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Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation Awards $20,000 to Keep Charlotte Beautiful

Mayor Foxx and the Charlotte City Council Declare the Month of May as Small Business Month in Charlotte

Mayor Foxx Proclaims April 27 – 29, 2012 as the Great Charlotte Clean-Up Weekend

City of Charlotte to Provide Tuition Reimbursement for Building Performance Institute Training

Small Business Month 2012

To coincide with national small business week, Charlotte is celebrating small businesses throughout the month of May. Beginning with a kickoff celebration with the Mayor and City Council on May 2nd, the month promises to provide numerous opportunities to celebrate, educate and inspire our community's small businesses and entrepreneurs.

It's not too late to nominate your favorite small businesses for special recognition. If you know of a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) or Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) deserving of recognition, nominations are still being accepted for the inaugural Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crowns of Enterprise awards. The deadline to submit nominations is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 23. Three small businesses will be presented with awards for the SBE, MBE and WBE of the year. Help spread the word about this special opportunity!

For more information, visit the Crowns of Enterprises Awards page on http://www.charmeck.org.

To stay current on all of the Small Business Month activities, visit CharlotteBusinessResources.com.

For more information about Small Business Month, contact Gail Whitcomb, gwhitcomb@charlottenc.gov.

The Great Charlotte Clean-Up

Mayor Foxx proclaimed April 27-29, 2012 to be "The Great Charlotte Clean-Up" weekend. Each year, Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) participates in the Keep America Beautiful, Great American Clean-Up by hosting a local clean-up. This clean-up effort is the nation's largest community improvement program, built on a foundation of individual responsibility and civic pride.

This year's Great Charlotte Clean-Up will take place April 27th—29th. All neighborhoods, businesses and individuals are encouraged to take part in a clean-up during the weekend or can get involved by signing up to volunteer to help with a clean-up project. Citizens can register a clean-up or sign up to volunteer at http://kcb.charmeck.org.

So far, over 40 clean-ups have been registered to take place in Charlotte over the course of the weekend with 500+ volunteers participating.

For more information about Keep Charlotte Beautiful or the Great Charlotte Clean-Up, please contact Aisha Alexander, valexander@charlottenc.gov or 704-336-2175.

HUD Awards Over 2.4 Million to Charlotte to Protect Thousands of Children from Lead and Other Home Hazards

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded The City of Charlotte $2,479,414 as part of the $110.8 million in grants to 43 local projects nation-wide to conduct a wide range of activities intended to protect children and families from potentially dangerous lead-based paint and other home health and safety hazards. The City of Charlotte was the only municipality in North Carolina to receive this funding.

The grant funds will be used for the testing, risk evaluation, control and reduction of lead-based paint hazards in 230 low-income housing units in Charlotte. The funds will also be used to provide community awareness and education, contractor training, continuation of the LeadSafe Charlotte HOTLINE in English and Spanish, and to screen children under the age of six for the presence of elevated blood levels at enrolled units.

For more information on lead hazard reduction, please contact Diane Adams, dadams@charlottenc.gov.

Lowe's Community Grant $20,000 award

Keep Charlotte Beautiful is the recipient of a $20,000 Keep America Beautiful Lowe's Community Improvement Grant. The funds will go to support their partnership with Field to Fork to install community gardens at CMS school sites and support future Great American Clean-up activities.