Keep Slidell Beautiful

We are proud community partners with Fidelity Bank and NOLA Lending Group. They'll be with us on October 18th at Pinewood Golf Club for the 16th annual Keep Slidell Beautiful Golf Tournament fundraiser. You can find them at the clubhouse serving breakfast and the best bloody mary you've ever had!
Email [email protected] for information on how you can support KSB in our mission for a cleaner and more beautiful Slidell.

Unfortunately, our "Hitting for Headstones" Softball Tournament will be rescheduled due to the expected weather. We will share the new date as soon as it's set! The good news is that you can still support our work at Greenwood Cemetery! Estimates for the needed repair work at the cemetery total over $50,000. Any donation will be listed on our banner at the tournament, and we still have sponsorship options available. Email [email protected] for more information.
Venmo -Beautiful with "Greenwood" in the notes.

SAVE THE DATE! 10.18.2024
It's almost time to register for our 16th annual golf tournament!
Your support allows us to continue to positively impact our community and environment!

Slidell salutes the following businesses for July! 😍
You make Slidell look good! Resource Bank Woodhouse Spa - Slidell and SMH Wellness Pavilion

Properly securing your load contributes to safer, cleaner roads.
Follow these tips to ensure you properly secure your cargo:
✔️ Tie cargo down with rope, netting, or straps.
✔️ Tie large objects directly to your vehicle or trailer.
✔️ Consider covering the entire load with a sturdy tarp or netting.
✔️ Don’t overload your vehicle or trailer.
✔️ Always double-check your load to make sure it’s secure.

Do your part to prevent roadside litter which can cause crashes, traffic delays, injuries, and fatalities.

Thank you for recycling with us today, Slidell! Our next recycling event will be in November.
Thank you to our volunteers from other organizations!
We appreciate your support! 🫶
Rotary Club of Slidell
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. - Tau Iota Omega Chapter
Progress, not perfection!

We’re here until 11 ready to take your recycling! Come see us!

This month, we are saluting SMH Imaging Center, Autozone, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for keeping their buildings and parking lots litter-free and well-landscaped. 👍👍

Our fearless KSB leader and local business owner, Solange Ledwith, broke both her tibia and fibula in a freak accident recently. Her jiu-jitsu family at Rogue Jiu Jitsu/American Killer Bees NOLA is having a fundraiser for her this Saturday! Stop in and help them get Solange back on her feet! If you can't attend the event, stop by Swamp Girl Glass Blowing LLC one day and purchase some beautiful ready-made items in her storefront. Her work is gorgeous!

Join us on July 20th for the first-ever KSB Softball Tournament!
Hitting for Headstones!
By participating in the tournament, you're not just having fun, you're making a direct impact. All proceeds from the tournament this year will go towards the restoration of Greenwood Cemetery, a place of historical significance in our community.
Keep Slidell Beautiful is working with Oak and Laurel Cemetery Preservation to complete the cemetery's repairs correctly.
Their work can be seen here. https://www.oakandlaurel.com/
Team signup: TEXT Johnny at 504-358-5622
For information on sponsorship email [email protected] or TEXT 985-646-9564

Recycling is this Saturday from 9am-11am!

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The new date for recycling is June 8th!
Bayou Lane Parking Lot
9am-11am
Items we are accepting:
Aluminum cans
Plastic grocery bags
Plastic #1 water and soda bottles
Glass without lids or corks-cleaned and free of food residue
Tires- three per vehicle- no rims- no oversized tires

SAVE THE DATE! JULY 20TH is our first Keep Slidell Beautiful softball tournament! More details to follow soon!
Each year, the proceeds from this tournament will go to a special project. This year, we have selected Greenwood Cemetery, a place of historical significance that needs our help. If you've been through Greenwood Cemetery lately, you've probably noticed many headstones, graves, and mausoleums needing TLC. We will work with a cemetery restoration company to ensure this job gets done correctly.
For more information on the tournament details and team entry, please TEXT Johnny "Flip-Flops" Williams at 985-503-0654 or email [email protected].
For information on event donations and sponsorships, please contact Marisa Frischhertz at 985-646-9564 or by email at [email protected]

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The new date for recycling is June 8th!
Bayou Lane Parking Lot
9am-11am
Items we are accepting:
Aluminum cans
Plastic grocery bags
Plastic #1 water and soda bottles
Glass without lids or corks-cleaned and free of food residue
Tires- three per vehicle- no rims- no oversized tires

There are so many better ways to celebrate or honor your loved ones.
Our favorite alternative to a balloon release is planting a tree or donating to the Arbor Day Foundation. 🌳🌎

It may seem fun to release balloons to celebrate graduation, but what goes up, must come down. Balloons litter the environment and harm fish and wildlife. Instead, plant a tree to commemorate the special occasion!

Our May Keep Slidell Beautiful Salutes businesses are Chicken Salad Chick, First Pentecostal Church, and the business park at 2800 Gause. Thank you for doing your part to help keep our city looking good!

Thank you for being so supportive, Fidelity! We will put this gift to work!

MAY 11TH IS THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY! REGISTER! Household hazardous waste at the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds in Covington from8 a.m. to Noon.
To register a drop-off time and see what waste will be accepted, please visit keepsttammanybeautiful.org

We've passed out fifteen cigarette butt receptacles to local businesses this week, and we've had to order more! If you requested one but haven't received it this week, we will deliver yours as soon as the new order arrives! We are thrilled to have so many businesses taking part in keeping cigarette butts off the ground. Every cigarette butt that ends up in a receptacle is one less that ends up in our waterways.

