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Rita Callen Bliven
Nov 19, 20231 min read
Great turn out for our Nov 18th, 2023 event.
We had great weather and a huge turn out. A.L. Brown hosted and we cleaned the campus and the block around the school. Thank you to all...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Oct 28th event
We had a nice turn out and beautiful weather on Oct 28th! The city of Kannapolis has provided "Litter Pickup Ahead" signs. We ask that...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Oct 1, 20231 min read
We had a big turn out for our Sept 30th, 2023 event!
Thanks to all the volunteers!!! Members of the A.L. Brown Beta and Juniorette clubs, West Cabarrus Beta club, RCC early college, and the...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Jul 11, 20231 min read
Last event of the summer 2023
We finished off the summer on our adopted street, West 8th. We will back at it in September.
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Rita Callen Bliven
May 26, 20231 min read
May 20th event
We had a nice turn out for the May 20th event! People from the community, the A.L. Brown B.E.T.A club, and the West Cabarrus B.E.T.A....
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Rita Callen Bliven
Apr 15, 20231 min read
April 15th 2023 Group event
Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers there are 17 bags and other large items off the streets! Go Elk volunteers! Special thanks to...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Apr 5, 20231 min read
Location change for April 15th 2023
Our scheduled road, Concord Lake, was cleaned by the NCDOT. They did a great job as it was a mess. As a result we are moving our April...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Mar 27, 20231 min read
2023 NCDOT Spring litter sweep
The NCDOT Spring litter sweep will be April 15th through the 29th. The spring and fall litter sweeps are great ways to get involved...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Mar 27, 20231 min read
March 25th, 2023
We cleaned up our adopted street, West 8th, on Saturday March 25th. This was an extra-large group of volunteers, and we found some...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Feb 16, 20231 min read
It is getting warmer outside!
Here is a quick two man litter pick up effort. Two of us picked up litter for about an hour and a half. We got five bags of litter and...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Dec 3, 20221 min read
Dec 2022
Thank you to our regular volunteers and the A.L. Brown Beta Club for helping us clean up West 8th St. Way to close out the year! We...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Nov 19, 20221 min read
A.L. Brown Beta Club Nov 19th Event
A.L. Brown Beta Club had a great turn out on such a cold day. Thank you! Our next event will be Saturday Dec 3rd at our adopted street,...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Shamburger Insurance Group (Allstate) hosted the October Event.
Thank you to our volunteers and Shamburger Insurance Group for hosting the October Elk event. We enjoyed beautiful weather as we cleaned...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Sep 14, 20221 min read
September 3rd clean up on West 8th
West 8th is our adopted street and we clean it quarterly.
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Rita Callen Bliven
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Jayne Williams
Jayne Williams is a huge contributor to Elk's efforts. Not only does she regularly volunteer but she also works to help spread awareness....
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Rita Callen Bliven
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Arthur Ewersmann
Arthur Ewersmann is a rising senior who focuses on community service. He and his father, Jeremy, have been faithful Elk volunteers since...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Jun 13, 20221 min read
June 11th Centerview Baptist Church event.
On June 11th Centerview Baptist church hosted Elk's group litter pick up event. About six more bags and a few large items of litter are...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Jun 2, 20221 min read
Memorial Day Creek Clean up
On Memorial Day we were able to remove many large items and about six bags of litter from a creek that intersects with Brantley Rd. ...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Jun 2, 20221 min read
May 22, 2022 Holy Grind Coffee House Event
The new Kannapolis Holy Grind Coffee House hosted our May 22nd event. It was hot and muggy but these volunteers showed up and got four...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Apr 9, 20221 min read
April 9th 2022 Events
Twelve volunteers and 18 more bags of litter off of China Grove Rd and Brantley Rd. Thank you to all the volunteers and the two churches...
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