Keep Vinton Beautiful Attains Full Certification
In early May, Keep Vinton Beautiful (KVB) became Louisiana's newest affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.
Following committee training, Mayor Kenny Stinson received certification from Keep America Beautiful's Cecile Carson at the Vinton city council meeting.
Pictured above with Mayor Stinson and Carson are KVB Director Rebecca Johnson, several members of the KVB committee and KLB's Leigh Harris.
Congratulations and welcome!
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KLB Hosts Legislative Spouses Luncheon
In early May, Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) hosted a Louisiana Legislative Spouses Luncheon at Hilltop Arboretum in Baton Rouge. Hilltop was selected as the venue for this first annual event because of its natural setting that is representative of Louisiana's native landscape. It is KLB's goal for the entire state to achieve Hilltop's pristine quality. During the luncheon, spouses learned about KLB's litter prevention and waste reduction education programs. Guests were also encouraged to engage with their local KLB affiliates or initiate programs in those communities lacking organization. The event concluded with KLB making a donation for a tree to be planted on the Hilltop grounds in honor of the Legislative Spouses organization. A walking tour of the property was also led by Hilltop staff.
Pictured from left to right are KLB Advisory Board Member and DOTD Representative Roy Dupuy, KLB Board Members Anne Hise and Lois Holden, KLB Chair Debbie Serra and KLB Executive Director Leigh Harris.
Pictured from left to right are KLB Board Member Amy Martinez, Legislative Spouses Daphne Danahay and Sandy Burford, KLB Director Leigh Harris and KLB Board Member Anne Hise.
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KLB Affiliates Receive 'Radio Challenge Grants' From KLB
KLB recently awarded four 'Radio Challenge Grants' aimed at helping affiliates build relationships with their local media. Affiliates were challenged to think creatively and execute a community activity that includes local radio participation in the form of advertising, sponsorship and active radio personality participation. Congratulations to the following recipients of these 2009 grants:
- Keep Covington Beautiful / Keep Mandeville Beautiful / Keep Slidell Beautiful
- Keep Monroe Beautiful / Keep Ouachita Beautiful / Keep West Monroe Beautiful
- Keep Natchitoches Beautiful
- Keep St. Mary Beautiful
The above photo depicts Keep Natchitoches Beautiful's Courtney Hornsby on-air with Elite Broadcasting of Natchitoches. This spring, KNB and Elite conducted an intensive on-air marketing campaign designed to recruit volunteers for Natchitoches' citywide spring cleanup, inform citizens of the city's new recycling program, promote the local farmers' market and announce tips on going green and litter prevention. |
Keep Morehouse Beautiful Executive Director Receives Louisiana Heroine Award
Keep Morehouse Beautiful Executive Director Vicki Carpenter was recently honored as a 2009 Louisiana Heroine by the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) at ceremonies held in Baton Rouge. Carpenter was honored for her role in bettering her Bastrop and Morehouse Parish community through volunteerism, and in particular her exceptional leadership in building and growing the Keep Morehouse Beautiful program as its executive director. Pictured at the presentation ceremony are (left to right) LANO President Melanie Guste, Keep Morehouse Beautiful Executive Director Vicki Carpenter and Keep Morehouse Beautiful President Mark Rainwater, who nominated Carpenter for this prestigious award. |
Keep Mandeville
Beautiful Awarded National
Recycling Grant
Keep Mandeville Beautiful (KMB) was recently named one of 12 Keep America Beautiful affiliates to receive a 2009 Nestle' Waters North America 'Recycle on the Go' grant.
Nestle' offered grants to affiliates who developed innovative projects encouraging community recycling, particularly in public places.
KMB Executive Director Susan Russell explains that the Mandeville project establishes a city ordinance requiring all community events such as fairs and festivals to offer recycling. KMB will provide recycling containers on loan for groups to check out and return and Mandeville public works employees will handle delivery to recycling concerns.
With year-round public events taking place in Mandeville and along Lake Ponchartrain, this grant will undoubtedly achieve real results for years to come.
Through these grants, Nestle' Waters North America hopes to raise awareness about the significance of community recycling and encourage individuals to recycle at larger public venues.
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Upcoming Events
KLB State Conference - August 19-21, 2009
Shreveport, LA Convention Center
The Shreveport Hilton is now accepting reservations under the KLB group block. Call 1-800-HILTON for more information. KLB looks forward to this year's theme of "Green Communities are Clean Communities, Healthy Communities." Speaker information will be made available soon at www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org.
- Click Here to learn about upcoming GAC events in your community.
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If you're receiving this e-newsletter, you've indicated your support for the work of Keep Louisiana Beautiful and our network of affiliate communities committed to a cleaner Louisiana. All of us here at KLB thank you for your support and encourage you to continue taking responsibility, speaking out against litter and participating in initiatives in your own neighborhoods and communities.
Sincerely,
Leigh Harris, Executive Director
Keep Louisiana Beautiful
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful is a volunteer-based service organization dedicated to a healthy and litter free Louisiana. Through a network of statewide affiliates, KLB promotes its mission to educate Louisianans on the ecological and economic effects of littering. For more information, please visit www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org.
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