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Press Release
For Immediate Release For more information, please contact: Sonia Chavez at 713-839-8855 office 713-805-4847 cell phone
Keep Houston Beautiful and Mayor White to Honor Proud Partners Port of Houston Authority Receives This Year's Highest Award
[HOUSTON , Texas ] - [November 2, 2005] - Keep Houston Beautiful and Mayor Bill White will honor this year's Mayor's Proud Partners winners in a luncheon at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel on November 21 st , 2005. The reception will begin at 11:30 and will follow with the luncheon and awards program at noon . The Port of Houston Authority will be honored as this year's Outstanding Proud Partner for their efforts to improve Houston area waterways. Accepting the award will be Port of Houston Authority Chairman Jim Edmonds . "I am very proud of the initiative demonstrated by each of this year's winners to keep Houston beautiful," said Robin Blut Executive Director of Keep Houston Beautiful. The event will showcase the River Oaks Garden Club members as the Beautification award winners for the beautification of Bayou Bend Gardens . Keiji Asakura, a talented landscape architect and president of Asakura Robinson Company LLC will receive a distinguished service award for his tireless efforts to beautify the community. Individual tickets are available for $100 - $500. Table sponsorships are available for $1,500 - $25,000. Proceeds support neighborhood cleanups and beautification initiatives around the city. Please call Keep Houston Beautiful at 713-839-8855 or visit our website at www.houstonbeautiful.org for details. See a list of this year's winners ###
About Keep Houston Beautiful and the Mayor's Proud Partners Luncheon Keep Houston Beautiful is the city's leading organization in beautification, litter reduction and recycling education. It is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. The Mayor's Proud Partners Awards Luncheon honors individuals, businesses, civic organizations, government agencies and schools that make our city shine. By drawing attention to the quality of life improvements undertaken by the award winners, we are supporting initiatives to make Houston a clean, competitive, and livable city. |
