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Exk%6'� i� AGENCY REQUEST FOR FUNDING FROM Indian River COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019 A. Program Cover Page Agency: Keep Indian River Beautiful Contact Daisy Packer Person: Title: Executive Director Address: 1596 Old Dixie Hwy Vero Beach, FL 32960 Website Address: www.keepindianriverbeautiful.org Program Keep Indian River Beautiful Title: Recycling Telephone: Fax: 772-226-7738 E -Mail: Daisy@KeepindianRiverBeautiful.org I certify that information contained in this application accurately reflects the activities of this agency and that the expenditures or portions thereof for which County funds are being requested are not reimbursed by asource. 1,7 Cux<-\� Signature Print name and title brieT aescnption oT the vrogram Tor wnicn Tunaing is requestea: Keep Indian River Beautiful is requesting funds to maintain our recycling education and collection programs. Our goal is to help the County achieve the 75 in 5 mandate through continued education, increased recycling opportunities and easy access to recycling and waste reduction information. KIRB will show and teach the importance of recycling, reducing, rethinking, and reusing through our Upcycle It! Thrift store. Items made into new, more valuable items and art are called Upcycled. Local Upcycled artists are also featured at the store. The main focus of the store is to divert reusable items from the landfill. This program only included for the remaining 8 months of the lease and will be reevaluated before it continues. KIRB will continue to run the Borrow -A -Bin program so residents have free access to portable recycling containers on loan, but requiring the event staff provide all coordination and management to make recycling available at local events, festivals, and meetings. A maximum of days of 100 bins will be provided bags. KIRB will approve a maximum of 5 days of Recycling Management at local events. KIRB staff manages the delivery, set up, breakdown and return of bins. Our staff alongside any recruited volunteers manage the recycling bins throughout the event, replacing bags as needed, removing trash from the recycling and recycling from the trash to maintain a clean stream and handles disposal of recyclables including coordination of a dumpster if necessary. Participation is dependent on free tent space provided by the event. As we are not able to hire additional staff under the current budget, we can only commit to a limited number of events and services that are 1) strategically spaced out in the year and 2) within the hours limitations of current staff. Proposed event schedule is: - Earth Day Celebration (1 event day) - Pelican Island Wildlife Festival (1 event day) - Craft Beer & Wing Festival (1 event day) - America Recycles Day Paper Shredding (1 event days) - Great American Cleanup (1 event day) KIRB will perform 5 recycling activities at schools or local events, 5 recycling presentations and 5 educational display booths upon request from the community. KIRB will perform a Community Appearance Index Survey for the entire county divided by Commissioner districts and present the results at a public Commission meeting. KIRB will seek and apply for additional grants to help supplement the County programs. KIRB will track and compile metrics to be reported annually at our Environmental Awards Ceremony. KIRB will perform the International Coastal Cleanup and the Great American Cleanup providing supplies, coordination and promotion for community improvement projects. The County will be listed as a sponsor of these events. In addition to the two main events, KIRB will provide