Camellia Cafe Slidell
Restaurant Coté
Deanasco Restaurant & Bar
ExpoSigns
Gifts & Thrift
McMillin Law
Tacos & Beer Slidell
The Venue
The Boho Being
Pest Solutions Store
Second Life Emporium
El Paso Mexican Grill Slidell
As well as the businesses at 1402 Gause Blvd. shopping center

We will start removing temporary signage in the city right of ways tomorrow. Signs will be thrown away and not saved for collection. Please pick up your signs if you don't want to lose them.

Slidell cracks down on temporary signs in city - The City of Slidell, Louisiana To maintain the safety of city streets, the City of Slidell is reminding residents and businesses about newly updated regulations regarding temporary signs as outlined in the City of Slidell’s Code […]

As comes to a close, we'd like to give special thanks to all of the schools who allowed us to go in and spend time with their students, as well as all of the Special Guest readers who took time out of their busy schedules to share "Harry the Snakebird" with our youth and get them involved in being part of the solution!
*Abney Early Childhood Center- Councilman Bill Borchert
*Brock Elementary- Officer Kevin Swann
*Bonne Ecole- Councilman Trey Brownfield
*Bonne Ecole- Councilwoman Cindi Ebarb King
*Carolyn Park Elementary- Rotarian Dede Morel Ricard
*Little Oak Elementary-Councilman Nick DiSanti
*Little Oak Elementary- Greg Cromer - Mayor of Slidell
*Little Oak Elementary- KSB Board member Allison Davis Bolin
*Florida Avenue Elementary- KSB Vice President Jennifer Ivey

Our Greenwood Cemetery workday is complete! Volunteers removed limbs, vines, overgrowth, leaf debris, and litter. Thank you, Boyscout Troop 365, and all of our other volunteers who worked so hard to keep this historic cemetery looking pretty! Taking care of historic areas like Greenwood is one way we can !
Keep Louisiana Beautiful

A huge "Thank You" goes out to the guys from Digital Engineering & Imaging, Inc. today! They spent their morning beautifying our beloved Greenwood Cemetery for and gave us a head start on re-graveling the pathway through the cemetery.
Keep Louisiana Beautiful

Thank you for doing your clean-up in Olde Towne, ladies! You did an excellent job!

DID YOU KNOW?
Cigarette butts do not biodegrade. Instead, they slowly leak a chemical cocktail of highly toxic and carcinogenic substances into soils, waterways, lakes, and the oceans.
We can help prevent this! Any business in Slidell can request a FREE cigarette butt receptacle and we will deliver it to your door! Thank you for doing your part Camellia City Pizza!!!
These receptacles were purchased thanks to a cigarette litter prevention grant provided by Keep America Beautiful.

Keep Louisiana Beautiful

🌎❤️Not only is today Earth Day, but here in Louisiana, it's Love the Boot Week! Love the Boot Week is a special initiative implemented by Keep Louisiana Beautiful to raise awareness of our state's litter problem and to promote litter prevention.
Throughout this week, we will be sharing a powerful story, 'Harry the Snakebird' by Wendy Carbo, with local schools. This book, based on a true story, is a testament to the impact of our actions. It tells the story of a snakebird who was freed from litter at Capitol Lake in Baton Rouge, inspiring us all to make a difference.
We kicked off our week of education at Little Oak Middle School with a very special guest reader, Greg Cromer - Mayor of Slidell!
Keep Slidell Beautiful board member and Little Oak Middle School's Assistant Principal, Allison Bolin, also served as a guest reader!
Special thanks to Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser for generously donating the books so that they may be added to each school's library.

SLIDELL STRONG! 💪
Following the tornadoes' aftermath, our Spring Clean-up took on a new form. A portion of our dedicated volunteers chose to collaborate with Rebuild Slidell and Convoy of Hope. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to them, as well as to those who persevered with our original plan, demonstrating their commitment to beautification and litter removal.
Our litter crews picked up 1,700 lbs of trash in two hours!
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Special thanks go out to our participants:
Junior Auxiliary of Slidell, Northshore Roller Derby, Slidell High School Football Team and Beta Club, Northshore High JROTC, Salmen High JROTC, Northshore High Beta Club, Greater Palm Lake Neighborhood Association, Ochsner, Slidell Widow's Group, Starlight Missionary Baptist Church, Magnolia Forest Garden Club, STARC of Louisiana, Inc., Papa John's Pizza, and the many individuals and families who lent a hand!

UPDATE: The Fritchie Park distribution center will reopen today at 5 p.m. with hot food and more supplies.
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The Fritchie Park Distribution Center (905 W. Howze Beach Road) reopens today at 8 am with:
• tarps
• water
• ice
• hot meals will be available at 11:00 am and 5:00 pm

IMPORTANT: enter Fritchie Park from Howze Beach Road.

UPDATE ON THE CITYWIDE CLEANUP SCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY!
The recycling portion of the day is canceled and will be rescheduled for a weekend in May.
We plan to proceed as scheduled for those who still want to participate in the cleanup. If you have already signed up and been assigned an area where you are comfortable working, please go to Heritage Park between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. to pick up supplies as directed in the email your group representative should have received earlier this week.
If your group signed up to pick up litter or do landscape work and you would prefer to help with disaster cleanup, please send us an email at [email protected] or call 985-646-9564. You can report to Heritage Park at 8 a.m. to get directions on where you are needed. We are still determining where we will send people, but we will have a plan by Saturday morning. We will still have lunch and t-shirts at 11am in Heritage Park.
City of Slidell, Louisiana
Keep Slidell Beautiful
Keep Louisiana Beautiful
Keep America Beautiful