Keep Dalton-Whitfield received the Keep America Beautiful President’s Circle Award for 2012 during Keep America Beautiful’s 60th anniversary national conference in Washington, D.C.
The President’s Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance made by certified affiliates of the national nonprofit in building and sustaining vibrant communities. This is the third straight year Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful has received this honor.
In qualifying for a President’s Circle Award, Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful has met Keep America Beautiful’s standards of excellence by conducting an annual Community Appearance Index; calculating the affiliate’s cost/benefit ratio; and administering activities in the areas of litter prevention, recycling and waste reduction, and beautification and community greening.
During 2012 Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful held or helped facilitate several events including Christmas Tree Recycling Day, Community Pride Day, Adopt-a-Mile cleanups, educational sessions for children and adults, Compost Awareness Week, Ecumenical Earth Day and the Conasauga Watershed Cleanup. The group also introduced two new events to the community, the Eek-O-Friendly Costume Swap featuring the Green Halloween Gazebo in October and Community Planting Day in November.
“One of Keep America Beautiful’s most effective tools is the work of our grassroots network of affiliate organizations, which has an impact on millions of Americans each year,” said Matt McKenna, Keep America Beautiful President and CEO. “Our affiliates are providing real solutions to local problems caused by litter, graffiti, illegal dumping and other community blight by engaging volunteers of all ages in its effort to create a vibrant community.”
“I want to thank the Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful board members and volunteers for participating in so many activities throughout the year that make our community a beautiful place to live,” said Liz Swafford, executive director of Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful. “There’s still room for us to grow and we’re looking for board members and volunteers to join us and make a positive impact in 2013.”
Visit www.KeepDaltonWhitfieldBeautiful.org to register for the Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful newsletter or call (706) 278-5001 to find out how you can participate.
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