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Keep Framingham Beautiful Hosting 2022 Awards Ceremony

The litter pickup group Keep Framingham Beautiful will hand out awards in February for accomplishments in cleaning up.

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Framingham's trashiest people will soon be in the spotlight.

The local litter pickup group Keep Framingham Beautiful (KFB) will host an awards ceremony this month highlighting achievements in local litter removal. More than 15 locals will get awards this year, according to KFB founder Michael Croci.

KFB, a chapter of Keep Massachusetts Beautiful, has been organizing litter cleanups in Framingham since the beginning of the pandemic. Members of the group have collected a lot of trash, and formed social bonds along the way.

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Around Earth Day 2021, about 250 locals participated in distributed litter cleanups across the city. The group followed that up with "Keep Framingham Beautiful Week" in October.

The awards ceremony will be held Feb. 28 beginning at 7 p.m. Pre-register for the event here.

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