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Houston Clean City Commission KHB Honorary Advisory Board Staff Directory

Overview

Keep Houston Beautiful is the city's leading organization in beautification, litter reduction and recycling education. For 30 years, Keep Houston

Beautiful has been reaching out to all segments of our community to educate and empower individuals to take greater responsibility for

beautifying and enhancing Houston's environment. Each year's successes have created a cleaner and healthier city for all Houstonians.

Keep Houston Beautiful is a Better Business Bureau member and an Accredited Charity.

We Beautify

KHB organized the first anti-litter campaign in 1979

KHB reduced litter in Houston by an astonishing 77% in just ten years

KHB's, Super Bowl "Team Up to Clean Up" Campaign cleaned 26 neighborhoods and 12 public parks using 3,800 volunteers working 13, 700

hours  to collect 173,900 pounds of trash and 1,447 illegally dumped tires.

KHB's, 2004 All-Star Game cleanup ensured the area surrounding Minute Maid Park was litter-free.  1,000 motivated volunteers picked up

8.1 tons of trash mowed right-of-ways and 18 vacant lots, painted over 19 sites of graffiti, and cleaned 4 public parks near Minute Maid Park,

in downtown and Midtown.

KHB's, Adopt-A-Block program has created a self-sustaining effort helping individuals and groups keep parts of our city litter-free. To date

we have 83 organizations participating in this program.

KHB's partnership in the Keep 5 Alive program has helped beautify and restore the historic 5th Ward neighborhood

KHB's Great American Cleanup is a nationally recognized litter removal program where KHB lends tools and supplies for community groups

to conduct their own beautification projects. In 2005, 2,574 volunteers conducted 62 events and donated 11,220 hours of their time. Participating

volunteers picked up 44,195 pounds of litter and  debris, cleaned 723.8 acres of parks, planted 697 trees and collected 1,953 illegally dumped

tires between March 1, and May 31 2005.

KHB is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc.

We Teach

Keep Houston Beautiful is at the forefront of enlightening the public. From instructing businesses on how to buy recycled products to educating

community volunteers in Civic Leaders Training sessions, KHB has reached out to tens of thousands of individuals. The Keep Houston Beautiful

youth programs are also valued by numerous teachers throughout the Houston area who use Keep America Beautiful, Inc.'s Waste-In-Place

environmental curriculum guide.

These programs in conjunction with KHB publications help guide individuals and businesses through a variety of beautification projects. Whether

you want to plant an esplanade, plan a community cleanup or stop illegal dumping in your neighborhood, Keep Houston Beautiful offers the

information and resources to get the job done.

We Lead

 

Our many years of experience working with Houston neighborhoods, city and county services and other community organizations

makes us a necessary resource and the catalyst to make things happen in our city.

Our Clean Neighborhoods program is a national model for preventing urban litter, transforming neglected areas, reducing crime

and revitalizing neighborhoods. We mobilize area residents and teach them how to utilize critical services and resources so that

they can experience pride in the beautification of their own neighborhoods.

We Recognize Others

 

KHB shines a light on the true leaders and projects that help make Houston a cleaner and more beautiful city. These exemplary efforts all

obtain significant recognition through:

. The Mayor's Proud Partners Awards
. The Golden Glove Awards
. The Annual Clean Neighborhoods Program Volunteer Recognition Event

We Need You
We depend on volunteers and donations of all types. Whether you want to help plant a garden on a spring weekend or want to assist in

beautifying a neighborhood, we hope you'll become involved. Your time and talents are always appreciated by Keep Houston Beautiful.

We also rely on financial and in-kind support from individuals, corporations and foundations. In return, you will be a partner with an

organization that affects the lives of all Houstonians and works hard to make our city a place we are proud to call home.

History

The Houston Clean City Commission, d.b.a. Keep Houston Beautiful, was created in 1979 and charged with the task of creating a clean

and beautiful city. As a local affiliate of the national organization, Keep America Beautiful, Keep Houston Beautiful learned that the way to

lasting improvement was through education and a change of attitude by each individual as to his or her personal responsibility towards the

environment. Therefore, during its 30-year history, training, positive reinforcement and recognition have been major components of all the

program activities.

