Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB) funded 30 grant recipients, one each day in the month of June, for its “30 in 30 Green Grants” program. These grants were given to schools, parks, counties and towns, environmental groups, associations, and Keep America Beautiful affiliates in four different categories: Community Beautification, Cigarette Litter Prevention, Litter Prevention and Recycling. Friends of Twin Lakes State Park, Green Bay, was a recipient of this year’s grant in the amount of $1,000 for it’s recycling efforts.

Since 2011, Keep Virginia Beautiful has provided $230,000 for 290 different projects throughout the state. The mission at Keep Virginia Beautiful is to engage and unite Virginians to improve our natural and scenic environment.