E.L.K. Initiative Updates

Elk volunteer, Tari Comer, was allotted a gracious seven minutes to speak on litter at last night's city council meeting. The norm is...

We got 5 bags and two hub caps off of West 8th Street. We will be back at West 8th street in September. Our next group event will be...

13 volunteers got 22 bags of litter, old signs, tubing, and a shopping cart off of Concord Lake Rd in Kannapolis. It took about 2.5...

Litter promotes fires, bacteria, rats, and disease. Litter also increases insurance rates as litter causes thousands of accidents each...

Principle Woods is allowing volunteers to park in the school's parking lot for our March 20th group litter pick up event. The address is...

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. ...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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).

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

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...

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...

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