TITLE: Recognizing Keep Allen Beautiful for its contributions to its community.

SUMMARY: Recognizing Keep Allen Beautiful for its contributions to its community.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Keep Allen Beautiful and its volunteers and affiliates received several impressive accolades at the 46th annual Keep Texas Beautiful Conference held in San Antonio from June 17 to 20, 2013; and WHEREAS, Associated with Keep America Beautiful and Keep Texas Beautiful, this successful civic conservation and beautification program sponsors such education and outreach initiatives as an Arbor Day poster contest, a reuse-a-shoe contest, and a recycled art contest, as well as suggestions for Eagle Scout and Order of the Arrow service projects; Keep Allen Beautiful also sponsors Adopt-a-Highway, Adopt-a-Waterway, and Adopt-a-Spot cleanup efforts; and WHEREAS, Keep Allen Beautiful received the Sustained Excellence Award and was recognized as a Gold Star Affiliate for the ninth year in a row at the Governor's Community Achievement Awards Dinner, while at the Keep Texas Beautiful Awards luncheon, science teacher Laurie Merrick of the Allen Independent School District received the 2012 Sadie Ray Graff Educator Award, Randy Boys was named Volunteer of the Year for his work with the Boy Scouts and his efforts to organize Earthfest 2012, and Allen's waste services provider, Community Waste Disposal, received the Ebby Halliday-Maurice Acers Business and Industry Innovation Award; and WHEREAS, Since its founding by the Allen City Council in 1997, Keep Allen Beautiful has played a significant role in the community, and these awards represent a fitting tribute to the organization's efforts to enrich the lives of the city's residents for years to come; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Keep Allen Beautiful on receiving awards from Keep Texas Beautiful and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared for Keep Allen Beautiful as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate. Paxton President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on July 12, 2013.