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Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful is a Keep
Texas Beautiful/Keep America Beautiful affiliate
with a mission to enhance our community by
encouraging individual responsibility
Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful cannot
winner of the 1999
Governor’s Community Achievement Award
P O Box 633030
Nacogdoches, TX 75963
Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful
Keep
Nacogdoches
Beautiful
MEMBERSHIP
INFORMATION
2009
exist without community support. Annual
memberships are available at several different
levels. You may also take an active part in
Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful by
volunteering to work in one or more of the
areas in which you are most interested. Please
fill out the application on the facing page and
indicate your level of support.
Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful
County-wide Programs
Tree Nursery
Over 12,000 trees are being grown (location: City
Landfill) for planting in public places throughout the
county. Trees are provided free for Make A Difference
Day projects, for all schools participating in the Arbor
Day Poster contest, the Neighborwoods program and
many other projects throughout the County.
Nacogdoches Arbor Day
2nd week in February. Planting trees in the community to
promote early spring as a time for planting.
Gateway Beautification
An on-going project with community leaders to improve
the entryways to Nacogdoches.
Arbor Day Poster Contest
Nine Flags Christmas Festival
Please choose a membership level:
Every 5th grade class in Nacogdoches County is invited to
participate in this environmental education program
which includes a Project Learning Tree Lesson, and
poster contest materials. The county-wide winner receives
a week at SFA Art Camp or Environmental Camp as first
prize. Free t-shirts are given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
winners from each school and a reception and poster
viewing takes place on National Arbor Day each year.
Annual event held the second weekend in December each
year - KNB supports this activity as a Litter-Free Event.
Annual Donation
Neighborwoods
A joint KNB and Texas Forest Service program that
provides street trees for homeowners in an effort to
reforest neighborhoods in Nacogdoches.
Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-Off
First Saturday in April every year. Community groups
and individuals come together for this one day, state-wide
litter clean-up along our road sides, parks and creeks.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS
Blueberry Festival
Second weekend in June. KNB does Litter clean-up
promoting this as a litter-free event.
Scare on the Square
Electronic Waste Recycling Events
A service provided by KNB to provide electronic
recycling to city and county residents, free of charge.
Forest Awareness Tour
KNB helps to sponsor this Texas Forest Service event. 5th
grade students from Nacogdoches County meet at the
Experimental Forest for educational programs.
Nac Blooms
Fund-raiser (September & October) that
generates donations of bulbs for County-wide
beautification efforts.
Make A Difference Day
This is a nationally-recognized program that takes place
in October that promotes spending a day making a
difference in your community. Some KNB projects
include: beautification projects (planting bulbs in public
areas), litter clean-up on roadsides and highways, park
clean-ups and helping the elderly and disabled with
homeowner projects.
Community Landscape Leadership Awards
Student (through college)........ $5
Individual.................................. $10
Family...................................... $25
CIVIC GROUP / BUSINESS
Held in Ocotober. KNB picks up litter and provides trash
receptacles promoting this as a litter-free event.
Litter Survey
Using a score sheet, KNB volunteers drive through
designated parts of the city and county rating the amount
of trash seen near the roads. This data is used to improve
anti-litter programs and are designated for litter clean-ups
during the Trash-off in April.
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Supporting............................... $50
Contributor............................... $100
Project Sponsorships available
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
 Beautification
 Education
 Recycling
 Trash-off
 Festival Clean-up
 E-waste Event
City and county landscapes are recognized for exceeding
local standards and demonstrating excellence in
landscaping.
Name:____________________________
Texas Recycles Day
City, State, Zip:_____________________
November 15this the day set aside to promote recycling
through local events.
Phone numbers:____________________
Address:__________________________
E-mail Address: ____________________
Remember: you can support
Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful
by adding a dollar to your city
water bill, each month.
You can also pay on-line through
PayPal on the KNB web-site.
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Mail this application and tax-deductible
donation to:
Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful
P O Box 633030
Nacogdoches, TX 75963
(936) 560-5624
info@keepnacbeautiful.org
www.keepnacbeautiful.org
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