KEEP LAGO VISTA BEAUTIFUL
Keep Texas Beautiful Gold Star Affiliate 2021 & 2022
TEXAS GCAA AWARD WINNER 2020
KLVB'S NEXT MEETING
Thursday September 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Email Denise Sellers, President at klvb1955@gmail.com for info and agenda
WORKDAYS
Workdays are a great way to exercise outside, make new friends, and give back to the community.
Request to get on the workday notification list by emailing klvb1955@gmail.com
We always welcome new members!
Anyone wishing to join KLVB or volunteer to participate in a workday, please contact
Denise Sellers, President at 512-467-4582 or klvb1955@gmail.com
KLVB NEWS
See the New North Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce Video:
All About KLVB featuring President Denise Sellers
Lago Vista Recognized as Gold Star Affiliate by Keep Texas Beautiful
Pictured right to left is Suzanne Kho Executive director of KTB, Denise Sellers President of KLVB,
Dan Sellers Long Term Planning KLVB, Tony Arce, Jr. President of KTB.
Lago Vista Recognized as Gold Star Affiliate by Keep Texas Beautiful
93 Texas Communities Honored for their Exceptional Community Improvement Efforts
LAGO VISTA, TEXAS -July 7 2022 Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement non-profit organization, recently named Lago Vista a Gold Star Affiliate, a designation granted to 93 affiliates of KTB’s nearly 300 affiliates. Gold Star recognition is the membership recognition highest status any community affiliate can achieve.
This is the second year in a row that KLVB has achieved GOLD STAR status and the volunteers are to be congratulated on their success. Next time you see the bright green “KLVB at Work” shirts by side of the road, give them a “honk” to thank them! KTB formally recognized the Gold Star communities during its 55th Annual Conference this month.
“Our affiliates are the backbone of our organization. We are proud to honor those going above and beyond to keep their communities clean and beautiful,” says Suzanne Kho, Executive Director of Keep Texas Beautiful.
In 2021 alone, KTB affiliates engaged 41,550 volunteers who contributed 190,094 hours to collect 3.25 million pounds of waste and recyclables from Texas roadways, trails, and waterways. For its’ part, KLVB implemented programs to clean up litter, reduce and recycle waste, educate local citizens, and beautify and enhance the local community, such as:
1. Continuing to strive for litter eradication in Lago Vista, picking up litter before the local Primavera Cycling Race in March, and participating in both the "Texas Trash-Off" (in April) and the "Fall Sweep" (in October). Both of these state-wide events are sponsored by Keep Texas Beautiful.
2. Maintaining and improving their KLVB Adopt-A-Spot locations throughout Lago Vista. These include landscaping for the Dawn Drive metal sculpture site, and tree plantings and gardening expansions at the corner of Lohman’s and Boggy, along with 16 other sites around town. (Have you spotted them all? Go to our website to see where they are.)
3. Proudly leading the way as a local civic volunteer organization by educating the citizens of Lago Vista on the importance of clean streets, recycling, and beautification. KLVB spreads the beautiful word from its booths at local city events, and by successfully applying for recycling grants and beautification funds for both the city and Lago Vista ISD.
Sheldon Green, KLVB volunteer and KTB liaison says: "Thanks to the leadership and dedication of our hard-working team of KLVB volunteers, and the cooperation of the Lago Vista city staff, it is an honor for KLVB to be presented with the "GOLD STAR" certificate by Keep Texas Beautiful, placing Lago Vista in the top tier of over 317 KTB affiliates. Special mention of this award for Lago Vista was celebrated at the 2022 KTB Conference this month in Austin, received by our President, Denise Sellers. "
2021 Citizen of the Year
Lago Vista, February 16, 2022.
Denise Sellers, President of KLVB, is awarded “2021 Citizen of the Year” by the North Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce. President Sellers, currently in her 3rd term, has spearheaded the organization’s growth from 20 to about 70 volunteers. With typical humbleness, Denise thanked all the KLVB volunteers as the ones who really made the magic happen.
KLVB awarded Green Bag Grant,
helps LVISD Middle School Recycle
KTB awards KLVB a Community Improvement Grant from H-E-B and Central Market
Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) has recognized Keep Lago Vista Beautiful (KLVB) as a recipient of a 2021 Green Bag Grant. Through funding from H-E-B and Central Market, Keep Texas Beautiful is providing 11 affiliate communities with a share of $25,000 to support educational and programmatic opportunities relating to sustainability, recycling, litter prevention, beautification and water conservation.
To assist with the implementation of their project, Lago Vista ISD has received $938 to begin and support their proposed community project. KTB will also provide additional social media and marketing support. Keep Lago Vista Beautiful will complete their project by July 2022.
