Keep West Baton Rouge Beautiful Receives Anheuser-Busch Grant
Keep West Baton Rouge Beautiful recently received a $10,000 grant from Anheuser-Busch. KWBRB was one of only 6 KAB affiliates nationwide to receive this grant. Mockler Beverage of Baton Rouge, an Anheuser-Busch wholesaler, is partnering with KWBRB to purchase recycle containers for the parish parks and implement a new program called 'Recycle to Go', allowing residents to use free portable recycling receptacles for fairs and festival events.
Pictured above from left to right is Mockler Beverage Assistant Marketing Director Joya Clark, KWBRB Director Mary Delapasse and mascot "No Litter Louie".
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KLB Board Visits Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Keep Louisiana Beautiful held a recent board meeting at Coca-Cola's new state-of-the-art facility in Baton Rouge. A tour of the bottling plant followed the meeting . The plant incorporates many energy conservation initiatives and is the first Coca-Cola bottler to receive LEED certification.
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2010 Recipients of KLB
Community Grants
2009 'Waste In Place' Teacher Training Workshop
For the seventh consecutive year, Keep Louisiana Beautiful has provided grants to communities to assist in their commitment to prevent litter and reduce waste in their local jurisdictions. This year $200,000 was awarded to 22 organizations representing all regions in Louisiana.
The 2010 recipients include:
Associated Neighborhood Development, New Orleans Baton Rouge Downtown Development Keep Baton Rouge Beautiful Keep Cenla Beautiful, Alexandria Keep Covington Beautiful Keep DeRidder Beautiful Keep Evangeline Parish Beautiful Keep Mandeville Beautiful Keep Morehouse Beautiful Keep Natchitoches Beautiful Keep Ouachita Parish Beautiful Keep Slidell Beautiful Keep St. John Parish Beautiful Keep St. Mary Parish Beautiful Keep Washington Parish Beautiful Keep West Baton Rouge Beautiful Keep West Monroe Beautiful Shreveport Green St. Charles Parish Team Green of Southwest Louisiana Town of Ville Platte Town of Walker Across the state, these communities will be implementing recycling programs, offering teacher training, increasing local law enforcement efforts, and promoting a myriad of other litter prevention and waste reduction projects. All projects and work related to the grant must be completed by December 31, 2010.
2009 Park Restoration
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Calcasieu Parish Billboard Targets Litter Problem
Calcasieu Parish's 'No Excuse' billboard targets
motorists on Ryan Street in Lake Charles.
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury constructed this 'No Excuse' billboard with 100 items of litter collected by parish inmate crews. Installed in time for Mardi Gras, its purpose is to create an awareness of the parish's litter challenges and to encourage motorists to use the local litter hotline. The billboard debuted about the same time that Calcasieu Parish became the latest pre-certified Louisiana affiliate of KAB and joined our Keep Louisiana Beautiful family. Welcome! |
Millions to Participate in Keep America Beautiful's 2010
Great American Cleanup
Keep America Beautiful and Keep Louisiana Beautiful are encouraging Louisianans to participate in this year's Great American Cleanup. From March through May, KAB affiliates and other organizations across the country are hosting cleanups, recycling drives and many other activities designed to improve the environment. 2010's theme is 'Green Starts Here.' During the campaign, KAB encourages people of all ages to begin creating more sustainable communities through daily choices and volunteer efforts. Click here for more GAC information from KAB. Click here for a list of statewide GAC events. |
Join Us!
2010 Keep Louisiana Beautiful State Conference
Wednesday, August 18 through Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Hilton Capitol Center in Downtown Baton Rouge.
This year's theme is "Litter: We Can't Afford It - the Cost is Too Great". Results from both the KAB national litter survey and new Louisiana data will be unveiled. Other topics will include innovative projects on university campuses, what's new with environmental courts, and the hows and whys of becoming an affiliate of our parent, Keep America Beautiful.
Registration and hotel reservation information, as well as the full conference agenda, will soon be available on the KLB website.
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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. Thank you for that support. Please continue taking responsibility, speaking out against litter, and participating in initiatives in your own neighborhoods and communities.
Please note my email address has changed to lharris@keeplouisianabeautiful.org and KLB's new fax number is 225-751-4134.
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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