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Keep Waco Beautiful was started in 1979 as the
Beautification Committee of Waco. The committee
changed its name in the 1980's to Keep Waco
Beautiful. What once started as a small
committee dedicated to beautifying the community
is now a non-profit organization with over 11,000 volunteers and a plethora of
activities yearly.
Our mission is to help make Waco a cleaner,
healthier, safer and more beautiful place to
live and work. We believe that concentrated
cleanup, beautification and anti-litter programs
develop a feeling of community pride among our
citizens.
We are dedicated to
teaching people to take responsibility for
enhancing their community environment through
action, education, and involvement. Keep Waco
Beautiful is an affiliate of
Keep Texas Beautiful
and
Keep America Beautiful.
Keep Waco Beautiful is an award winning program
that has won the prestigious Governor's Award
five times, bringing
$745,000 into the community that was used in
beautification efforts,
and also second place in the national Keep
America Beautiful award.
Some Of Our Accomplishments:
1980 - Raised $200,000 to build Indian
Spring Park
1981 -
Lighted the Suspension Bridge
1984 -
Assisted City of Waco in developing Miss
Nellie's Pretty Place
1986 -
Landscaped Floyd Casey Stadium entrance
1987, 1993,
1999, 2002, 2007 - Won Governor's
Community Achievement Award, resulting in over
$600,000 in landscape monies for state highways
within the city
2001 -
Raised over $2,000,000 and built Heritage
Square in downtown Waco
2003 -
Donated $25,000 to enhance McLennan Community
College entrance; Landscaping projects on
LaSalle, E. Waco Dr., W. Waco Dr., Bosque, &
Valley Mills Dr.
2005 -
Participated in HEB's Trees for Texas - planted
Treaty Oaks at Lovers Leap
2007 -
Gardening on Elm - planted 45 KnockOut Rose
bushes on Historic Elm Avenue; Initiated first
Downtown Cleanup and Large Event Recycling
Program
2008 -
Received grant funding to begin plastic bottle
recycling at all Baylor sporting events
Click here
to join us as a member of Keep Waco Beautiful
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