Clara's Kids Club - Empowering Environmental Stewardship in Charleston
Keep Charleston Beautiful's Clara's Kids Club is a youth litter cleanup "club" offered to children and families located within the City of Charleston. Each event is designed to pair litter education with a hands-on litter cleanup. KCB's litter prevention pelican mascot, Clara the Pelican, attends each event and works alongside the volunteers to reinforce the importance of cleaning up litter. Involvement is not restricted by age, and family members or guardians are encouraged to attend each event as well.
School Year 2023/2024 Litter Cleanup Series!
Keep Charleston Beautiful has expanded our youth focused litter cleanup events to take place throughout the year! Join Clara the Pelican and KCB staff at more City of Charleston locations to help cleanup litter! Register for events here!
Each event is 100% FREE to all participants and litter cleanup supplies will be offered. Parents are welcome to accompany their child during the litter cleanups. We do ask that you wear appropriate clothing and footwear for each event.
Cancellation of events will occur 24-hours prior to event if our minimum volunteer registration goal of 8 volunteers per event is not met. In the event that a cancellation occurs, we will contact you personally given the information you provide during registration and we will make a social media announcement.
Date of Event
Time of Event
Location
Community
# of Participants
Litter Collected
Thursday, November 9th
4:30pm to 5:30pm
Melton Peter Demetre Park
James Island
9
11.2 lbs
Saturday, December 2nd
10am to 11:30am
Daniel Island Trail
Daniel Island
TBD
TBA
Friday, January 26th
5:30pm to 6:30pm
Mary Utsey Playground
West Ashley
TBD
TBA
Wednesday, February 7th
5:30pm to 6:30pm
TBA
Johns Island
TBD
TBA
Thursday, March 21st
5:30pm to 6:30pm
West Ashley Park
West Ashley
TBD
TBA
Tuesday, April 2nd
5:30pm to 6:30pm
Brittlebank Park
Peninsula
TBD
TBA
Sunday, May 5th
5:30pm to 6:30pm
West Ashley Greenway
West Ashley
TBD
TBA
Youth Litter Cleanup - Summer 2023 Series!
From April through August 2023, Keep Charleston Beautiful offered multiple youth focused litter cleanups throughout the City of Charleston with Clara the Pelican at each litter cleanup! Below is the full list of past events.
Date of Event
Location of Event
Community
# of Participants
Amount of Litter Cleaned Up!
Tuesday, April 18th
Brittlebank Park
Peninsula
25
60 lbs
Friday, May 19th
Hampton Park
Peninsula
8
2 lbs
Saturday, June 3rd
Northbridge Park
West Ashley
10
30 lbs
Wednesday, June 14th
Johns Island Park
Johns Island
14
10.78 lbs
Sunday, June 18th
Daniel Island Trail
Daniel Island
5
22 lbs
Friday, June 30th
West Ashley Greenway
West Ashley
17
100 lbs
Wednesday, August 2nd
West Ashley Park
West Ashley
13
6.2 lbs
Monday, August 7th
Melton Peter Demetre Park
James Island
3
2.44 lbs
This summer, Keep Charleston Beautiful also partnered with Charleston's Department of Recreation to host educational presentations and litter cleanups at multiple City of Charleston Summer Camps! Below is the comprehensive list of litter cleaned up at each of the summer camps.
Check out our social media platforms for pictures from each event!