Keep Ohio Beautiful 2022 Calendar
Note: dates and locations are tentative
January –
February –
- Keep Ohio Beautiful Paint Grant Program presented by Sherwin-Williams
- Opens – February 1, 2022
- OPEA Litter Grants Ends – February 4
- Friday, February 25 Board Meeting, Hylant, Dublin
- 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
March –
- March 1 – 31 Statewide Affiliate Litter Cleanup Distribution (1 or 5 locations)
April –
- Keep Ohio Beautiful Paint Grant Program presented by Sherwin-Williams
- Closes – April 1, 2022
- Tuesday, April 5 Environmental Law Enforcement Workshop, Dayton
- 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 8 Board Meeting, Hylant, Dublin
- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 22 52nd Anniversary of Earth Day
- Saturday, April 23 State Roadway Cleanup Kickoff – A Little Litter is a Big Problem
Dayton – rain date April 30- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 29 Great Ohio Planting Day with Columbia Gas
Alum Creek State Park, Catawba Island – rain date May 6- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, April 30 Downtown Wapakoneta Planting Project with Pratt Industries
Downtown Wapakoneta – rain date May 7- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
May –
- Keep Ohio Beautiful Paint Grant Program presented by Sherwin-Williams
- Winners Announced May 2 / Paint from May – October
- Monday, May 9 Ohio Turnpike Pollinator Historical Garden with the Girl Scouts
Ohio Turnpike Travel Centers, Portage County – rain date May 11- 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 10 Ohio Turnpike Pollinator Historical Garden with the 4H
Ohio Turnpike Travel Centers, Sandusky County – rain date May 12- 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 24 Environmental Law Enforcement Workshop #1, Tower Building in Steubenville
- 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
June –
- Wednesday, Summer TBD Affiliate Board & Succession Plan Training Workshop
- Rumpke, Columbus
- 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, June 10 Board Meeting, Columbus – Hylant, Dublin
- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
July –
- Monday, July 25 – Wednesday, July 27 State Leaders Council Annual Meeting
- Shawnee Inn Delaware, Pennsylvania
August –
- Monday, August 1 Keep America Beautiful Annual Reports Due
- Monday, August 1 KOB Award Nomination Forms Open
- Friday, August 12 Board Meeting, Hylant, Dublin
- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
September –
- Saturday, September 17 Honda Pollinator Project – Phase 1
Indian Lake State Park– Logan County – rain date September 24- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, September 23 Lorain Public Schools Pollinator Projects with Columbia Gas
TBD – Lorain County – rain date September 30- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
October –
- Saturday, October 1 – Potential Fall Project Dates with TBD
TBD – rain date October 8- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 8 Brooklyn Beautification Corridor Project with Medical Mutual of Ohio
City of Brooklyn (I-480 & Tiedeman Exit) – rain date October 15- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 14 KOB Awards Nomination Forms Due
- Friday, October 14 Board Meeting, Hylant, Dublin
- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 15 – Potential Fall Project Dates with TBD
TBD – rain date October 22- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
November –
- Keep Ohio Beautiful Paint Grant Program presented by Sherwin-Williams
- Final Reporting Form Due – November 1, 2021
- Wednesday, November 9 – Thursday, November 10 Annual Meeting & Awards Program and KAB Midwest Regional Meeting,
- Mohican State Park Lodge & Conference Center, Perryville, OH
- 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Ohio EPA Litter Grant Program Opens November 2022– February 2023
December –
- Friday, December 2 Board Meeting, Hylant, Dublin
- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
2023 Calendar of Events
January –
February –
- OPEA Litter Grants Ends – February TBD
- Friday, February 10 Board Meeting, Hylant, Dublin
- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- February TBD – KAB National Conference, Washington Hilton, Washington D.C
Spring 2023
- Saturday, TBD Airstream Employee & Community Engagement Program Phase 1
TerraPort – Airstream Campground, Jackson Center – rain date TBD- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.