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4 Quarterly Newsletter 2009
Summer Quarterly Newsletter 2009
1 Quarterly Newsletter 2008
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News Releases
2011 Mayor's Proud Partners Luncheon
(HOUSTON, Texas)- (October 31, 2011) Keep Houston Beautiful today honored citizen groups, businesses and volunteers for their exceptional dedication to making Houston a better place to live at the Mayor’s Proud Partners Awards Luncheon.
Eco Bash on the Bayou
Houston, TX – The City of Houston in partnership with Houston Grand Opera (HGO), Compassionate Houston and community leaders announce a weekend of activities to commemorate the 10th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in America’s history, the September 11th attacks.
Neighborhood Depository/Recycling Centers’ Days Change
Effective Friday, July 1, 2011, the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department will change days of operation at the six neighborhood depositories (junk waste & recycling drop-off sites). “The days of service will resume to ‘pre-Ike’ days of operation-Wednesday through Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday),” said Harry Hayes, Solid Waste Management Director.
Piney Point Garden Dedication
GRO1000 is a commitment by ScottsMiracle-Gro and its partners* to develop and install 1,000 community gardens and green spaces in the U.S., Canada and Europe by 2018. A portion of all installed garden harvests will be regularly donated to support the hunger needs of the local community. Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church will be the beneficiary of the Piney Point garden harvests.
Keep Houston Beautiful Day 2011 - Acres Homes
The City of Houston and Keep Houston Beautiful partnership comes together again for another Adopt-A-Ditch project in the Acres Home area on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 8 am between the 700 and 900 Block of Ferguson Way (KM 412-P). The overall scope of this award winning and nationally acclaimed project is to keep ditches free of litter and debris while improving the quality of the storm water, transforming the areas into a cleaner, more environmentally pleasant place.
Keep Houston Beautiful Day 2011 - Allen's Landing
Join local Lowe’s employees and Lowe’s Senior Class Award NCAA Men’s Basketball finalists in Houston as they volunteer their time and skills to Keep Houston Beautiful’s kickoff revitalization project at Allen’s Landing. Lowe’s volunteers along with students from Paul Revere Middle School, members of the Houston Rockets staff and Republic Services will be picking up litter, mulching trees, power washing and painting park benches.
Keep Houston Beautiful Day 2011
Houston will be shining after hundreds of volunteers put in some serious cleanup work for Keep
Houston Beautiful Day April 2. Students, community organizations and businesses will join forces for projects across the city. It's all part ofthe Great American Cleanup?'.
Astros Caravan 2010
The Houston Astros 2010 Caravan continues with several stops in League City and Clear Lake on
Wednesday. The first stop will be at Ross Elementary School where Astros personnel, including former
Astros great Craig Biggio, will host a Team A.C.T. assembly that focuses on service and making a
difference. Players will discuss the importance of teamwork and how Accountability, Choices and Trust
can make their community a better place.
Cleanup 2010 Kickoff Rally
The Great American Cleanup 2010, with its theme, “Green Starts Here,” had its inception right here in our own home town of Houston. Houston was the obvious choice because of its commitment to volunteerism, being environmentally friendly, and commitment to improving the quality of life for ourselves and our neighbors. 1300 Houston volunteers participated this year.
City of Houston Public Works and Keep Houston Beautiful Beautify Acres Home area with Adopt-A-Ditch Project
The City of Houston partnered with Keep Houston Beautiful in an Adopt-A-Ditch project in the Acres Home area held on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8 am in a drainage esplanade at Ferguson Way and Depriest. The goal of the effort was to raise the quality of life by transforming the adopted areas into a cleaner, more environmentally pleasant place.
Gateway Makes an Impression—Denver Harbor
As the gateway to the Denver Harbor neighborhood, the 30-foot wide esplanade at Kress Boulevard and I-10 was little more than grass and a few trees in early 2010. The entrance sign was showing its age. The Denver Harbor Civic Club recognized the importance of a good first impression, so they and a group of volunteers from the Denver Harbor Civic Association, the City of Houston's Mayor's Citizens Assistance Office, Halliburton, and Council Member Ed Gonzalez's office came together on March 6 of this year for the renovation.
