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In This Issue
KLB Hosts Seventh Annual State Conference
Keep West Baton Rouge Beautiful Introduces New Mascot
Keep Slidell Beautiful Awards Neighborhood Grants
Upcoming Events

Keep Jefferson Parish Beautiful Receives Pre-Certification

KLB Jefferson Pre-Cert

In early July, Keep Jefferson Parish Beautiful (KJPB) became Louisiana's newest pre-certified affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. 
Following committee training, Keep America Beautiful's Cecile Carson presented the group with its pre-certification certificate.

Pictured above with Carson are several members of the KJPB committee and KLB Executive Director Leigh Harris.

Congratulations and welcome!
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  Summer 2009
KLB Hosts Seventh Annual State Conference at Shreveport, LA
Convention Center
August 19-21, 2009

"Green Communities are Clean Communities, Healthy Communities"


PLEASE NOTE:  The Shreveport Hilton is guaranteeing reservations at the special conference rate through Monday, July 27, 2009. Call 1-800-HILTONS and mention the KLB group code to ensure the guaranteed conference block rate.

The 2009 conference focuses on "green living" and its impact on community development, as well as local initiatives in litter law enforcement, community building and sustainability of community anti-litter programs.

Speakers include Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Vice President Maitreyi Roy discussing greening work and its effect on community development; Tom Martin, president of Zehnder Communications, with tips for gaining awareness through social networking mediums such as Facebook and YouTube; and Louisiana KLB affiliates in communities large and small sharing successful programs they have created.

On Wednesday afternoon, August 19, several pre-conference workshops will be offered. Keep America Beautiful's Sue Smith and Cecile Carson will hold a training session for teaching KAB's award-winning 'Waste in Place' curriculum in schools.  Another workshop on board development will be conducted by Kay Irby, Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations.  The workshops are free to conference registrants but you must register to attend.  Contact Melanie Peck at melanie-peck_klb@cox.net to register.

The main conference begins Thursday, August 20 at 8:00 a.m. and concludes on Friday, August 21 following the KLB Awards Luncheon.

Other education session topics will cover updates on recent statewide and national initiatives, with a strong focus on enforcement of state litter laws, clean water issues and the current social media movement.

Click here for a complete conference agenda.

The conference concludes with Secretary of State Jay Dardenne as keynote speaker at the annual Keep Louisiana Beautiful awards luncheon.  Always interesting and entertaining, Dardenne titles his presentation "Louisiana's Trashy Politics - We're Picking Up!"  DEQ and KLB will also present the 2008 KLB awards that recognize exemplary programs and individuals promoting and strengthening cleaner communities.

General registration for the conference is $110 on or before August 3, $125 after August 3 and $140 on site. Click here to register.

Click here if your company or agency is interested in exhibiting at KLB's State Conference.


Keep West Baton Rouge Beautiful Introduces
New Mascot


No Litter Louie

Keep West Baton Rouge Beautiful recently introduced its new mascot, "No Litter Louie." Louie will be spreading KLB's message of litter prevention, waste reduction, recycling and beautification in WBR Parish schools and communities.

Pictured above from left to right are West Baton Rouge Parish Councilman Ricky Loupe, "No Litter Louie" and Parish President Riley Berthelot, Jr.
Keep Slidell
Beautiful Awards Local
Neighborhood Grant

Keep Slidell Beautiful is offering $100 grants to local neighborhoods looking to beautify their areas by starting 'Neighborhood Green Teams'. KSB plans to work with these pro-active subdivisions by helping to plan a cleanup day and provide equipment such as gloves, trash bags, pick up poles and safety vests. The $100 grant is available to each participating neighborhood to beautify subdivision entrances.
Upcoming Events


International Coastal Cleanup
Saturday, September 19

Last year, nearly 400,000 volunteers collected more than 6.8 million pounds of trash in 104 countries and 42 U.S. states during the 2008 International Coastal Cleanup - the world's largest volunteer effort of its kind. Official registration opens on August 3, 2009. Click here for more information on the 24th annual cleanup event.

  • Click Here to learn about upcoming GAC events in your community.
 
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
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.