CitizensNet
June 20, 2017
33rd Annual Mayor's Proud Partner Award - Call for Entries!
Keep Houston Beautiful, the City of Houston's Clean City Commission, is now accepting award applications for the 33rd Annual Mayor's Proud Partner Awards. If your group has worked to support our city through volunteer beautification, neighborhood cleanups or conservation activities, the City of Houston would like to hear about it. Gather your organization's leaders together and select that special project that you would like to submit demonstrating your commitment to keeping Houston beautiful!
The Mayor's Proud Partner Award application is available here. Please note, all applications must be submitted online and are due no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2017.
Eligible entries include any program, project or individual effort, big or small, carried out and substantially completed during the last year to create a cleaner, more beautiful environment.
Examples include beautification and landscaping installations, neighborhood cleanups, environmental education programs, volunteer park improvements, murals (graffiti abatement), waste minimization efforts, litter prevention programs and similar service projects.
Sponsoring groups may include businesses, nonprofit and civic organizations, garden clubs, youth groups (including classroom projects), universities, government agencies, religious institutions, medical institutions and individuals.
Be sure to apply today! For more information, contact Keep Houston Beautiful at alaroche@houstonbeautiful.org
Who: Keep Houston Beautiful (Houston Clean City Commission)
What: Mayor's Proud Partner Awards Call for Entries
When: entries due Monday, July 24, 2017
Where: award application is available at https://www.houstonbeautiful.org/call-for-entries-2017.html
Why: award the efforts of businesses, individuals and community groups who work to enhance Houston's landscape through environmental and beautification projects
Contact: Audrey Laroche, Program Manager, Keep Houston Beautiful
Secondary Contact: Robin Blut, Executive Director, Keep Houston Beautiful
To learn more about the City of Houston's sustainability efforts, visit
www.greenhoustontx.gov
www.codegreenhouston.org
www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste