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Keep Nassau Beautiful Wins State Award

8/11/2020

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VIRTUAL CELEBRATION HONORING FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS
Keep Florida Beautiful Hosts Virtual Ceremony

A virtual experience celebrating businesses and organizations for their efforts to keep Florida clean, green and beautiful! Keep Florida Beautiful (KFB) recently held its annual Awards Recognition Ceremony to honor its top affiliates and community partners for their environmental efforts. The award winners were instrumental in organizing cleanup events, increasing recycling efforts and hosting beautification projects.
 
“Like many nonprofits, we have had to think outside of the box because of the pandemic. We are proud of our first-ever virtual awards ceremony. It was an opportunity to recognize affiliates and volunteers across the state. KFB Affiliate leaders found creative ways to keep people engaged in safely picking up litter in communities and along our beaches. Our goal is to keep Florida in a continuous state of eco-improvement. We also work to increase recycling, reduce waste and encourage sustainable practices,” said Elizabeth DeWitt, Keep Florida Beautiful board chair and Florida Beverage Association president.
 
KFB staff members presented awards in 10 categories. They named TECO Energy Outstanding Business for its effort to help the Tampa Bay community remove 120,000 pounds of invasive plants and clean up 25,000 pounds of litter and debris.
 
Engaging youth was also a key component of the celebration. KFB gave an award to Danielle Hightower, a Port St. Lucie student, for her leadership in promoting behavior change in litter prevention, recycling and beautification. She recruited her peers to participate in an Adopt-A-Street program and served as a mentor, encouraging others to beautify and keep the community clean.
 
Keep Florida Beautiful is a state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. It consists of over 40 affiliates from the Panhandle to the Keys that engage with more than 200,000 volunteers. The volunteers work to remove litter from Florida roads and waterways as well as participate in beautification programs and encourage recycling. KFB receives funding from the Florida Department of Transportation’s DRIVE IT HOME – Keep Our Paradise Litter Free Campaign to complete successful events across the state.
 
2020 Keep Florida Beautiful Award Winners
 
Outstanding Business - TECO Energy
 
Outstanding Great American Cleanup, Drive It Home “Trash-Off” - Keep Nassau Beautiful
 
Outstanding Education Involvement - Keep Charlotte Beautiful
 
Outstanding Youth Champion - Danielle Hightower
 
Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer/Agency - Highlands County Code Enforcement
 
Outstanding Recycling Effort - Keep Sarasota County Beautiful
 
Outstanding Communication Outreach - Keep Pensacola Beautiful
 
Adopt-A-Waterway Recognition - Keep Pinellas Beautiful
 
Adopt-A-Highway Recognition - Keep Panama City Beach Beautiful
 
Creative Community Partner - The Repurpose Project

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Kelley McCarter - Project Chair/KNB Officer, Jules Ruppel - KNB Program Manager, Ashley Powell - KNB Board Member, Lynda Bell - KNB Executive Director and Janet Vining - KNB Board Member
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