Programs
Adopt-A-Park
Your group or business can adopt an Omaha park to make sure it is a great place
to be. Or, if you wish, you may do a one time cleanup. Download the Adopt-A-Park packet
Business “Clean Up – Sweep Up
Want to get some of your employees out for an hour or two a few times during the
year to do community service work? Equipment, bags, and locations are provided if
desired. Adopt-A-Block brochures are available.
Cell Phone Recycling
Give us your old cell phone. We’ll recycle it and KOB receives $1 for each
phone. Bring to our office or to the Hazerdous Household Waste facility. Under the
Sink located at 4001 S. 120th Street.
“Caught in the Act”
A program for citizens to write Keep Omaha Beautiful, Inc. and let us know about
a special person, group, or business who are doing kind deeds to improve the image
of our community. Did someone plant flowers for all to see or did someone do a special
clean up? We’ll send them a letter of commendation.
Dam-site Litter Cleanup
Groups or individuals walk around area dam-site lakes and pick up “fishing
litter”. Bags are provided if needed.
“Helping Hands”
Help elderly and disabled citizens with yard clean up. Equipment and bags are provided
if needed. Download the Helping Hands
packet
KOB Charity Golf Classic
Hole sponsors and players are wanted for our only fund-raiser of the year. July
12th, 2010 at the Players Club at Deer Creek! Everyone is welcome. Download the Golf Packet
Litter Hotline
Call 1-877-665-4877 to report littering.
Old Market and Eugene Leahy Mall Cleanup
Bags and gloves are available if needed.
Trail Cleanup
Keep Omaha Beautiful, Inc. will pay $50.00 (at least 2 miles) to any organized group
willing to walk any Omaha trail or dam-site picking up litter along the way. Bags
are provided if needed.
Download the trail cleanup packet
Storm Drain Disc Placement & Education
Your organized group can help place disks on city storm drain grates and place fliers
to remind citizens not to dump wastes down city storm drains.
Download the storm drain packet
Summer Arts Festival
Summer Arts Festival needs volunteers. June 25th, 26th and 27th, 2010. If you would
like to volunteer please contact Ashley at amcnabney@vgagroup.com
or call 345-5401.
World O! Water Festival
For kids and families to learn about Omaha’s water quality and water fun. Food,
games, fishing, canoeing and more. It’s all free. Come out to 154th and Giles, Wehrspann
Lake Sept 19, 2010 12 noon to 4pm.
Stream Cleanup Day
Help pick up litter from small streams, dam-sites and lagoons. September 18th, 2010
Youth Fall Cleanup
October 23-25 for 2009 and October 22-24 for 2010
Any youth organization, with adult leaders, may volunteer to pick up litter at any
public use area in the city. Keep Omaha Beautiful, Inc. will provide bags, coupons
and a letter of commendation from the Mayor.
Earth Day 2010
Anyone wishing to volunteer may call Craig at 681-9458 to attend the celebration
April 17, 2010 at Elmwood park.
Downtown Flower Planting
Anyone wishing to help may call Joe Guddenrath at 916-1796