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activities that compliment IRC School Board curriculum requirements Focus an education initiative on Recycling Right and informing the public on the challenges created by "wish -cycling" - Help develop a public relations social media campaign to call out specific items that can or cannot be recycled utilizing the KIRB social media KIRB will address litter pollution in our community especially on County property and the Indian River Lagoon - Perform a Litter Index Survey to determine our Litter Score and highly littered areas - Provide supplies to local groups looking to do volunteer cleanups - Coordinate major Lagoon cleanup efforts twice per year as part of national waterway cleanup efforts - International Coastal Cleanup and the Great American Cleanup - Pay for insurance & provide liability waivers for volunteers doing cleanups, beautification or recycling at KIRB sanctioned events Apply for grants and other assistance to accomplish specific improvement projects needed on County property (available to multiple County Departments including but not limited to Solid Waste, Parks & Recreation, Parks & Conservation, Stormwater, Coastal. Engineering, and Community Development.) Work directly with Stormwater and the Lagoon Coordinator on the Lagoon Friendly Lawn program to encourage residents to take responsibility for reducing their nutrient impact on the Indian River Lagoon. *Supplementary material attached to describe exact deliverables In order to increase this scope and keep our budget manageable, the board has decided to explore the process of shutting down the Upcycle It! Thrift Store. Services provided by KIRB to any County department or their partners at the request of the county will be considered "in partnership with Keep Indian River Beautiful". Additional services provided that are not provided in the Scope should be recognized as a sponsorship from KIRB Including but not limited to acquiring Tree/Beautification grants to benefit County Parks or property. Summary Report Amount requested from Indian River County for 2019/2020: Total Proposed Program budget for 2019/2020: Percent of total Program budget: Current Funding (2018/2019) Dollar increase / (decrease) in request: Percent increase / decrease in request: $67,250 $155,970 56% $ 52,813 $ 14,437 27% If request increased 5% or more, briefly explain why: Keep Indian River Beautiful is restructuring our services and scope of work for Indian River County to better suit the current needs and goals of the Board of County Commissioners and residents. Our funding request includes multiple new programs and partnership efforts that will greatly further the goals of 75% recycling and Lagoon pollution problems including litter reduction, nutrification and habitat restoration. The Organization's Board of Directors has approved this application on (date): Ashima Wild, Board President ,_-,,(. Name of President/Chair of the Board Signature' Daisy Packer Z Name of Exec. Director/CEO Signature 186