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Rita Callen Bliven
May 7, 20211 min read
Love Your Mother
My grandmother, Bonnie. She has five children, thirteen grandchildren (I am her favorite), and eight great-grandchildren. She was so...
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Rita Callen Bliven
May 6, 20211 min read
500 Volunteers
Kannapolis is a city of about 50k residents in about 33 square miles. I am curious to see what kind of an impact 1% of the residents can...
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Rita Callen Bliven
May 2, 20211 min read
Can a clean environment, fresh air, and excise promote mental health?
May is mental health awareness month. Mental Health is a complex issue. That said, I have always found that exercise, fresh air,...
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Rita Callen Bliven
May 2, 20211 min read
Check out this article. The City of Concord removed over 400 bags of litter in April!
https://www.wbtv.com/2021/05/01/city-concord-employees-team-up-clean-up-big-way/
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Rita Callen Bliven
May 2, 20211 min read
More litter off of the Brantley and China Grove Rd
We continue to clean Brantley Rd and China Grove Rd. We were happy to get such large eyesores collected. Our next group even is Saturday...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Apr 29, 20211 min read
Highway Cleanup Act Passed Committee
NC Rep John Bell has gotten one step closer to passing his bill. The bill includes additional funding for inmate cleanup, litter...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Apr 27, 20211 min read
Raise taxes or enforce ordinances and fines already in place?
Elk volunteer, Tari Comer, was allotted a gracious seven minutes to speak on litter at last night's city council meeting. The norm is...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Earth Day
We got 5 bags and two hub caps off of West 8th Street. We will be back at West 8th street in September. Our next group event will be...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Mar 22, 20211 min read
22 bags of litter off of Concord Lake Rd
13 volunteers got 22 bags of litter, old signs, tubing, and a shopping cart off of Concord Lake Rd in Kannapolis. It took about 2.5...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Litter is dangerous!
Litter promotes fires, bacteria, rats, and disease. Litter also increases insurance rates as litter causes thousands of accidents each...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Mar 8, 20211 min read
March 20th @ 9am park @ Concord Lake STEAM Academy
Principle Woods is allowing volunteers to park in the school's parking lot for our March 20th group litter pick up event. The address is...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Mar 8, 20211 min read
Before and after
A dirty but rewarding job. An hour or two of litter clean up can make a big difference. E.L.K. will continue to have monthly events. ...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Mar 5, 20211 min read
City of Kannapolis and the NCDOT
Both the City of Kannapolis and the NCDOT have partnered with the E.L.K Initiative. The NCDOT is sponsoring our March 20th event by...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Mar 4, 20211 min read
March 20th at 9am - Concord Lake Rd
We will be picking up litter Saturday March 20, 2021 at Concord Lake Rd. The intersection of Concord Lake Rd and Dale Earnhardt Blvd to...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Feb 23, 20211 min read
New bill hopes to trash highway litter problem
https://www.witn.com/2021/02/17/new-bill-hopes-to-trash-highway-litter-problem-with-incentive-for-deputies-pitching-in/
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Rita Callen Bliven
Feb 23, 20211 min read
7 more bags of litter off the streets
Our next Elk event is March 20th (details to come). In the meantime we encourage our fellow Elks to pick up litter whenever they have...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Feb 14, 20211 min read
Thank you!!!
Thank you for the 12 volunteers who came out yesterday in the cold and rain. We tackled 12 bags of litter. Thank you Kannapolis...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Feb 11, 20211 min read
This Saturday 2/13/2021 from 1pm to 3pm
The forecast is not great but rain or shine the E.L.K. Initiative will be meeting in the parking lot of North Kannapolis Elementary...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Feb 3, 20211 min read
Love the Land
The City of Kannapolis has added this ten-foot steel "Love" sculpture at the Train Station on Main Street. I cannot think of a better...
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Rita Callen Bliven
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Nine waivers received!
Nine waivers received for our 2/13/2021 event. There are still three spots available. All you have to do is sign the Kannapolis...
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