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Before and after

A dirty but rewarding job. An hour or two of litter clean up can make a big difference. E.L.K. will continue to have monthly events. ...

City of Kannapolis and the NCDOT

Both the City of Kannapolis and the NCDOT have partnered with the E.L.K Initiative. The NCDOT is sponsoring our March 20th event by...

March 20th at 9am - Concord Lake Rd

We will be picking up litter Saturday March 20, 2021 at Concord Lake Rd. The intersection of Concord Lake Rd and Dale Earnhardt Blvd to...

7 more bags of litter off the streets

Our next Elk event is March 20th (details to come). In the meantime we encourage our fellow Elks to pick up litter whenever they have...

Thank you!!!

Thank you for the 12 volunteers who came out yesterday in the cold and rain. We tackled 12 bags of litter. Thank you Kannapolis...

This Saturday 2/13/2021 from 1pm to 3pm

The forecast is not great but rain or shine the E.L.K. Initiative will be meeting in the parking lot of North Kannapolis Elementary...

Love the Land

The City of Kannapolis has added this ten-foot steel "Love" sculpture at the Train Station on Main Street. I cannot think of a better...

Nine waivers received!

Nine waivers received for our 2/13/2021 event. There are still three spots available. All you have to do is sign the Kannapolis...

8 waivers received!

Eight waivers have been received for the 2/13/21 event. The deadline has been extended for 4 more volunteers. Please fill out the waiver...

Elk T-Shirts have arrived!

The E.L.K. t-shirts have arrived! Here are some of the first members. Free t-shirt to the first few volunteers (while supplies last).

Most Littered Item

Cigarettes are the most littered item on earth. It is estimated that 4.5 trillion cigarettes are discarded as litter each year worldwide.

Sunday January 31st, 2021

Don't miss the January 31st, 2021 deadline to join the E.L.K Initiative's February 13th event. E.L.K. will be picking up litter from 1pm...

It is official!!!

The E.L.K. Initiative has officially adopted West 8th St (from Main St to Mountain St) through the Kannapolis Adopt-A-Street Program. We...

Supplies

Kannapolis Adapt-A-Street Program supplies safety vest, bags, gloves and more when you adapt a street! They even schedule pick up for...

Article in the Independent Tribune

https://independenttribune.com/news/local/friday-five-littering-a-pardon-and-a-lump-of-coal/article_06a9fa78-5c2a-11eb-8b28-cb4990106ffa....

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