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Great American Cleanup takes place in communities from coast to coast. More than 3.8 million
<br />individuals this year are joining hands to produce more vibrant, beautiful and cleaner county beaches,
<br />parks, and roadways in what continues to be the nation's largest grassroots community improvement
<br />program. Keep Indian River Beautiful provides helps coordinate all manner of community improvement
<br />projects from habitat restoration, tree plantings, neighborhood cleanups and especially recycle collection
<br />events in partnership with Solid Waste.
<br />Keep Indian River Beautiful provides items and educational material at outreach booths, education
<br />presentations and bins for recycling at local events. We also coordinate America Recycles Day events on
<br />or around November 15th in Indian River County.
<br />Through our Borrow -A -Bin program, Keep Indian River Beautiful lends clear stream recycle bins to any
<br />community event. This provides recycle opportunities for any gathering, sports function, or local event.
<br />By extending this program to include KIRB staff and volunteers with our Recycling Management Team,
<br />we are ensuring the recycling bins are used properly, placed properly, and materials are disposed of
<br />properly with minimal contamination.
<br />Keep Indian River Beautiful tracks metrics to show our results, benefit ratio and return on investment. We
<br />keep data on all participants, attendees, volunteers and pounds recycled which provides the County with
<br />accurate data on waste reduction, community support and our reach throughout the community.
<br />5. Please describe the staffing requirements of these programs. Be specific in indicating the number of
<br />paid professional positions and paid support staff positions.
<br />Keep Indian River Beautiful has a paid, full-time Executive Director assures the organization follows the
<br />strategic plan of the organization, achieving its mission, and creating and executing new programs and
<br />program changes to best suit the needs of the county. The Executive Director also oversees program
<br />success, organizational growth and day-to-day activities. Currently, the Executive Director encompasses
<br />the positions of chief operating officer, development and fundraising director, program coordinator,
<br />bookkeeper, and education and outreach coordinator for Keep Indian River Beautiful. The Executive
<br />Director is also responsible for continually developing relationships to form partnerships and
<br />collaborations for further leverage county funds into increased programming.
<br />In 2016, KIRB programs increased dramatically calling for additional office staff. We hired a temporary
<br />part time Program Manager in March 2016 and made the position permanent in October 2016. It has now
<br />increased to 30 hours per week instead of 20. Since 2017 we have been in need of a full time Program
<br />Coordinator as well as a part-time Community Development professional but have been unable to
<br />overcome the increasing costs of the recycling programs not covered through this grant.
<br />Upcycle It! Cashier and Recycling Manager positions are currently part-time. The duties include the
<br />operation of the store, separating and organizing donated items, pricing, logging weight of donated items
<br />saved from landfill, upcycling old items into new, educating the public on what the store does for the
<br />community, and working closely with both customers, volunteers and donators. Additional program tasks
<br />will be added based on the aptitude and interest of the staff. The Recycling Manager assists with
<br />Recycling Team events and other recycling efforts throughout the community.
<br />6. Do these programs utilize volunteers? If yes, please briefly describe.
<br />Yes. As a grassroots organization, volunteers are a vital part of our program success. We currently are
<br />working with many different groups and organizations which include: local High School and Middle
<br />School Students, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, Community Service workers, FL Outdoor
<br />Learning Center, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Boys and Girls Club, Churches, Interact, Helping Hands of
<br />IRC, Lion's Club, Sebastian Homeowner Association, and citizens, just to name a few.
<br />The volunteers assist with all of our programs including the Borrow -A -Bin Recycling, Recycling
<br />Management Team, International Coastal Cleanup, Lagoon Friendly Lawn, educational presentations,
<br />outreach booths, and much more. Over the last 20 years, our volunteers donated over 150,000 hours
<br />equaling a savings to the county of over 3 million dollars.
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