Encouraging and supporting cleanup and beautification projects by neighborhoods and community groups is another focus of Keep Houston

Beautiful. In 1998, the City of Houston awarded a grant to Keep Houston Beautiful to operate the Clean Neighborhoods Program. This program

was used as a case study to develop a best practice on Urban Partnerships to prevent litter and illegal dumping guide for the U.S. conference

of Mayors and Keep America Beautiful, Inc. “Building Clean, Livable Cities” nation litter summit in 1999. During its 30-year history, Keep

Houston Beautiful has received local, regional and national recognition and has a successful track record of working with local businesses

and leading Houston corporations to promote effective partnerships solutions to eliminating urban blight.

Organizational Structure

Keep Houston Beautiful is a 501 (c) 3, non-profit organization. It is governed by a 48-member Commission which is supported by a small

professional staff. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. The Board members serve on one of six

committees- Executive Committee, Council District Commissioners Committee, Environmental Education Committee, Cleanup/Beautification

Committee, Marketing/Communications Committee and Recognition Committee. The Board of Directors meets bi-monthly with each

committee meeting as needed.

Our Vision Our vision is for Houston to be recognized nationally as one of the cleanest, most beautiful metropolitan cities in America. Our Mission Through education and community partnerships, foster resident and neighborhood awareness of the important role citizens can play in preserving the natural beauty and visual amenities of our city.

Houston Clean City Commission Chairman Daniel J. Sullenbarger, Marathon Oil Company Chairman Emeritus W.J. Bowen, Retired Chairman of the Board of Transco Founder J. Howard Rambin III, Moody Rambin Interests, Inc. Commission Members Chairman Emeritus - W. J. Bowen Chairman - Daniel J. Sullenbarger, Marathon Oil Company Diamantina Araujo, Arajujo Consulting Services Marie D. Arcos, M.D. Anderson Family YMCA Keiji Asakura, Asakura Robinson Company Linda K. Brown, Advantage Communications Consultant Harry Hayes, City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department Katherine Bui, AXENS, N.A. Penny Hess Butler Patrick Castillo Tanaz Choudhury, Tan Ches Global Management, Inc. Susan Cita, ASLA, TBG Partners Nathaniel "Nick" Clayton II, CSSC, The Financial Services Company of the Southwest Rey de la Reza, FAIA, Rey de la Reza Architects, Inc. Montecella Flaniken, City of Houston Neighborhood Protection Division Ramiro Fonseca Janice Gabriel Robert W. Gibbs, Law Offices of Raymond W. Gibbs Jose Griñan, Fox 26 KRIV Houston Earl Lee Harrison Michael Hatley Charlotte A. Haynes, Charlotte Haynes Associates Ruth Hurst, New Braeswood Revitalization Assoc. Rhenel Johnson, Ebenezer United Methodist Church Darryl L. King, Principal Partnering Group Darryl Lambert, Abitibi Recycling Michael Lavengco, Waste Management of Houston Sallé Morse, HSL Enterprises of Texas Karen North, Houston Independent School District Donald L. Poarch, The Sprint Companies J. Howard Rambin III, Moody Rambin Interests, Inc. Robert A. Ridge, ConocoPhillips Adriana Tamez, Houston Independent School District Jose Armando Valdes, Tu Casa Realty Steven L. Williams, City of Houston Health & Human Resources Department Calvin Wills Chris K. Wilmot, WCW International, Inc. Carla Wyatt Janice Gabriel, City Council District A Theresa Carmouche-Lede, City Council District B Janice S. Rose, City Council District C Sherri L. Hogans, City Council District D Frank G. Weary, City Council District E Razi Asaduddin, City Council District F Harry Phillips Jr., Timberlake Interests Inc., City Council District G Christina L. Moreland, City Council District H Romero Fonseca, City Council District I

Keep Houston Beautiful Staff

Robin Blut, Executive Director: rblut@houstonbeautiful.org

ReishaBeaty: Events and Volunteer Manager: rbeaty@houstonbeautiful.org
Michael Aden, Warehouse Technician: info@houstonbeautiful.org

For volunteer or general information: info@houstonbeautiful.org

Keep Houston Beautiful Associates

Esther de Ipolyi, Public Relations

Isaac Cruz, Accounting

                                                     

Keep Houston Beautiful         3000 Richmond Avenue Suite 350 Houston, TX 77098 Ph: (713) 839-8855 Fax: (713) 839-8880

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