Why Keep Haralson Beautiful?
OUR MISSION:
Encourage sustainable environmental practices in Haralson County through public education and community based programs.
Keep Haralson Beautiful was created by our local citizens to give everyone an opportunity to be an active part in transforming our own community - where we all live, work and play. When we take care of our environment, we're invested in changing our perspective of that environment. So we've created open projects that involve all aspects of community improvement, such as planting trees, litter pickups, revitalizing properties and building green spaces.
Keep Haralson Beautiful is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. Volunteers participating in our Cleanup Events, Litter Pick-Up on the Tallapoosa River, Recycled Electronics Program, school and public Activities for Children and Arbor Day are so important to reaching our goal of a clean environment and pollution free waterways. Download a FREE Recycling Tips flyer to help get the word out!
Your contribution counts:
The cumulative number of volunteer hours per event and amount or weight of litter/recycled items, including electronics, collected for our fiscal year represents a significant cost savings for our county. These calculations are reported on the annual Litter Index and Cost Benefit Analysis Reports submitted to Keep America Beautiful and is included in their annual report.
2022 Haralson County Impact:
Total Volunteer Service Hours: 3,528
Collected: 901,869 lbs. of Trash
Collected/Recycled: 68,250 lbs. of Electronics
Total Tires collected: 74.14 Tons
Household Hazardous Waste Collected: 9,603 lbs.
Total Grant Funding: $162,312.00
Total Cost Benefit of Volunteer Hours to the
Community:
$192,738.00
Calendar of Events
Click on the event below to go to its Volunteer Sign Up page for more information!
CLICK AN EVENT on the Calendar to VOLUNTEER!
The Keep Haralson Beautiful Board
Brian Krasielwicz, Chairman
Patrick Clarey, Secretary
Planning Director, City of Tallapoosa
Treasurer (Open)
Joe Couch
Retired, Georgia Department of Transportation
Jason Stanley, Vice Chairman
Program Manager, Honda Precision Parts of Georgia
Marcelle Johnson
Retired
Greg Poteet
Retired
Dallas Moon
West Ga. Technical College
Committee Chairs:
Finance Committee - Treasurer
Planning Committee - Treasurer
Membership Committee - Vice-Chair
Nominating Committee - Secretary
Executive Director:
Gail Priest
Our Events in Photos
Our community events always filled with fun and accomplish so much for our neighborhoods and our environment. Take a look at some of the events we've sponsored!
The River Clean Up Event
Arbor Day Event
Litter Clean Up Event
Electronic Recycling Event