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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY NONPROFIT / QUASI AGENCY REQUEST FOR FUNDING <br />B.Organizational Capability <br />1. Provide the mission statement and vision of your organization: <br />A.!'�. Cfofomcnf• <br />VIIJJI VII vta.ltvll..... a. <br />The mission of Keep Indian River Beautiful, Inc. (KIRB), a 501 (C) (3) organization, is to enhance our <br />community environment by uplifting residents, beautifying neighborhoods, and promoting sustainability. <br />Vision: <br />The goal of Keep Indian River Beautiful, Inc. is to improve our community through environmental <br />awareness, education and hands-on involvement. We are a grassroots organization that engages <br />residents, encourages community pride and environmental responsibility. We believe in preserving and <br />protecting the environment through waste reduction, litter removal and beautification and have made it <br />a priority to assist the county with increasing recycling. With the changes to recycling approved by the <br />Board of Commission, the County will need help to spread the word, educate residents on the new <br />system and encourage everyone to participate. Our staff provides free environmental education and <br />volunteer opportunities to all ages throughout Indian River County. <br />2_ Provide a brief summary of your organization, including areas of expertise, accomplishments and <br />- -1 <br />U ulau U11 -1 v - <br />Keep Indian River Beautiful is a community improvement, environmental nonprofit organization that <br />has served all of Indian River County as a 501 C3 since 1998, but also as a strong community group for <br />many years prior to officially filing for IRS status. <br />Our main focus areas are: <br />Litter Prevention <br />- Indian River's Great American Cleanup - improves our community on group <br />at a time all year long. <br />- coordinating all local efforts for the International Coastal Cleanup <br />- Cigarette Litter Prevention Program <br />- Adopt -A -Shore Program <br />- Adopt-A-Road/Highway Promotion & support <br />- Litter Quitter <br />Beautification/Conservation <br />- Native Tree Plantings/Community Gardens <br />- Neighborhood Beautification efforts <br />- Habitat Restoration <br />- Lagoon Friendly Lawn Program <br />- Environmental Awards Ceremony <br />Recycling/Waste Reduction <br />- Borrow -A -Bin Recycling <br />- Event Recycling Management Team <br />- Recycling activities <br />- Community Presentations <br />In addition to the programs, we have assisted the County Solid Waste for over 20 years to increase the <br />local recycling awareness and availability through education presentations, outreach events, <br />encouraging recycling for local events, innovative hands-on programs, and environmental education. <br />In 2015 we increased our reach by over 100%, tripled our volunteer base and diverted 89% more <br />material from the landfill. In 2016, our community reach increased another 40% reaching over 72,000 <br />people. By 2017, we have doubled many of those numbers again. We coordinated over 2,000 <br />volunteers increasing by another 40% over 2015. In 2017, we coordinated 2,400 volunteers at nearly <br />600 projects removing 30,000 pounds of litter and marine debris from 225 miles of roads and <br />waterways in Indian River County alone. We also diverted over 68,000 pounds of material from the <br />landfill through our programs. In 2018, KIRB coordinated over 2,500 volunteers at over 600 projects <br />removing nearly 30,000 pounds of litter and marine debris, planting over 2,000 trees and shrubs to <br />stabilize our shorelines and replace exotics, and consistently diverted over 64,000 pounds of material <br />from the landfill each year. Even, with COVID19 shutting down events, business and projects, we were <br />still able to meet our deliverables. <br />155 <br />