Memphis Transformed

Join us in celebrating Tennessee Tree Day! In partnership with Tennessee Environmental Council, Clean Memphis will distribute more than 200 native tree seedlings to our community partners and neighbors!

We invite you and the whole family to participate in this fun, family-friendly event that results in multi-generational benefits to our environment, communities, and public health.

We have a few tree seedlings to choose from; however, the trees will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The tree seedlings include Elderberry (edible berry bush), Persimmon, Indigo Bush, Buttonbush, Wild Plum, Eastern Redbud, Flowering Dogwood, and general canopy trees (Oak, Poplar, etc).

You must register to receive free tree seedlings. Pickups are Friday, March 17th and Saturday, March 18th. See you soon!

Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clean-memphis-tree-giveaway-for-tennessee-tree-day-tickets-547875128257

Hey Memphis, Tennessee Tree Day is this Saturday. Have you reserved your FREE TREES?! 🌲🌳🌱

In partnership with Tennessee Environmental Council, Clean Memphis is giving away more than 200 native trees this Friday, March 17th and Saturday, March 18th. If you're looking for a fun, family-friend activity this weekend, we encourage you to participate. There are still trees available!

Be sure to register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clean-memphis-tree-giveaway-for-tennessee-tree-day-tickets-547875128257

Please join our friends at Uptown Community Association and Habitat for Humanity for a clean-up in the Uptown area of Memphis.

Register today!

Tennessee Tree Day is coming soon and we have your FREE TREES! 💚

Each year Tennessee Tree Day engages thousands of volunteers in a fun, meaningful, family-friendly event that results in multi-generational benefits to our environment, communities, and public health.

This weekend, Clean Memphis will host our annual Tree Giveaway and distribute more than 200 native trees (tree seedlings) to residents and community groups in Shelby County and the surrounding areas. The tree seedlings include Elderberry (edible berry bush), Persimmon, Indigo Bush, Buttonbush, Wild Plum, Eastern Redbud, Flowering Dogwood, and general canopy trees (Oak, Poplar, etc).

You must register to receive free tree seedlings.

Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/547876040987

Park Adopters can have a big impact– not only on their neighborhood but the entire city of Memphis. This week we’re featuring Chris Collier, Park Adopter for Gaisman’s Park. Now, the park is undergoing a 12-million dollar renovation to its community center. Click the link to hear more about Chris’ story and the exciting improvements happening at one of the city's largest parks🌳🌤️❕

https://memphistransformed.com/neighborhood-champion-believes-in-local-parks-potential/

Park Adopters are the eyes and ears of our neighborhood park. Audubon Park’s adopter Suzanne Shown’s turned her passion for the outdoors into local activism. Click the link in our bio to find out more about her story and the groundbreaking changes happening at one of Memphis’ most popular parks!
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The Litterati app is helping us to unite and make our city cleaner🫱🏾‍🫲🏽
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It is so simple to use! Just download the app, choose your challenge, and snap your pics of your litter clean ups- it is as simple as that ✅
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Over 38,000 pieces of litter have been removed from our streets, parks, and neighborhoods in the past two years with the help of volunteers. There have been more than 300 participants in over 20 litter pickup challenges‼️
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Join in on the revolution that is investing in Memphis!🌆

Major thanks to you, Memphis!♻️〽️
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We wrapped up our 901 Love Your Park challenge over the weekend. And, we couldn’t be happier with the results! Over the past couple of months, 35+ participants picked up more than 6,000 pieces of litter. We exceeded our goal of 5,000 pieces of litter!🌳
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Special thanks to our sponsor, Nike, for supporting our community beautification efforts! And of course we couldn’t have pulled off this city-wide challenge with our park partner, Overton Park Conservancy, Shelby Farms Park, and Memphis River Parks.

MEMPHIS! Way to keep up the good work as you continue to crush the Litterati challenge! ✅
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As we start this beautiful weekend, continue to use the app to snap pictures of all the litter you are picking up around the city 🌤♻️
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We are so grateful for your efforts to keep our streets clean🌈



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Shoutout to YOU, MEMPHIS!🏙
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What a huge, collaborative effort done with Sip & Serve 2022! Over 6,500 pieces of litter were removed by 75 of you from our beloved 901 streets. Thank you for investing in this city!
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And of course, we couldn’t have done it without and also our awesome partners when it came to the food and drink🍺🧀🍹Thank you to + for providing!
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Looking for more opportunities to serve Memphis?! Join our 901LoveYourPark Challenge today! LINK IN BIO and the text is below‼️⬇️
https://linktr.ee/memphistransformed
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Pitch In! Help Keep Our Park Clean!🌱
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We’re teaming up with our good friends at Clean Memphis and Memphis Transformed to bring you a fun and impactful challenge to help keep our park clean! Plus, you can win prizes!
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We’re using a new app to help us reverse the trend of litter. The Litterati app helps us capture more litter pollution data, create better prevention strategies, and allow you guys to track your impact! Can you pick up 100 pieces of litter over the next month and document it in the app?!
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We’re giving away prizes each month to the top 5 volunteers who accept this challenge! And we’re talking great prizes like gift cards to local restaurants, 901 swag from We Are Memphis, and a litter pickup toolkit to help you keep up the good work!
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How to join the challenge:
•DM us to sign up, easy as that!
•Download the Litterati app
•Join the Park Clean Up challenge in the Litterati app!
•Watch a quick tutorial
•Boom, done!
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You must pick up at least 100 pieces of litter in one month to be eligible to win. We are announcing winners on the first Friday of every month!
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Need assistance?! Send us an email.

We’re calling on our residents and business community to help us remove litter from our streets. If you’re looking for a fun service opportunity that you can do solo or with your family and friends, this is for you so keep reading…

Join and along with , , , , and for an afternoon of service and sips.

Meet us on the following dates where we will divide into teams and set out to clean up our downtown neighborhoods. After we’re done with our litter pickup, we’ll end with a Happy Hour, to include drinks and bites, hosted at one of our brewery and distillery locations. The first drink is on us! 🥃🍻🍺

Plus, we’ll be giving away Memphis swag and gift cards to local restaurants for the teams who pick up the most litter. This is the service event you most definitely want to be a part of!

Join us for one or all…

Event Dates & Locations

🗓️ Thursday, October 13th @ Old Dominick Distillery
🚮 Clean-up event: 3 PM - 5 PM
🥃 Happy Hour: 5 PM - 6 PM

🗓️ Saturday, October 22nd @ High Cotton Brewing
🚮 Clean-up event: 10 AM - 12 PM
🍻 Happy Hour: 12 PM - 1 PM

🗓️ Thursday, October 27th @ Grind City Brewing
🚮 Clean-up event: 3 PM - 5 PM
🍻 Happy Hour: 5 PM - 6 PM

🗓️ Thursday, November 3rd @ Wiseacre Brewing
🚮 Clean-up event: 3 PM - 5 PM
🍻 Happy Hour: 5 PM - 6 PM

🎟️ Register today! LINK IN BIO

A few important details…
- Clean Memphis will be providing the supplies you need for clean-up: gloves, trash bags, trash grabbers, high-visibility vests, water, etc.
- We will be using Litterati - a litter data tracking app - so you will need a fully charged cell phone. Clean Memphis will provide all details for Litterati at the event.
- You will need to bring your state-issued identification for age verification.
- You must participate in the cleanup event to receive a free drink ticket for Happy Hour.

Additional Questions?
📧 Contact Clean Memphis via email at [email protected]

🚨COMMUNITY EVENT ALERT! Our good friends at For The Kingdom Memphis
will be hosting RALEIGH LOVE DAY this Tuesday, August 2nd from 4 pm to 8 pm.

We are gathering as a community to celebrate our commitment to oneness, and to combat violence in 38128. There will be performances, games, and backpack giveaways.

📍Located next to the Raleigh Library.

For more info, please contact For The Kingdom!

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Arbor day weekend is upon us! What better way to celebrate than to join Memphis River Parks Partnership on their many upcoming events. 💚

🌳 First, on April 29th, head to Mud Island Park for a day of tree planting, ending with snacks, drinks, and a beautiful sunset on the river!⁠
🌻 Then join in on a Pollinator Party - April 30th 10:30-1pm⁠
Learn, grow, and play at Beale Street Landing's Pollinator Party! Free and open to all ages 👪

Memphis, our favorite day is almost here and we’re excited! 🤩 Are you ready for another fun challenge and a chance to win cool prizes?! We teamed up with and for our Earth Day Litterati Challenge as part of our campaign. 💚🌎🌱

This weekend - Friday, April 22nd through Sunday, April 24th - we need 100 do-gooders to pick 50 pieces of litter using the Litterati app. That’s 5,000 pieces of litter in one weekend!

💪 Can we count you in?!
📲 Sign up through Volunteer Odyssey today! LINK IN BIO!

We’ll be back tomorrow with more details about the challenge!! ✨

The Orpheum Theatre-Memphis and Memphis City Beautiful are celebrating the arrival of Mean Girls' arrival and Earth Day by hosting a Plastics Recycle Drive. 😉

Stop by the Orpheum Theatre Group Plaza (outside of the Halloran Centre) and drop off your plastic items to help support a cleaner environment!⁠ The drive will take place on Friday, April 22nd, from 10 AM- 5 PM

Have you heard about Alcy Ball "Steps to Homeownership" series designed to help you learn every step that goes into buying a house? Your future is in your hands! 💚

Go visit to learn more about the series and how to attend.
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Quick 📠:⁠
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📍 1672 E Alcy Road⁠
Cost: FREE⁠
Session 3: Money Management & Savings (April 25th)
Session 4: Mortgage Readiness (May 9th & May 14th)
Session 5: Shopping for a Home (May 23rd & May 28th)⁠

Join us on Saturday for a day full of fun! Love Food End Waste Memphis is a chance to enjoy a brew, enjoy some grub, and learn more about food waste in Memphis.

Love Food Hate Waste, Memphis! Beer, Food, Music, and FUN! A free, family friendly event featuring live chef demos, a food drive, local resources, and specialty beer!

Tree Day was such a success! But we aren't done yet, Memphis. Check out Clean Memphis post for details on the next tree GIVEAWAY! 💚😀

Hey Memphis! The weather is getting warmer, and we have the perfect opportunity for you to get outside! Join us on Saturday. March 25th for a Cordova Community Cleanup hosted by Shante Avant in partnership with Clean Memphis and Memphis Transformed.

The cleanup starts at 10 AM and will finish up at noon. Its the perfect way to kick off spring 💚 🌻

The Business Development Center - BDC has a wide range of recycling services for some of the most impossible things! Their most recent project is innovative and turned has made Broad Avenue bike friendly. The BDC Hub has been manufacturing bike lane barriers from scrapped tires. They began installation last week in Binghampton! 👏Congrats and keep up the good work to the BDC team.

The BDC Business Hub has a wide range of recycling services for some of the most impossible things! Their most recent project is innovative and turned has made Broad Avenue bike friendly. The BDC Hub has been manufacturing bike lane barriers from scrapped tires. They began installation last week in Binghampton! 👏Congrats and keep up the good work to the BDC team.

Hey Memphis, the sun is shining and the snow has melted! 🌞Today is the last day of the MLK Days of Service Litterati Challenge! Let’s get to it! Join in on this fun-filled litter pick-up challenge and help us reach our goal of 10,000 pieces of litter. 💪

What’s Litterati?! We’re happy you asked! Litterati is a new app that’s powered by machine learning and geotagging technology to help us better identify litter, determine trends, and create more effective prevention tactics - all while social distancing. So, help us capture litter data and reduce litter in our communities this weekend. ♻️💚

How to participate…
👉Sign up through Volunteer Odyssey [bit.ly/3nj8Vy7] and follow the steps!
😉 Be sure to take some selfies during your litter pick up. If you tag us on social media, we’ll be sure to share your posts!
🤔 Got questions?
Send a direct message to Memphis Transformed!

