Keep Mansfield Beautiful Earns President's Circle Award

From Keep Mansfield Beautiful:

Keep Mansfield Beautiful was recently honored with Keep America Beautiful’s (KAB) President’s Circle Award.

The President’s Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance by certified affiliates of the national nonprofit in building and sustaining vibrant communities.

In qualifying for a President’s Circle Award, Keep Mansfield Beautiful once again met KAB’s standards of merit by conducting an annual Community Litter Index, calculating the affiliate’s cost/benefit ratio, and administering programs related to litter prevention and cleanup, waste reduction and recycling, beautification, and community greening.

“One of Keep America Beautiful’s most effective tools is the work of our grassroots network of affiliate organizations, which has an impact on millions of Americans each year,” said Keep America Beautiful President and CEO Jennifer Jehn.

In 2016, Mansfield’s overall Community Litter Index score was 1.86, a marked improvement from the overall score of 2.26 in 2015. The Community Litter Index Survey is conducted prior to the annual Great American Cleanup of Mansfield to help identify areas most in need of litter cleanup.

Since becoming a certified Keep America Beautiful affiliate in 2010, Keep Mansfield Beautiful has provided volunteer labor, materials, grants, and donations from local businesses worth more than $300,000 to the town of Mansfield. Ongoing programs include the Great American Cleanup of Mansfield, Adopt-a-Spot, Downtown Flower Barrels, and Mansfield Litter Busters. To learn more or to get involved, visit www.keepmansfieldbeautiful.com.

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