For the Lago Vista ISD Middle School Special Ed class grades 4 thru 8, the grant funds will provide $641.21 for the purchase of 2 designated color coordinated labeled recycle containers on dollies and 1 designated compost container with closed vented lid for the school’s culinary class garden. The remaining funds will be applied to recycling pick up fees. Prior to receiving the grant, the class used cardboard boxes as containers for recycled materials, which were often accidentally thrown in the trash. With the awarded bin equipment, a first class recycle system is established for the class.
Per its Mission Statement, “Keep Lago Vista Beautiful is a volunteer organization dedicated to enhancing and preserving the natural hill country charm of Lago Vista through progressive community projects.” It was formed in 1992 by mayoral proclamation to promote the well-being of the community by developing programs for clean-up, recycling and beautification. Click www.klvb.org for more information.
In addition to Lago Vista, the affiliate communities of Blanco, Coppell, Cuero, Ennis, Grand Prairie, Lewisville, Nolanville, Plano, San Juan, Victoria, and White Settlement also received a Green Bag Grant.
“We are thankful for sponsors like H-E-B who support our efforts to clean and beautify communities around Texas,” says Suzanne Kho, Executive Director of KTB. “We cannot wait to see the projects our affiliates are able to complete with help from our Green Bag Grants.”
About Keep Texas Beautiful
Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to making Texas the best place to live, work, and play by deploying resources for community improvement projects, clean-ups, and youth engagement efforts across the state. Through our Keep Texas Recycling program, we provide assistance and education to support recycling in rural and underserved communities.
Everything we do is focused on mobilizing volunteers to take action by providing them with tools, resources, and training. Our fieldwork includes research on best practices for litter reduction along with the development of community programs to prevent the flow of litter to the Gulf.
Founded in 1967, Keep Texas Beautiful’s work is driven by its network of nearly 300 affiliate member communities, volunteers, and supporters that reach 17 million Texans annually. For more information and to find your closest affiliate, visit www.ktb.org. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
About H-E-B
H-E-B, with sales of $28 billion, operates more than 400 stores in Texas and Mexico. Known for its innovation and community service, H-E-B celebrates its 115th anniversary this year. Recognized for its fresh food, quality products, convenient services, and a commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, H-E-B strives to provide the best customer experience and lowest prices. Based in San Antonio, H-E-B employs over 120,000 Partners in Texas and Mexico and serves millions of customers in more than 300 communities. For more information, visit heb.com and heb.com/newsroom.
Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) has recognized Keep Lago Vista Beautiful (KLVB) as a recipient of a 2021 Green Bag Grant. Through funding from H-E-B and Central Market, Keep Texas Beautiful is providing 11 affiliate communities with a share of $25,000 to support educational and programmatic opportunities relating to sustainability, recycling, litter prevention, beautification and water conservation.
To assist with the implementation of their project, Lago Vista ISD has received $938 to begin and support their proposed community project. KTB will also provide additional social media and marketing support. Keep Lago Vista Beautiful will complete their project by July 2022.
For the Lago Vista ISD Middle School Special Ed class grades 4 thru 8, the grant funds will provide $641.21 for the purchase of 2 designated color coordinated labeled recycle containers on dollies and 1 designated compost container with closed vented lid for the school’s culinary class garden. The remaining funds will be applied to recycling pick up fees. Prior to receiving the grant, the class used cardboard boxes as containers for recycled materials, which were often accidentally thrown in the trash. With the awarded bin equipment, a first class recycle system is established for the class.
Per its Mission Statement, “Keep Lago Vista Beautiful is a volunteer organization dedicated to enhancing and preserving the natural hill country charm of Lago Vista through progressive community projects.” It was formed in 1992 by mayoral proclamation to promote the well-being of the community by developing programs for clean-up, recycling and beautification. Click www.klvb.org for more information.
In addition to Lago Vista, the affiliate communities of Blanco, Coppell, Cuero, Ennis, Grand Prairie, Lewisville, Nolanville, Plano, San Juan, Victoria, and White Settlement also received a Green Bag Grant.
“We are thankful for sponsors like H-E-B who support our efforts to clean and beautify communities around Texas,” says Suzanne Kho, Executive Director of KTB. “We cannot wait to see the projects our affiliates are able to complete with help from our Green Bag Grants.”
About Keep Texas Beautiful
Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to making Texas the best place to live, work, and play by deploying resources for community improvement projects, clean-ups, and youth engagement efforts across the state. Through our Keep Texas Recycling program, we provide assistance and education to support recycling in rural and underserved communities.
