Leadership Update

NOVEMBER 2007
Enclosures:
Ornament Fundraising Kit Order Form

CALENDAR
Year-Round Texas Waterway Cleanup Program
Nov 15   Texas Recycles Day
Nov 18  Use Less Stuff Day
Dec 5-8  KAB National Conference, Washington D.C.
Feb 12 Governor’s Community Achievement Awards applications due*
Feb 19 KTB Non-Youth Awards applications due* (OP Schnabel, Civic, Media, Individual, Government, Ebby Halliday)
*All due in KTB office by 5:00 pm

NEW KTB OFFICIAL AFFILIATES
Madison County (formerly Madisonville)
Pottsboro

NEW KTB PROVISIONAL AFFILIATES
Caldwell
Clifton
Lindale

NEW KAB CERTIFIED AFFILIATE
Burleson

KTB SPECIAL EDITION ORNAMENTS
Have you ordered your Keep Texas Beautiful Special Edition Ornaments for family, friends, and coworkers? Whether it’s a set of all four editions or just this year’s wildflower ornament, dedicated to the late Lady Bird Johnson, the KTB ornaments make unique and wonderful gifts. Don’t wait any longer to submit your holiday order. Orders can be made online this year at www.ktb.org. Please place orders by December 14 to ensure delivery by December 21.

The popularity of this year’s ornament makes it a great fundraising item for your affiliate! Complete the enclosed order form or contact Michelle at michelle@ktb.org by December 1 to receive a special fundraising kit and affiliate-only discount!

2008 AWARDS DEADLINES ARE ONLY 3 MONTHS AWAY!
Don’t forget - applications for next year’s Governor’s Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) and KTB Non-Youth Awards will be due in February. Look for applications and more information to come soon!
Feb 12, 2008* – GCAA applications due
Feb 19, 2008* – KTB Non-Youth Awards applications due (OP Schnabel, Civic, Media, Individual, Government, Ebby Halliday, and Ed Davis)
May 13, 2008* – KTB Youth Awards applications due (Ruthe Jackson and Sadie Ray Graff)
*All due in KTB office by 5:00 pm

AWARDS TIPS – Don’t wait until the last minute to get your awards applications ready! Start planning now with these great tips:
Talk to previous winners and read project synopses online . For a list of winners and synopses, visit www.ktb.org/awards. Email Anne Cunic or call 1-800-CLEAN-TX for winners’ contact information.
Organize information. Use file folders to keep track of newspaper articles and sample materials and set up computer files to arrange photos and track programs, volunteers, and financial information.
Start thinking of a board member and/or volunteer to proofread your application. The more eyes you can get to look over your application, the better!

SHARE KTB PUBLICATIONS WITH YOUR BOARD, STAFF, COMMITTEES, AND MORE!
See a great story in Grassroots about the work Texans are doing to keep their communities beautiful? Encourage those in your local network to download the online version, found at www.ktb.org/newsletters. Want to keep board, staff, and committee members up to date on the latest KTB programs, events, and deadlines? Email them the web link for the current Leadership Update each time you get your copy in the mail, available at www.ktb.org/affiliates/leadershipupdate.html.

GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP/TRASH-OFF EARLY REGISTRATION WINNERS
Thank you to everyone who turned in a GAC/Trash-Off registration form by the early registration deadline. Congratulations to the eight winning communities in the random drawing from all early registrants!

Six-Pack of 40th Anniversary KTB Cokes:
Houston, Frisco, Lake Jackson, Port Arthur, and Stafford

Duffel Bags:
Fort Worth

Take Care of Texas T-Shirts:
Somerville and Woodway

If you have not registered your community’s spring activities, please do so as soon as possible so that Keep America Beautiful can gauge how many supplies will be needed in Texas . KTB will provide you with free materials such as a planning guide, banners, posters, garbage bags, volunteer giveaway items, and more (while supplies last) . Forms and more information can be found at www.ktb.org/programs/gac. Note: Please use this form for Trash-Off events as well.

KTB STAFF CHANGE – LAURA TURNER WELLS
It is with mixed emotions that we announce the resignation of Laura Turner Wells, KTB Programs & Youth Coordinator, effective October 31. Laura has been a valuable addition to the KTB staff for more than two years. She was offered a wonderful opportunity to join The University of Texas as a Development Associate in the School of Social Work. KTB wishes her continued success in her position with UT.

For an interim period, please direct requests or inquiries to the following:

Programs (Waterway Cleanup, GAC, Trash-Off, etc.) – Katie Sternberg
Affiliate Services and Youth Programs (YEL Affiliation) – Anne Cunic
Waste In Place Trainings – Michelle Newkirk

TEXAS WATERWAY CLEANUP PROGRAM UPDATE
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has donated five educational EnviroScape units to KTB for use in the Texas Waterway Cleanup Program (TWCP). EnviroScape units are large, eye-catching landscape models (approximately 25" x 30" x 5") that provide an interactive learning experience for youth. Each EnviroScape discusses pollution sources and prevention and covers a different waterway theme (Urban, Bay, Landfill, Hazardous Waste, and Wetlands). Every unit includes a user's guide with glossary which provides easy-to-use guidelines to aid an instructor, group leader, or facilitator in presenting a demonstration. Units are valued at approximately $1,000 each and provide a wonderful outreach opportunity for your affiliate to educate youth in the community. EnviroScapes will be available for use by TWCP participants beginning next season (January-July). We ask that you pay the shipping cost, as well as a minimal fee to help cover regular wear and tear, at a total cost of $50. To learn more about the activities, visit www.enviroscapes.com.

Look for Spring TWCP registration forms to be posted online soon, sent in enews, and enclosed in the December Leadership Update.

Still haven’t sent in your Fall 2007 TWCP wrap-up report? Please do so ASAP so that we may include your achievements in our totals!

KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL'S 54th NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Green: The New Red, White, and Blue
December 5-8, 2007
Omni Shoreham Hotel , Washington , D.C.
Keep America Beautiful's National Conference will focus on bringing wide-spread global trends to the local level. Sessions will feature " Green City" strategies, walkable "green" communities, Arbor Day's "green" initiatives, water-based litter prevention, and how to sustain and unite local attention for global issues. The conference agenda also includes a new media marketing workshop, KAB Talk Time networking sessions, how to make the new KAB website work for you, and much more. To register, go to www.kab.org, select events calendar, and go to “December.”