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<p>PalmettoPride has awarded Keep South Carolina Beautiful Grants to 20 local Keep America Beautiful affiliates to help continue local programs across the state, including an award of $8,750 for Keep Beaufort County Beautiful.</p>
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<p>The KSCB Grant provides local affiliates with funding to implement programs in the area of litter prevention, waste reduction and beautification, the three tenets of Keep America Beautiful. &nbsp;</p>
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<p>Keep South Carolina Beautiful is the state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. KSCB assists local affiliates with education, training, program development, board development. Keep America Beautiful affiliates in South Carolina are key partners of PalmettoPride and help expand our programs, volunteer-base and impact across the state.</p>
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<p>Keep America Beautiful has national turn-key programs that assist local communities reduce and prevent litter, create beautification projects and community greening, recycle and educate our citizens.</p>
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<p>Keep South Carolina Beautiful affiliates also participate in free national programs such as the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program, the Great American Cleanup and KAB education programs.</p>
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