Keep Iowa Beautiful invites Iowans to join the Great American Cleanup and an estimated 3 million volunteers across the nation by removing litter from public spaces during Pick-Up Iowa from March 11th, 2024, through July 31st, 2024. Pick-Up Iowa, a Keep Iowa Beautiful program, creates focused efforts to clean up trash along Iowa’s roadsides, neighborhoods, streets, school grounds, parks, forests, and streams. In 2022 and 2023, Pick-Up Iowa saw 48 pick-up events across the state, totaling 7,000+ volunteer hours and resulting in 3,000+ trash bags of litter and debris collected. Pick-Up Iowa’s reimbursement program will continue this year after a successful launch in 2023. The first 35 communities who sign up for Pick-Up Iowa will be eligible for a $50 reimbursement for purchases made to aid their pick-up event. Qualifying purchases may include trash bags, gloves, litter grabbers, or food and beverages for volunteers. Community members or groups are invited to participate. You can find a link to sign-up with this news story at KCIIradio.com. Applications to be considered for reimbursement are due April 30th, 2024. Awarded communities will receive notification on May 6th, 2024.