Schools earn grants to beautify their campuses

Published 12:01 am Thursday, October 24, 2019

Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful announces the winners of the fifth annual School Beautification Grants for 2019. The committee for Beautification and Community Greening established the grant program in celebration of National Planting Day on Sept. 7 and it is celebrated through the end of November.

Public and private schools in Dalton and Whitfield County were invited to apply for funding to implement a project related to planting native plants and beautifying the community. Each project aims to improve the visual aspects of the facility or provide an educational opportunity related to plants. Beautification grants range from $200 to $500.

These schools were awarded a grant for their National Planting Day project:

• Brookwood School: 100% Pollinator Native Garden

• New Hope Middle School: Certified Wildlife Habitat Garden

• Southeast Whitfield High School: Picnic for Pollinators

Projects will be completed by Dec. 2 and each recipient will submit a project summary by Dec. 27 to showcase their work. Visit Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful at www.Keep DaltonWhtifieldBeautiful.org or follow the group on Facebook for updates on the progress of these projects.

National Planting Day is celebrated annually by Keep America Beautiful in the fall as an opportunity to encourage volunteers to plant native species restoring ecological balance to the environment while creating greener, more beautiful communities. KeepDaltonWhtifieldBeautiful.org or follow the group on Facebook for updates on the progress of these projects.

National Planting Day is celebrated annually by Keep America Beautiful in the fall as an opportunity to encourage volunteers to plant native species restoring ecological balance to the environment while creating greener, more beautiful communities.