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AGENCY REQUEST FOR FUNDING FROM Indian River COUNTY <br />FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 <br />A. Program Cover Page <br />Agency: Keep Indian River Beautiful <br />Contact Daisy Packer <br />Person: <br />Title: Executive Director <br />Address: 1596 Old Dixie Hwy <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Website <br />www.keepindianriverbeautiful.org <br />Address: <br />Program Keep Indian River Beautiful <br />Title: <br />Telephone: <br />Fax: <br />E -Mail: <br />772-226-7738 <br />Daisy@KeepindianRiverBeautiful.org <br />I certify that information contained in this application accurately reflects the activities of this agency and <br />that the expenditures or portions thereof for which County funds are being requested are not reimbursed <br />by any other source. <br />��cGQu /I�IPQiL <br />Signature <br />Daisy Packer, Executive Director <br />Print name and title <br />Brief description of the Program for which funding is requested: <br />Keep Indian River Beautiful is restructuring our organization to better accommodate the needs of the <br />community and the County in our joint efforts to increase recycling and improve the Indian River Lagoon. <br />Due to this reorganization, we are proposing a new, bolder scope of work to improve our partnership with <br />the County across the board. <br />Our new objectives are to: <br />- Assist the County with recycling 75% <br />- Remove litter from our community, public lands and Indian River Lagoon <br />- Beautify our County lands to increase property values and tourism <br />In our new County Scope of Work: <br />KIRB will focus on generating recycling awareness and education to reach the 75% goal <br />Research and bring new recycling opportunities that are achievable in Indian River <br />Assist with the promotion of new recycling endeavors and procedures set by SWDD such <br />as W.R.A.P <br />- Leverage our recycling collection efforts to cultivate and encourage new recycling <br />opportunities (with the goal of increasing overall recycling in Indian River County) <br />- Increase our event Recycling Management efforts from 5 days to 10 days <br />(Staff manages the delivery, set up, breakdown and return of bins. Our staff alongside <br />any recruited volunteers manage the recycling bins throughout the event, replacing bags <br />as needed, removing trash from the recycling and recycling from the trash to maintain a <br />clean stream and handles disposal of recyclables including coordination of a dumpster if <br />necessary. Participation is dependent on free tent space provided by the event.) <br />One event such as the Craft Beer & Wing Fest removes as much as 2,000 lbs of <br />recyclable material from the waste stream. <br />Maintain & update the Borrow -A -Bin program so all residents have access to portable <br />recycling Containers for locally managed events such as group gatherings, 5K races, <br />and community BBQs. We require the event staff provide all coordination and <br />management of the bins as well as disposal of the material. <br />KIRB will expand our partnership with the Recycling Coordinator <br />- Work hand-in-hand to coordinate schedules for outreach booths and presentations with a <br />particular focus on businesses and multifamily properties. <br />Help staff Paper Shredding and Electronics Recycling events held by the County <br />- Promote, schedule and staff opportunities for the new mascot — CARTER — at local <br />events, schools, and presentations in cooperation with the Recycling Cooridinator. <br />Assist the Recycling Coordinator to develop fun, innovative curriculum and hands-on <br />185 <br />