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H ous to n w ill b e sh in in g a fte r h und red s o f vo lu n te e rs pu t in som e se rio u s c le anup w o rk fo r K eep

H ous to n B eau tifu l D a y A p ril 2 .

S tu den ts , com m un ity o rg an iza tio n s and bus in e sse s w ill jo in fo rce s fo r p ro je c ts a c ro ss th e c ity .

It 's a ll p a rt o fth e G rea t Am e rica n C le anup? '.

S o m any ac tiv it ie s a re p la nned fo r th is yea r th a t o ne day cou ld no t con ta in th em a ll. T he firs t

p ro je c t w ill b e he ld M a rch 29 in th e W ash in g to n A venue C o rr id o r, a s vo lu n te e rs from S upe r

N e ig hbo rhood 22 , R epub lic S e rv ice s , H ous to n R ocke ts and A saku ra R ob in son C om pany , c le an

up th e a rea , p la n t tre e s , m ow and even p la n t con ta in e rs o f vege ta b le s .

In hono r o f H ous to n 's 17Sthb irth da y th is yea r, th e K eep H ous to n B eau tifu l D a y k ic ko ff w ill b e

he ld A p ril 1 a t A lle n 's L and in g , th e s ite w he re , a cco rd in g to le gend , th e A lle n B ro th e rs firs t se t

fo o t in w ha t w ou ld be com e the C ity o f H ous to n . V o lu n te e rs from Low e 's H e roe s , P au l R eve re

M idd le S choo l a nd H ous to n R ocke ts w ill b e p ic k in g up litte r, m u lch in g tre e s , p ow e r w ash in g and

pa in tin g pa rk ben che s , to nam e a few o f th e ta sks .

O n A p ril 2 , K eep H ous to n B eau tifu l w ill re tu rn to th e A c re s H om es a rea in no rthw es t H ous to n to

con tin ue th e A dop t-a -D itch p ro g ram begun la s t yea r in pa rtn e rsh ip w ith th e C ity o f H ous to n

P ub lic W o rks & E ng in ee rin g D epa rtm en t R ig h t o f W ay and F le e t M a in te nan ce D iv is io n

a lo ng F e rgu son W ay . T he goa l o f th e e ffo rt is to ra ise th e qua lity o f life b y tra n s fo rm in g th e

adop te d a rea in to a c le ane r, m o re en v iro nm en ta lly p le a san t p la ce , keep in g th e d itch fre e o f

litte r a nd deb ris w h ile im p ro v in g th e qua lity o f th e s to rm w a te r a nd d raw in g added a tte n tio n to

s to pp in g ille g a l d um p in g in th e a rea .

V o lu n te e rs , in c lu d in g s tu den ts from C havez and M em o ria l H ig h S choo ls , G reen s ta r R ecyc lin g

and K oh l's , w ill b e p la n tin g tre e s and ir ise s and pu ttin g up ba rr ie rs to keep tru cks from pa rk in g

and p re ven t d um p in g . D oo r p rize s w ill b e handed ou t a t th is e ven t, in c lu d in g tw o round tr ip

a ir lin e tic ke ts cou rte sy o f je tB lu e A irw ays and tic ke ts from the H ous to n D ynam o , A s tro s and

R ocke ts .

O ffic e L o c a t io n : 3 0 0 0 R ic h m o n d Ave . Su i te 3 5 0 , H o u s to n ,TX 7 7 0 9 8 P.O. B o x 4 6 0 6 4 8 , H o u s to n , TX 7 7 0 5 6 -8 6 4 8

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A ls o th a t d a y , th e E as t E nd M anagem en t D is tr ic t w ill b e c le an in g up S e tte ga s t P a rk . A c le anup

is a lso p la nned by re s id en ts o f K eegan 's G le n and a la nd scap in g p ro je c t b y th e H e rm ann P a rk

C onse rvan cy .

O n A p ril 9 , B e tte r B lo cks H ous to n ha s an even t p la nned on H o lm an S t. in th e T h ird W a rd . A

W es tb ra e P a rkw ay c le anup is schedu le d fo r A p ril 1 6 b y th e N ew B rae sw ood R ev ita liza tio n

A sso c ia tio n . Tw o even ts w ill b e he ld on A p ril 3 0 , C om cas t C a re s D ay and th e H ous to n B a r

A sso c ia tio n 's T ra sh B ash .

F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , p le a se ca ll K eep H ous to n B eau tifu l a t 7 13 -839 -8855 o r v is it th e w ebs ite

a t w w w .hou s to nbeau tifu l.o rg .

M any gene rou s suppo rte rs he lp m ake K eep H ous to n B eau tifu l D a y po ss ib le , in c lu d in g M ayo r

A nn ise P a rke r a nd H ous to n C ity C ounc il, S ta te R ep re sen ta tive S y lve s te r T u rne r, A sa ku ra

R ob in son C om pany , B e tte r B lo cks H ous to n , B rae s O aks M anagem en t D is tr ic t, B u ffa lo B ayou

P a rtn e rsh ip , C have z and M em o ria l H ig h S choo ls , C ity o f H ous to n P a rks and R ec rea tio n

D epa rtm en t, C ity o f H ous to n P ub lic W o rks and E ng in ee rin g D epa rtm en t R ig h t o f W ay and F le e t

M a in te nan ce , E a s t E nd M anagem en t D is tr ic t, G reen s ta r R ecyc lin g , H om e D epo t, H ous to n

D ynam o , H ous to n In dependen t S choo l D is tr ic t, H ou s to n R ocke ts , JC P enney 's , je tB lu e A irw ays ,

K oh l's , L iv in g E a rth T e chno lo g y , L ow e 's , M a ra th on O il C o rpo ra tio n , M ayo r's C itize n s ' A ss is ta n ce

O ffice , M oody -R am b in In te re s ts , N e ig hbo rhood P ro te c tio n C o rp s , N es tle , N ew B rae sw ood

R ev ita liza tio n A sso c ia tio n , P au l R eve re M idd le S choo l, R epub lic W as te S e rv ice s , S co tts M ira c le -

G ro C om pany and W as te M anagem en t.

K eep H ous to n B eau tifu l is th e c ity 's le ad in g o rgan iza tio n in beau tif ic a tio n , litte r re du c tio n and

re cyc lin g edu ca tio n . F o r 3 0 yea rs , K eep H ous to n B eau tifu l h a s been rea ch in g ou t to a ll

se gm en ts o f o u r com m un ity to edu ca te and em pow e r in d iv id ua ls to ta ke g rea te r re spon s ib ility

fo r b eau tify in g and enhanc in g H ous to n 's e n v iro nm en t. E a ch yea r's su cce sse s ha ve c re a te d a

c le ane r and hea lth ie r c ity fo r a ll H ou s to n ia n s .

T he G rea t Am e rica n C le anup? ' in H ous to n con tin ue s un til M ay 28 . G roup s in te re s te d in

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