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Article from the October 2020 Edition of the Focus on Business - Keep Temple Beautiful Keep Texas Beautiful, a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement organization, recently named Keep Temple Beautiful a Gold Star Affiliate, a designation conferred on, only the best of Keep Texas Beautiful’s affiliates. Gold Star recognition is the membership recognition’s highest status any community affiliate can achieve. Keep Temple Beautiful successfully implemented programs to clean up litter, reduce and recycle waste, educate local citizens, and beautify and enhance the local community. The programs were implemented locally in Temple, including electronic recycling, solid waste initiatives, environmental luncheons, and plantings throughout the city. Affiliates must also participate in Keep Texas Beautiful events, demonstrate community-wide support, and contribute to the sharing of best practices. In 2004, Keep Texas Beautiful introduced the concept of Gold Star recognition to reward those communities who sought to go above and beyond the established requirements. To achieve this status, affiliates must also share information on their mission and goals, answer questions about their environmental, economic development and diversity and inclusion practices, or participate in the Keep Texas Beautiful Awards or Governor’s Community Achievement Awards programs, and provide a letter of support from their community. Keep Texas Beautiful formally recognized Gold Star communities during its 53rd annual conference on August 26 – which was the first virtual conference in the history of the organization. As stated by Suzanne Kho, Executive Director of Keep Texas Beautiful, “Our affiliates are the backbone of our organization. We are proud to honor those going above and beyond to keep their communities clean and beautiful. Our Gold Star Affiliates are educating and engaging community members, actively recruiting and managing volunteers, hosting cleanup and beautification events throughout their community and so much more.” Keep Temple Beautiful is delighted to have achieved Gold Star status and recognition from Keep Texas Beautiful for the work that we do to encourage our citizens to keep Temple clean and beautiful. For more information on Keep Temple Beautiful and our programs, call (254) 493-4000 or Tanya@keeptemplebeautiful.org. Don’t forget to like us on, Facebook at www.facebook.com/keeptemplebeautiful!
Keep Texas Beautiful, a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement organization, recently named Keep Temple Beautiful a Gold Star Affiliate, a designation conferred on, only the best of Keep Texas Beautiful’s affiliates. Gold Star recognition is the membership recognition’s highest status any community affiliate can achieve. Keep Temple Beautiful successfully implemented programs to clean up litter, reduce and recycle waste, educate local citizens, and beautify and enhance the local community. The programs were implemented locally in Temple, including electronic recycling, solid waste initiatives, environmental luncheons, and plantings throughout the city. Affiliates must also participate in Keep Texas Beautiful events, demonstrate community-wide support, and contribute to the sharing of best practices. In 2004, Keep Texas Beautiful introduced the concept of Gold Star recognition to reward those communities who sought to go above and beyond the established requirements. To achieve this status, affiliates must also share information on their mission and goals, answer questions about their environmental, economic development and diversity and inclusion practices, or participate in the Keep Texas Beautiful Awards or Governor’s Community Achievement Awards programs, and provide a letter of support from their community. Keep Texas Beautiful formally recognized Gold Star communities during its 53rd annual conference on August 26 – which was the first virtual conference in the history of the organization. As stated by Suzanne Kho, Executive Director of Keep Texas Beautiful, “Our affiliates are the backbone of our organization. We are proud to honor those going above and beyond to keep their communities clean and beautiful. Our Gold Star Affiliates are educating and engaging community members, actively recruiting and managing volunteers, hosting cleanup and beautification events throughout their community and so much more.” Keep Temple Beautiful is delighted to have achieved Gold Star status and recognition from Keep Texas Beautiful for the work that we do to encourage our citizens to keep Temple clean and beautiful. For more information on Keep Temple Beautiful and our programs, call (254) 493-4000 or Tanya@keeptemplebeautiful.org. Don’t forget to like us on, Facebook at www.facebook.com/keeptemplebeautiful!