$13,000 In Litter-Reduction Grants For Mobile County

On December 19, 12 Love Your Community teams received grants ranging from $500 to $1,500 each for their litter-reduction work in Mobile County from the Mobile County Commission. Grants earned through time-banking volunteer activity must be used for beautification projects in public rights-of-way or common areas for recycling, community gardens, park projects and other environmentally friendly project ideas. Those granted $1,500 each (145 service hours) were the Magazine Beautification team for lawn equipment and tire removal fees for blighted property cleanup and three teams from Cottage Hill Christian Academy for picnic tables, umbrellas, etc. for an outdoor classroom. Next are those awarded $1,000 each (90 service hours): Africatown Village Keepers for a beautification project at Whitley Street and Papermill Road, Africatown Pacers for a butterfly garden on Susie Ansley Street, Flo Claire Team 1 for the beautification of the West and Government streets entrance to the Flo Claire neighborhood, Midtown Pickers to install a trash can at a WAVE bus stop, Mobile Bay Firewood for artistic fence screening and Team Do Some Good for a community garden off Dauphin Street. Finally, $500 grants (50 service hours) each go to the LeRoy Raine team for a brick memorial and the St. Ignatius Recycling Club for recycling bins at the school. For more information about the nonprofit and team registration, contact Love Your Community at phone: 251-444-7144 or email.