May 26, 2006
CONTACT: Anne Cunic or Josh Spradling
1-800-CLEAN-TX

Keep Texas Beautiful Announces
Environmental Award Winners
Annual Awards Recognize Individuals, Businesses, Civic, and Youth Groups

(Austin, Texas) – Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a leading grassroots community improvement and environmental organization, announced today the winners in nine award categories that recognize Texans’ efforts to enhance their communities and protect the Texas environment.

The Keep Texas Beautiful Awards honor deserving youth, schools, senior citizens, community groups and individuals, civic organizations, media, government entities, and law enforcement officials for their commitment to litter prevention and cleanup, illegal dumping enforcement, education and publicity of environmental issues, and community beautification.

“The winning individuals, organizations and corporations have distinguished themselves as outstanding environmental stewards,” Lynn Lantrip, Keep Texas Beautiful President, said . “Through their dedication to community and environmental improvement, they have set examples for every Texan to follow to keep their community beautiful and clean.”

Award winners will be recognized during the 39 th Annual Keep Texas Beautiful Conference, June 26-29 in Plano. Information about the winners and the Annual Conference is available on the KTB website at www.ktb.org.

Keep Texas Beautiful , the non-profit state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, strives to empower Texans through education to take responsibility for enhancing their community environment. KTB works with government, businesses, civic groups, and volunteers to realize their vision of making Texas the cleanest, most beautiful state in the nation. For more information on KTB programs and events, call 1-800-CLEAN-TX or visit www.ktb.org.

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Winners List