2019 National Planting Day Grant Recipients

(Dalton, GA, October 18, 2019) – Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful is pleased to announce 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, which took place September 7 and is celebrated through the end of November.

Public and private schools in the Dalton, GA 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 a minimum of $200 to a maximum of $500.

This year the following three schools were awarded a grant for their National Planting Day project:

1.   Southeast Whitfield High School - Picnic for Pollinators

2. Brookwood Elementary - 100% Pollinator Native Garden

3. New Hope Middle School - Certified Wildlife Habitat Garden

Projects will be completed by December 2 and each recipient will submit a project summary by December 27 to showcase their work. Visit Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful’s website www.KeepDaltonWhtifieldBeautiful.org or follow them on Facebook to get 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. Learn more about this event at www.kab.org.