MEDIA RELEASE

 

September 24, 2009

 

Contact:            Ingrid McClellan, Executive Director, Keep Manatee Beautiful, (941) 795-8272 or (941) 713-1763

 

 

2009 AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR

KEEP MANATEE BEAUTIFUL OUTSTANDING EFFORTS

 

BRADENTON—At Keep Manatee Beautiful’s annual Awards Luncheon on September 24 at Bradenton Country Club, local businesses, governmental agencies, neighborhoods, organizations and citizens were awarded for their outstanding volunteer efforts during 2009 in litter cleanup and prevention, recycling and landscaping.  

 

OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER GROUP AWARDS:

These groups surpassed the norm doing quarterly litter cleanups and marking storm drains.

 

Adopt-A-Highway Program:        Zeta Phi Beta Sorority has been doing quarterly cleanups of Bus. 41

in Palmetto since 1993

Adopt-A-Road Program:              Southeast High School’s  Key Club & Seminole Pride combined did 20 cleanups during 2008-2009 school year of 37^th Ave. E. and 9^th St. E.

Adopt-A-Shore Program:             Longboat Key Turtle Watch has been doing monthly cleanups along the entire gulf shoreline of Longboat Key within Manatee County since 2003

            Storm Drain Stenciling:               Southeast High School Seminole Pride marked 155 storm drains with

stormwater pollution prevention messages

 

LEAVE YOUR MARK KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL SCHOOL OF THE YEAR AWARDS

These schools surpassed the norm in meeting criteria necessary to become a Keep America Beautiful school.

 

Anna Maria Elementary School

Braden River Middle School

Palmetto High School

 

RECYCLING AWARDS:

Recycling Awards honored those going beyond the norm to recycle goods used in the workplace or at home that otherwise would be discarded. 

 

Individual Award Recipient:                     Shane Henry

Large Business Award Recipient: Pittsburgh Pirates

 

 

 

 

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KEEP MANATEE BEAUTIFUL AWARDS

 

LANDSCAPING AWARDS:

Landscaping Awards recognized landscapes that surpassed the norm for design, maintenance, neighborhood enhancement, community awareness, and use of native and drought tolerant plants. 

 

Small Business:                          Award Recipient – Manatee Chamber of Commerce Dan and Corrine

McClure Center

 

Large Business:                          Award Recipient – Honda Cars of Bradenton

           

Public Open Space:                     Award Recipient – City of Anna Maria Historical Society

                                   

Public Building:                          Award Recipient – Manatee County Area Transit Central Bus Station

                                               

Neighborhood Communities:        Award Recipients – Glenn Lakes in west Manatee County

   – Shore Acres in the City of Anna Maria

 

 

PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS:

Demonstrated leadership in cleaning up and improving the community environment through litter prevention, preventing illegal dumping, beautification and minimizing impacts of waste.

 

Outstanding Personal Contribution:           Jack Holloman, Richard Suszek

 

Law Enforcement Agencies:                    City of Anna Maria Code Enforcement

                                                            City of Bradenton Beach Code Enforcement

                                                            City of Holmes Beach Code Enforcement

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office

 

Business and Industry Partnership:           Small Business – Biological Tree Services

Large Business – Turner Tree & Landscape

 

Community Organizations:                       Manatee County Audubon Society Felts Preserve

 

Government Partnership:                         Manatee County Utilities Department

 

Media Community Relations:                    Radio – Clear Channel Radio of Sarasota

                                                            Print – North River News

Programmer – Manatee Educational Television

 

Youth Volunteers:                                   Manatee County 4-H Youth Program

 

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