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Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful
is a 501c3 nonprofit and is the first
Keep America Beautiful affiliate in
the nation to focus solely on a river.
Its mission is to rally communities
along the Tennessee River and its
tributaries to preserve, improve and
protect the river for generations to
come. To date, 4,540 volunteers
have helped the organization to
remove 836,296 lbs. of trash along
the 652-mile Tennessee River and
its tributaries that reach into seven
states.
Publix, the largest employee-
owned company in the U.S. with
more than 255,000 associates,
currently operates 1,389 stores
in Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee, South Carolina, North
Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky. For
that includes river cleanup supplies, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) 27 consecutive years, the company
volunteer t-shirts, and stainless-steel and the Tennessee Department of has been recognized by Fortune as
water bottles (an example of a solution Transportation, two agencies that have a great place to work. In addition,
to the cups, bottles and cans found on also long-supported KTnRB’s river Publix’s dedication to superior quality
river shorelines). They also receive a free cleanup efforts. The adoption signs are and customer service is recognized
sign with the individual/group name provided by KTnRB partner and national among the top in the grocery
declaring the river mile under their care. nonprofit, Living Lands & Waters. business. For more information,
The original scope of the program To adopt a river mile within the visit the company’s newsroom at
historically has been supported through Tennessee River watershed, please visit corporate.publix.com/newsroom.
a work plan that KTnRB has with the www.KeepTNRiverBeautiful.org/adopt.

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