KEEP EL PASO BEAUTIFUL

KEEP EL PASO BEAUTIFUL Wins the 2009 Governor’s Community Achievement Award (GCAA) – Bringing $265,000 in beautification money to El Paso!

Local Non-Profit Organization Recognized as Among the “Best of the Best” Statewide

El Paso, Texas – March 23, 2009 – Keep El Paso Beautiful (KEPB) receives one of nine Governor’s Community Achievement Awards presented by Keep Texas Beautiful for outstanding community improvement.
The honor recognizes KEPB with one of the most prestigious annual environmental and community improvement awards in Texas. The nine winners, based on population categories, are selected by Keep Texas Beautiful, Inc. (KTB) and receive a share of one million dollars provided by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) for landscaping state rights-of- way in their communities. KEPB competes for the monetary award against other large Texas communities, which include Houston, Austin, Dallas, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio.

The winning communities were chosen for their achievements in community leadership and coordination, education, public awareness, litter prevention and cleanup, illegal dumping enforcement, beautification and property improvement, and solid waste management. KEPB will receive a $265,000.00 prize from TxDOT, which will be used to complete a landscaping project yet to be decided by KEPB.

KEPB will formally be presented with the monetary award during the 42nd Annual KTB Conference, June 8 – 11th, in Houston, Texas. Some of the award winning programs of KEPB include the KEPB Community Tool Shed Program, the educational program Waste in Place, Cooking up a Cleaner Community, the Don’t Promote “Bag” Behavior campaign, and the ongoing and continuing effort of the organization to educate, increase environmental awareness and build community pride throughout El Paso.

KEPB continues to be acknowledged for providing real solutions to problems like litter, graffiti, illegal dumping and other community blights by enabling people of all ages to participate in community improvement efforts. In January of 2009, KEPB received the Keep America Beautiful President’s Circle Award for exemplary performance to reduce litter, minimize waste, and beautify and improve our community.