Houston Volunteers Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Adopt-a-Highway On Keep Houston Beautiful Day
A Texas-born program that has gone global is marking its 25th anniversary this year. Adopt-a-Highway allows volunteers to adopt a two-mile stretch of highway and keep it clean, which helps reduce litter cleanup costs. The Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off is a partnership between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB). The event brings together KTB volunteers and Adopt-a-Highway groups from across the state to clean up roadways and their communities on one designated day.
(HOUSTON, Texas)- (October 31, 2011) Keep Houston Beautiful today honored citizen groups, businesses and volunteers for their exceptional dedication to making Houston a better place to live at the Mayor’s Proud Partners Awards Luncheon.
Eco Bash on the Bayou
Houston, TX – The City of Houston in partnership with Houston Grand Opera (HGO), Compassionate Houston and community leaders announce a weekend of activities to commemorate the 10th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in America’s history, the September 11th attacks.
Neighborhood Depository/Recycling Centers’ Days Change
Effective Friday, July 1, 2011, the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department will change days of operation at the six neighborhood depositories (junk waste & recycling drop-off sites). “The days of service will resume to ‘pre-Ike’ days of operation-Wednesday through Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday),” said Harry Hayes, Solid Waste Management Director.
Piney Point Garden Dedication
GRO1000 is a commitment by ScottsMiracle-Gro and its partners* to develop and install 1,000 community gardens and green spaces in the U.S., Canada and Europe by 2018. A portion of all installed garden harvests will be regularly donated to support the hunger needs of the local community. Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church will be the beneficiary of the Piney Point garden harvests.
Keep Houston Beautiful Day 2011 - Acres Homes
The City of Houston and Keep Houston Beautiful partnership comes together again for another Adopt-A-Ditch project in the Acres Home area on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 8 am between the 700 and 900 Block of Ferguson Way (KM 412-P). The overall scope of this award winning and nationally acclaimed project is to keep ditches free of litter and debris while improving the quality of the storm water, transforming the areas into a cleaner, more environmentally pleasant place.
Keep Houston Beautiful Day 2011 - Allen's Landing
Join local Lowe’s employees and Lowe’s Senior Class Award NCAA Men’s Basketball finalists in Houston as they volunteer their time and skills to Keep Houston Beautiful’s kickoff revitalization project at Allen’s Landing. Lowe’s volunteers along with students from Paul Revere Middle School, members of the Houston Rockets staff and Republic Services will be picking up litter, mulching trees, power washing and painting park benches.
Keep Houston Beautiful Day 2011
Houston will be shining after hundreds of volunteers put in some serious cleanup work for Keep
Houston Beautiful Day April 2. Students, community organizations and businesses will join forces for projects across the city. It's all part ofthe Great American Cleanup?'.
Astros Caravan 2010
The Houston Astros 2010 Caravan continues with several stops in League City and Clear Lake on
Wednesday. The first stop will be at Ross Elementary School where Astros personnel, including former
Astros great Craig Biggio, will host a Team A.C.T. assembly that focuses on service and making a
difference. Players will discuss the importance of teamwork and how Accountability, Choices and Trust
can make their community a better place.
Cleanup 2010 Kickoff Rally
The Great American Cleanup 2010, with its theme, “Green Starts Here,” had its inception right here in our own home town of Houston. Houston was the obvious choice because of its commitment to volunteerism, being environmentally friendly, and commitment to improving the quality of life for ourselves and our neighbors. 1300 Houston volunteers participated this year.
City of Houston Public Works and Keep Houston Beautiful Beautify Acres Home area with Adopt-A-Ditch Project
The City of Houston partnered with Keep Houston Beautiful in an Adopt-A-Ditch project in the Acres Home area held on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8 am in a drainage esplanade at Ferguson Way and Depriest. The goal of the effort was to raise the quality of life by transforming the adopted areas into a cleaner, more environmentally pleasant place.
Gateway Makes an Impression—Denver Harbor
As the gateway to the Denver Harbor neighborhood, the 30-foot wide esplanade at Kress Boulevard and I-10 was little more than grass and a few trees in early 2010. The entrance sign was showing its age. The Denver Harbor Civic Club recognized the importance of a good first impression, so they and a group of volunteers from the Denver Harbor Civic Association, the City of Houston's Mayor's Citizens Assistance Office, Halliburton, and Council Member Ed Gonzalez's office came together on March 6 of this year for the renovation.
