by Janet Boscarino | Nov 18, 2019 | Clean Memphis Team, Community Engagement
We love celebrating community leaders, and this month we are especially excited to celebrate one of our own: Penney Mosley! Penney joined the Clean Memphis team a little over a year ago and has been doing a fantastic job leading cleanup crews around the city. We are...
by Heidi Rupke | Nov 7, 2019 | Project Green Fork
Have you been wondering about all of the hoopla surrounding the former Fuel Cafe space on Madison? Well, wonder no longer! Miles Tamboli is rolling out a new look and a new menu with his first brick-and-mortar restaurant, Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza. He brings...
by Michelle Cowan | Oct 23, 2019 | Education
This year, the growing Clean Memphis Education team is taking on more schools than ever, including the new Compass Community Schools (formerly Jubilee Schools). With a focus on service learning, Clean Memphis is bringing curriculum into the classrooms in five of...
by Heidi Rupke | Oct 15, 2019 | Project Green Fork
Brandi Marter and her team at Bedrock Eats & Sweets are serious about eating well. They’re also serious about doing good. When we met them, they had already voluntarily adopted most of the PGF standards. Brandi says, “We looked around and realized we...
by Janet Boscarino | Oct 7, 2019 | Community Engagement
Making connections is one of our favorite things here at Clean Memphis. We love connecting people to neighborhoods, beautification projects, and their environment. Our work is fueled by volunteers from our corporate partners, and this month we are highlighting one of...
by Kathleen Quinlen | Oct 3, 2019 | Clean Memphis Team, Project Green Fork
The Clean Memphis team is growing! After talking to anyone who would listen about her dreams for a more sustainable food system in Memphis, Heidi Rupke came on board as our Program Consultant for Project Green Fork in September. With experience as a teacher, parent,...
by Kathleen Quinlen | Sep 20, 2019 | Community Engagement
We recently had the opportunity to partner with Springdale Baptist Church for their Fall Serve Day. Nestled in the heart of the Hollywood-Springdale community, this congregation has worked to serve the greater Memphis community since 1928. In 2018, under the...
by Kathleen Quinlen | Sep 10, 2019 | Education
In 2015, Clean Memphis educators began working with Memphis Business Academy to provide hands-on STEM activities to their gifted students. They were one of our first institutions to achieve the Sustainable Schools Challenge certification, and our relationship has...
by Kathleen Quinlen | Aug 25, 2019 | Clean Memphis Team, Education
The Clean Memphis team is excited to announce two new additions to our Education team. Michelle Cowan came on as our new Director of Education at the beginning of August, and Gus Gatlin joined the team as a full-time environmental science educator earlier this summer....
by cleanmemphis | Aug 21, 2019 | Community Engagement
On August 17, Clean Memphis collaborated on our first cleanup with the Birch Run Community near Kirby High School. At the core of this dedicated group of community members is Ms. Felicia Webb, a longtime resident and champion of the neighborhood as well as the head of...
