by Janet Boscarino | Oct 7, 2019 | Community Engagement
Making connections is one of our favorite things here at Clean Memphis. We love connecting people to neighborhoods, beautification projects, and their environment. Our work is fueled by volunteers from our corporate partners, and this month we are highlighting one of...
by Kathleen Quinlen | Oct 3, 2019 | Clean Memphis Team, Project Green Fork
The Clean Memphis team is growing! After talking to anyone who would listen about her dreams for a more sustainable food system in Memphis, Heidi Rupke came on board as our Program Consultant for Project Green Fork in September. With experience as a teacher, parent,...
by Kathleen Quinlen | Sep 20, 2019 | Community Engagement
We recently had the opportunity to partner with Springdale Baptist Church for their Fall Serve Day. Nestled in the heart of the Hollywood-Springdale community, this congregation has worked to serve the greater Memphis community since 1928. In 2018, under the...
by Kathleen Quinlen | Sep 10, 2019 | Education
In 2015, Clean Memphis educators began working with Memphis Business Academy to provide hands-on STEM activities to their gifted students. They were one of our first institutions to achieve the Sustainable Schools Challenge certification, and our relationship has...
by Kathleen Quinlen | Aug 25, 2019 | Clean Memphis Team, Education
The Clean Memphis team is excited to announce two new additions to our Education team. Michelle Cowan came on as our new Director of Education at the beginning of August, and Gus Gatlin joined the team as a full-time environmental science educator earlier this summer....
by cleanmemphis | Aug 21, 2019 | Community Engagement
On August 17, Clean Memphis collaborated on our first cleanup with the Birch Run Community near Kirby High School. At the core of this dedicated group of community members is Ms. Felicia Webb, a longtime resident and champion of the neighborhood as well as the head of...
by Janet Boscarino | Jul 15, 2019 | Community Engagement
This month our community spotlight focuses on one of our longest standing friends and supporters: Tanja Mitchell (pictured above, right), Director of Community Engagement for The Works, Inc. For 20 years, Tanja has been working to improve communities throughout...
by Kathleen Quinlen | Jun 17, 2019 | Cleaner Greener, Zero Waste
Thanks to our friends and partners at The Compost Fairy, we’ve been getting some hands-on experience with putting on events that- at least in theory- result in zero waste being sent to the landfill. We are excited to see more zero waste events popping up around...
by Janet Boscarino | Jun 12, 2019 | Community Engagement
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is giving local youth the opportunity to make their community cleaner and greener- and to make some money as well! This year, the Mayor’s Summer Work Experience includes the opportunity to work for the Youth Conservation League,...
by cleanmemphis | Jun 5, 2019 | Community Engagement
Every summer for the past several years, Clean Memphis has had the opportunity to partner with Praying Pelican Missions to work on summer service projects across the city. Praying Pelican is a short-term international missions organization serving the needs of...
