FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Diane C. Birdwell
Thursday, July 26, 2001
@512-478-8813
KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL ANNOUNCES
KROGER ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE WINNERS
Kroger funds
environmental project in White Deer!
Austin, Texas – Who Keeps Texas Beautiful?
Kroger and White Deer do. As one of the nation’s largest grocery
retailers, Kroger recently joined with Keep Texas Beautiful
to award funding to eight Texas communities for environmental
programs. The scholarships were awarded in conjunction with
Kroger’s national sponsorship of Keep America Beautiful’s Great
American Cleanup.
Keep White Deer Beautiful
is one of the winning Kroger communities. The $500 scholarship
will be used to provide materials to continue environmental
education and projects for the youth in White Deer. One such
project includes purchasing lids for donated barrels that will
be used for litter collection around the city. Students will
be assigned the task of monitoring the amount of litter collected
in the barrels. More litter in the barrels, the less litter
there will be on the streets of White Deer.
“This was a wonderful opportunity for us to pass along funding to the
more than 300 Keep Texas Beautiful community affiliates,” said
Bill Rogers, President of Keep Texas Beautiful. “Kroger not
only stepped up to the plate on a national level, but made a
wonderful commitment to Texas. It’s obvious Kroger has a vested
interest in environmental issues.”
Keep Texas Beautiful, the
nonprofit state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, strives
to empower Texans through education to take responsibility for
enhancing their community’s 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
or visit the website at www.ktb.org.
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