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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Diane C. Birdwell @512-478-8813
October 25, 2001
KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL ANNOUNCES HEB ENVIRONMENTAL
EXCELLENCE GRANTS
HEB funds environmental project in Burleson!
Austin, Texas - Who Keeps Texas Beautiful? HEB and
Burleson do. As the largest independently owned grocery chain
in the United States, HEB joined with Keep Texas Beautiful to
award funding to 16 Texas communities for outstanding grassroots
environmental programs. The grants are being announced in conjunction
with Make a Difference Day, which is Saturday, October 27, 2001.
Burleson Beautification Council (BBC) is one of
the winning HEB communities. The $250 grant will allow the BBC
to get their message of keeping Burleson beautiful out to the
growing community. The Council will create a pamphlet describing
their vision for the city, which can be handed out at community
events. There is also a plan to create a lapel pin to distribute
to volunteers as a tangible way of saying "thank you". As an all-volunteer
organization, community recognition and involvement is crucial
to the BBC's survival. The information in the pamphlet and the
new pin will provide both. Burleson is not the small town it once
was, and it's time for the BBC to give citizens the chance to
join together to keep Burleson beautiful.
"Keep Texas Beautiful is very fortunate to have
a partner as environmentally proactive as HEB is," said Bill Rogers,
President of Keep Texas Beautiful. "HEB has a longstanding reputation
of adopting many voluntary measures to save energy and water,
prevent pollution, and reduce waste within its facilities. Now
they've reached out to make an environmental commitment to the
grassroots efforts of communities in Texas."
Reagan Wagner, Environmental Affairs Project Leader
with HEB, commented on the importance of working with environmental
grassroots efforts. "If we're going to make a positive difference
in our environment, everyone needs to do their part, " he said.
"Through this grant program with Keep Texas Beautiful, we're able
to provide much needed funds to communities so they can create
or expand their local environmental programs."
Keep Texas Beautiful, the nonprofit state affiliate
of Keep America Beautiful, strives to empower Texans through education
to take responsibility for enhancing their community environment.
KTB works with volunteers, elected officials, businesses and state
and federal agencies to ensure that every Texan has the opportunity
to take individual responsibility for making Texas the cleanest,
most beautiful state in the nation. For more information on programs
and events, call 1-800-CLEAN-TX
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