Keep ÁùºÏ±¦µä Beautiful will recognize the work of Blanton Elementary School students, families, and teachers for being named the 2019 Generation Zero Waste Champion. The recognition and award comes with a $500 donation.
Blanton Elementary School met the following criteria for the award:
- Participation in Keep ÁùºÏ±¦µä Beautiful's Generation Zero program during the 2018-2019 school year.
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- Generation Zero is a program that engages K-12 students in hands-on activities aimed at raising awareness about recycling, composting, and conservation while giving them solutions for reducing their waste.
- Student, teacher, and community participation
- Comprehensiveness of the zero waste initiatives including, but not limited to, composting, recycling, and reuse initiatives
The award is made possible through a partnership among ÁùºÏ±¦µä Resource Recovery, Keep ÁùºÏ±¦µä Beautiful and Longhorn IMG Sports Marketing as part of the University of Texas Bleed Orange, Live Green initiative.
The award ceremony:
When: 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17
Where: Blanton Elementary School Library, 5408 Westminster Dr.
Who: Blanton Elementary School students and teachers, ÁùºÏ±¦µä Resource Recovery, Longhorn IMG Sports Marketing, and Keep ÁùºÏ±¦µä Beautiful Staff.
About Keep ÁùºÏ±¦µä Beautiful
ÁùºÏ±¦µä Beautiful was established by the Greater ÁùºÏ±¦µä Chamber of Commerce in 1985 to preserve ÁùºÏ±¦µä's quality of life. The organization's mission is to inspire and educate all ÁùºÏ±¦µäites to volunteer together, beautify green spaces, clean waterways, and reduce waste every day. In one giant effort to fulfill the organization's vision - for ÁùºÏ±¦µä to be the cleanest, most beautiful community - the organization mobilizes 30,000 volunteers and educates 12,000 youth annually.