Hey Memphis, how are you serving the city this weekend?! Over the years, Clean Memphis has honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr by organizing and supporting community service projects within the Memphis community. We're keeping his legacy and vision alive! This year, Clean Memphis and Memphis Transformed teamed up for the MLK Days of Service Litterati Challenge, starting today through Monday, January 17th. Our goal is remove 10,000 pieces of litter from our streets and neighborhoods. We need 200 do-gooders to pick up 50 pieces of litter while using the Litterati app. Memphis, we can do this! ♻️ 💚

Haven’t heard of Litterati....let us help you out, friend! Litterati is a new app that's powered by machine learning and geotagging technology to help our organization better identify litter, determine litter trends, and create more effective prevention tactics - all while social distancing. So, help us capture litter data and reduce litter in our communities this weekend. Can we count you in?!

How to participate…
👉 Sign up through Volunteer Odyssey [bit.ly/3nj8Vy7] and follow the simple steps!
😉 Be sure to take some selfies during your litter pick up. If you tag us on social media, we'll be sure to share your posts!
🤔 Got questions? Send a direct message to Memphis Transformed! Let's get to it, y'all!

We can't do this without you! Happy Serving! 💚

The Frayser exchange club took a turn when Shelly Rice became president in 2006. Since then, his passion for civic organizations have brought the club back to life and created a space for community members to share. In addition, Rice's relationships and connections have led to the success of the Frayser Exchange Club and the overall strengthening of the neighborhood.

Read more about Shelly Rice and the Frayser exchange club below!

Meet Shelly Rice, the man behind Frayser Exchange Club's revitalization Shelly Rice became Frayser Exchange Club president in 2006. The civic organization has flourished since, according to those in the Memphis neighborhood.

Litterati , the global litter data science company, is working with the City of Memphis Public Works Department to combat litter using a data science approach! Since the pandemic, Memphis has experienced an increase in illegal dumping, and the Litterati platform can inform what actions need to be taken to be preventative and monitor changing conditions! 💚

Read more about the Litterati expansion throughout the city below! Clean Memphis

Litterati launches City Fingerprint Project with Memphis to expand data monitoring systems for litter prevention - City of Memphis - General News The global litter data science company Litterati recently selected the cities of Hayward, CA, Memphis, TN and Norfolk, VA to participate in the new City

It's never too late to go green! Jack and Cathy Richbourg moved into the senior living center, Trezevant Manor, and were most excited about one feature, the recycling services. However, they were saddened to hear that many local haulers had stopped their services.

But even then, Jack didn't back down. With inspiration from Mike Larrivee from and help from Nancy from Green 365 and Madeleine Edwards from Get Green Recycle Works, they were able to get the CEO of Trezevant on board and establish a green team!

Over eighteen months, the green team and has diverted over 100,000 pounds of materials from landfills! Read the fantastic story by Heidi Netz Rupke below...

https://memphistransformed.com/the-power-of-green/

📸: Aleks Antonío Photography

It's never too late to go green! Jack and Cathy Richbourg moved into the senior living center, Trezevant Manor, and were most excited about one feature, the recycling services. However, they were saddened to hear that many local haulers had stopped their services.

But even then, Jack didn't back down. With inspiration from Mike Larrivee from Compost Fairy and help from Madeline from and Madeleine Edwards from Green Recycle Works, they were able to get the CEO of Trezevant on board.

Over eighteen months, a green team was established and has diverted over 100,000 pounds of materials from landfills! Read the fantastic story below...

https://memphistransformed.com/the-power-of-green/

Memphis Parks have rebranded! The updated website allows you to rent pavilions and is a more centralized system for information on park activities. Check out The Daily Memphian article on the rebranding 💚

City parks division gets rebrand, new website