a HUGE success thanks to over 500 volunteers who removed over 144 tons of trash, 1,000 pounds of hazardous waste, 38 cars, and hundreds of tires! This is MORE THAN DOUBLE what was removed last year! A big Thank You goes out to Washoe County, City of Sparks, City of Reno, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, who provided invaluable financial and logistical support. Special thanks to our many sponsors including Solid Waste Reduction, Waste Management, Scolari’s, Hobey’s, the Sun Valley General Improvement District, KNPB Channel 5, New Belgium Brewery, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks, 1-800-Got-Junk, Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association, Stout Foundation, Firestone, Valley Hoe, ERGS Properties, Roger Edwards Construction, American Auto Wreckers. . . we couldn't have done it without you!! Hope to see you next year!

Cleanups are only one part of keeping our open spaces clean. Help us prevent illegal dumping in our community! Report any illegal dumping in progress by calling 775.334.COPS. To report an illegal dump site call 775.328.2434. Please do not remove any items from the dump site! Washoe County Sheriff’s Department and Health Department need the dump site intact for evidence purposes.

On May 19th and 20th the skies were filled with Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters. Attached to these helicopters were abandoned vehicles pulled from Washoe Valley, Sun Valley, and Peavine in a concentrated effort to remove vehicles in our open spaces coordinated by Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, Nevada National Guard, America Auto Wreckers, Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, and Washoe County. A total of 27 vehicles were removed. Combined with the vehicles removed from the Great Truckee Meadows Community Cleanup, a total of 65 vehicles were taken out of our open space areas in May.

Help keep abandoned vehicles and other heavy metals out of our open spaces and get paid! American Auto Wreckers will pay you for your vehicle, running or not. Contact them at 775.322.9092. For other heavy metal disposal contact Solid Waste Reduction Services at 775.331.2267.

Volunteers are needed on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 to survey the Truckee Meadows for the 2007 Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful annual Litter Index. A short orientation and light dinner will be provided for all volunteers at 5:30 p.m. at the KTMB office. Indexing will begin at 6 p.m. and end at approximately 8 p.m. The litter index is a national initiative of Keep America Beautiful that provides a starting point for the litter prevention process. Please visit www.ktmb.org/litter.htm for more information and to view past results.

Please join us for an exclusive evening of comedy on Friday, September 28, 2006, 6:30 p.m. at the Silver Legacy Resort and Casino’s Catch A Rising Star. Tickets are $20 per person and include participation in our Silent Auction, which will include roundtrip airfare tickets to anywhere US Airways flies, including Hawaii and Alaska, curtsy of US Airways. To support KTMB you can purchase tickets at KTMB at 775.851.5185 or the Silver Legacy Box Office at 1.800.687.8733 starting in August. Proceeds from this event will benefit KTMB’s many programs such as Adopt-A-Park, Christmas Tree and Phone Book Recycling, educational workshops, Adopt-A-Spot, Neighborhood, Open Space, and River Cleanups.

The 10th Annual Truckee River Clean-up is set for Saturday, September 29, 2007 from 9 – noon. Last year over 300 volunteers pulled 13 tons of trash from the river and stenciled 60 storm drains to keep future dumping out of the river. Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful is working in partnership with Nevada Eco-Net, City of Reno, City of Sparks, Washoe County, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada to find even more volunteers for this year’s event. We are still in the planning stages so visit www.ktmb.org for up-to-date information.

KTMB would like to recognize cleanups that were conducted during the spring quarter. These sponsors include: CDS Group Health, Cold Springs Middle School Student Leadership, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Cub Scout Pack 512, Desert Research Institute, Faith Bible Church, Girl Scout Troop #392, Hidden Valley Homeowners Association, High Desert Montessori School, Holy Cross Catholic Community / FWS, IBEW, Local 401, Intuit: We Care and Give Back Program, Jim Smith & Family, Jr. National Honor Society of Damonte Ranch, Leadership Reno/Sparks, McQueen High School, New Life Baptist Church, Philip Duane Johncock & Fun Unlimited Inc., Rainshadow Charter H.S., Reno Host Lions Club, Shepherd of the Mountains, Lutheran Church, Sierra Nevada Job Corps, Spanish Springs Presbyterian Church, Sparks Centennial Sunrise Rotary Club, The Sprinkle Family and State Farm: Laurie Brazier. To schedule your summer cleanup or to share pictures from a previous 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. Please note: adopters are required to clean their spots at least three times per year.

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.