Green Highlands, along with Keep Bartow Beautiful and Bartow County Government are sponsoring our annual Great American Clean-Up (GAC) event in memory of Gene Thacker, developer of Bartow County’s Recycling Center. This years Keep America Beautiful GAC theme is “Clean your Block Party”, and we plan to do just that! Volunteer teams will register in […]
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Gene Thacker Memorial Great American Clean Up
During the month of April, Keep America Beautiful Great American Clean-Up (GAC) events are held across the country. Each year Green Highlands and other student organizations, along with Keep Bartow Beautiful host the Gene Thacker Memorial Clean-Up in honor of this nationwide campaign. We typically host about 50-100 volunteers on our Cartersville Campus the day […]
Green Highlands 8th Annual Spring “Green” Service Trip
Green Highlands will camp, give back to our local community & plan spring club events during our 8th annual Spring Green Service Trip, M-W of Spring Break (March 28-30th). GHC Green Highlands members will camp at Floyd’s Landing (Euharlee Road, Cartersville) on the banks of the Etowah River and conduct a river clean-up. Students must […]
GHC & Catfish Kissin’ with CRBI
Let’s paint this event Blue & Orange! I will be showing just how much I #loveGHC and our local rivers as I serve as GHC’s token contestant in CRBI’s annual Catfish Kissin’ Contest! However, I can’t do it without my GHC family! Please “cast” your vote online at the link below OR in the office […]
Etowah River Cleanup
Please join Green Highlands as we join forces with Euharlee Creek Outfitters and Keep Bartow Beautiful to clean the Etowah River. When: Saturday, October 17th, 8:00 am -1:00pm Where: Floyd’s Landing. ECO will provide boats for all other volunteers on a first come, first served basis. Experienced paddlers are asked to BYOB, that is Bring […]
Gene Thacker Memorial Great American Clean Up Event
Green Highlands, PTK, SAC along with Keep Bartow Beautiful and Bartow County Government will once again host the Great American Clean-Up Event in memory of Gene Thacker this Saturday, April 12th from 9-Noon. Registration and events will be held on the 1st floor of the Cartersville Academic Building. This is a family friendly event, please […]
Spring Service Project-Volunteers Needed!
Green Highlands invites you to join us in our Spring “Green” Service Project next Tuesday, March 25th from 10:00am-1:00pm on the Cartersville Campus. Projects include planting a community vegetable garden, installing compost bins and rain barrels. Improving turtle habitat in campus ponds and installation of bird houses, along with several other activities. Free lunch will […]
Rain Barrel Workshop
A Free Rain Barrel Workshop is to be held Saturday Nov. 23rd , 10 -11:30 am at Georgia Highlands College, 5441 Highway 20 N E , Cartersville in the Student Center. The free workshop will have all the information you need to install a rain barrel at your own home. Presenter Amos Tuck, Program Coordinator […]
Earth Week Exhibit
In honor of Earth Week, Green Highlands will be featuring an educational exhibit on plastics. Stop by and learn why it’s important to reduce, reuse and recycle to keep plastics out of the environment. The exhibit is just outside of the GHC Library (Cartersville Campus) and will be up April 22-26. Be sure to see […]
Earth Week Plastics Exhibit
In honor of Earth Week, Green Highlands will be featuring an educational exhibit on plastics. Stop by and learn why it’s important to reduce, reuse and recycle to keep plastics out of the environment. The exhibit is just outside of the GHC Library (Cartersville Campus) and will be up April 22-26. Be sure to see […]