KGIB Ultimate Christmas Tree Contest Winners Announced

 Kicking off Keep Golden Isles Beautiful’s annual Bring One for the Chipper Christmas tree recycling campaign, The Home Depot in Brunswick recently awarded five local members of the Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Georgia with live Christmas trees of their very own.

To promote the KGIB Christmas tree recycling effort, the students participated in an art contest to design their ultimate Christmas tree. The winning artists also received certificates, ornaments, water bottles and KGIB goodie bags.

In last year’s Chipper effort, 55,500 pounds of organic Christmas trees were recycled in Glynn County, becoming mulch or biofuel.

Eight community drop-off sites will be available this year December 26-January 7 for real Christmas trees (no artificial trees, no decorations) and locations can be found at KGIB.ORG. January 5-9, non-working holiday string lights can be dropped off at Old City Hall (1229 Newcastle Street, downtown Brunswick) for recycling.

Both efforts are sponsored by BWC Terminals in partnership with the Brunswick Downtown Development Authority and KGIB.

Pictured (L-R): KGIB’s Lea King-Badyna and Heather Riviera, winners Kaslynn Swinson, William Santiago and Andrew Riley III, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Georgia’s Bryan Burquez and winner Jalena Nobles.