Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is seeking creative, original video of people making their communities clean and beautiful through the Great American Cleanup of PA.

To participate, send Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful a 2-minute video of your Great American Cleanup of PA event showing individuals, groups, children, and adults having fun improving the local community. Be sure to mention the 2015 Great American Cleanup of PA in your video.

Cash prizes, sponsored by the PA Waste Industries Association, are $200 for the winning entry and $100 each for two runners up. Additional sponsors for the video contest are Keep PA Beautiful and the Department of Environmental Protection.

“We are excited to provide this opportunity for community groups and individuals to showcase their local programs. A lot of planning and partnerships go into the Great American Cleanup of PA events and that’s what we want to see!” says Shannon Reiter, president of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.  “The Keep PA Beautiful video contest is not only a way to gain recognition and build support for local programs, but it will also serve as an education piece. Winning entries and selected videos will be posted on Facebook.”

Deadline to submit your video is May 22.  Contest details are available online.

Help Choose The Winners

Help choose the winners by liking your favorite video on the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Facebook page. Voting begins on June 1st and concludes on June 12th at 3:00 PM.  Winners will be announced the week of June 15th.

The 2015 Great American Cleanup of PA runs from March 1st to May 31st. During this period, registered events can receive free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests from PennDOT district offices as supplies last.

To register your events, visit the Great American Cleanup of PA website.

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