Houston Volunteers Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Adopt-a-Highway On Keep Houston Beautiful Day
A Texas-born program that has gone global is marking its 25th anniversary this year. Adopt-a-Highway allows volunteers to adopt a two-mile stretch of highway and keep it clean, which helps reduce litter cleanup costs. The Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off is a partnership between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB). The event brings together KTB volunteers and Adopt-a-Highway groups from across the state to clean up roadways and their communities on one designated day.
People's Garden
As an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Keep Houston Beautiful responded to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's call to action on Wednesday, December 8th by joining up with local community groups to plant 7 of the nation's 700 sustainable People's Gardens in 2010 right here in Houston.
International Waterway Cleanup
"Trash is one of the most widespread pollution problems threatening our ocean and waterways - and it's entirely preventable." In September, Houston's Little White Oak Bayou was part of the 25th annual International Coastal Cleanup, the largest volunteer effort for ocean health. Partnering with Ocean Conservancy and Bank of America, Keep Houston Beautiful partcipated in the cleanup of debris along the bayou that leads into Galveston Bay.
Mayor's Proud Partners Award
In celebration of America Recycles Day, Keep Houston Beautiful recognized exceptional local volunteerism efforts at the 26th Annual Mayor's Proud Partners Award Luncheon on Wednesday, December 8th. Mayor Annise Parker presented the 2010 Mayor's Outstanding Proud Partner Award to H-E-B Houston Division President, Scott McClelland for the company's remarkable recycling initiatives. Numerous individuals, neighborhoods, businesses and organizations were also honored.
Curbside Recycling Expansion
In December, the City of Houston expanded its curbside recycling program to include 30,000 more households. To make it easier for Houstonians to participate in recycling, the city provided larger carts, single-stream recycling, and a rewards system through RecycleBank.
Greenstar Recycling
Greenstar Recycling has partnered up with the Houston Dynamo soccer team to promote the message, "Recycle and Everybody Wins." Greenstar, one of the largest recycling companies in Norrth America, opened the first single stream recycling facility in Houston. Single stream recycling makes it easier and more convenient for households and businesses to combine all recyclables into one bin.
Archives
Keep Houston Beautiful and Mayor Bill & Andrea White Salute 2009 Mayor's Proud Partners
On the Trail of Trash 2007
On the Trail of Trash 2007
Keep 5 Alive
Keep 5 Alive began in 1992 when Keep Houston Beautiful and Conoco formed the first Houston Beautiful Business Partnership to bring together community based organizations in order to discuss ways in which all of the organizations could work to clean and environmentally reclaim the Fifth Ward neighborhood. This model partnership for community renewal through on-going beautification and litter removal has grown to more than 40 organizations who through an all volunteer effort have disposed of more than 1,800,000 pounds of trash using recycling when possible. In addition, with nearly no budget whatsoever, more than 5,000 rose bushes and plants have been used to beautify Fifth Ward.
Initial efforts targeted general clean-up activities to beautify the area. The Steering Committee recruited volunteers and coordinated activities for weekend clean-ups. A number of City of Houston Departments participate and are coordinated by Keep Houston Beautiful. Conoco focuses its energies in local parks and on the homes of numerous elderly residents in need of painting and lawn work which is performed by thousands of employee volunteers.Each year, Fifth Ward steadily improves and in recent years, new housing and redevelopment of existing housing has begun in the area, due in part to the efforts of Keep Five Alive to reclaim the area.
Initial efforts targeted general clean-up activities to beautify the area. The Steering Committee recruited volunteers and coordinated activities for weekend clean-ups. A number of City of Houston Departments participate and are coordinated by Keep Houston Beautiful. Conoco focuses its energies in local parks and on the homes of numerous elderly residents in need of painting and lawn work which is performed by thousands of employee volunteers.Each year, Fifth Ward steadily improves and in recent years, new housing and redevelopment of existing housing has begun in the area, due in part to the efforts of Keep Five Alive to reclaim the area.