Everything we do is focused on mobilizing volunteers to take action by providing them with tools, resources, and training. Our fieldwork includes research on best practices for litter reduction along with the development of community programs to prevent the flow of litter to the Gulf.
Founded in 1967, Keep Texas Beautiful’s work is driven by its network of nearly 300 affiliate member communities, volunteers, and supporters that reach 17 million Texans annually. For more information and to find your closest affiliate, visit www.ktb.org. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
About H-E-B
H-E-B, with sales of $28 billion, operates more than 400 stores in Texas and Mexico. Known for its innovation and community service, H-E-B celebrates its 115th anniversary this year. Recognized for its fresh food, quality products, convenient services, and a commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, H-E-B strives to provide the best customer experience and lowest prices. Based in San Antonio, H-E-B employs over 120,000 Partners in Texas and Mexico and serves millions of customers in more than 300 communities. For more information, visit heb.com and heb.com/newsroom.
KLVB at the Craft Beer Festival
November 2021
"Thank you to the super job that the volunteers did in promoting KLVB at the Beer Festival. We handed out about 100 litter bags and received $73.00 in unsolicited donations. Had several new folks interested in Adopt a Street or joining us. Our volunteers made me so proud. Most have only been with KLVB for a year or less. GREAT Job folks!" - President Denise Sellers
October is Fall Sweep month in Texas
Keep Lago Vista Beautiful (KLVB) is organizing a Fall Sweep community-wide litter pickup day on Saturday, October 23, 2021. We are asking Lago Vista residents to nominate messy streets and roads for us to focus our litter pick up efforts. We also invite the public to come out and join us for the event. We are meeting at 10:00 am at City Hall. We will provide the supplies. Please wear sturdy shoes and brightly colored clothing. An alternative is for you to independently pick up litter in your neighborhood. We especially encourage those who have adopted streets with KLVB to pick up litter on there designated streets this month. Call Frank Coletta, KLVB Litter Coordinator, at (210) 218-9961.with any questions. Thank you for your assistance.
A Big Thank You to the Lago Vista Women's Club
KLVB expresses their appreciation to the Lago Vista Women's Club for their generous 2021 grant furnishing new landscaping and plant replacements damaged by the February freeze at our community adopted locations.
Keep Lago Vista Beautiful Recognized as Gold Star Affiliate by Keep Texas Beautiful
70 Texas Communities Honored for their Exceptional Community Improvement Efforts
Lago Vista, TX - Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement non-profit organization, recently named Keep Lago Vista Beautiful a Gold Star Affiliate, a designation granted to 70 affiliates of KTB’s nearly 300 affiliates. Gold Star recognition is the membership recognition highest status any community affiliate can achieve.
In 2004, the organization introduced the concept of Gold Star recognition to reward those communities who sought to go above and beyond the established requirements. To remain in good standing with KTB, community affiliates must submit a report, pay dues, attend training and participate in a KTB-endorsed activity annually.
To achieve Gold Star status, affiliates must share information on their mission and goals, answer questions about their economic development and diversity and inclusion practices, or participate in the Beautify Texas Awards or Governor’s Community Achievement Awards programs, and provide a letter of support from their community. KTB formally recognized KLVB along with other Gold Star communities during its 54th Annual Conference in June.
“Our affiliates are the backbone of our organization. We are proud to honor those going above and beyond to keep their communities clean and beautiful,” says Suzanne Kho, Executive Director of Keep Texas Beautiful. “Our Gold Star Affiliates are educating and engaging community members, actively recruiting and managing volunteers, hosting cleanup and beautification events throughout their community and so much more.”
In 2020 alone, KTB affiliates engaged 20,917 volunteers who contributed 37,857 hours to collect 1 million pounds of waste and recyclables from Texas roadways, trails, and waterways. KLVB successfully implemented programs to clean up litter, reduce and recycle waste, educate local citizens, and beautify and enhance the local community.
In spite of the tragedy of the national pandemic, Keep Lago Vista Beautiful volunteers safely continued their volunteerism in the community. Although the traditional April trash-off had to be cancelled, a Fall Trash Off was well attended, filling 20 roll-off containers with residents’ discarded items. Litter removal continued apace - during the year, 200 large bags of litter were removed in total. In fact, in September 2020, the largest ever group of KLVB volunteers, over 20 participants, picked up 37 extra-large bags of trash in a single day from City streets. A new program, proper disposal of American Flags, was well received in November of 2020. KLVB members assisted the Lago Vista Independent School District in beautifying a problem area at the Middle School. Grants from the Lago Vista Women’s Club, and the Native Plant Society of Texas helped the club continue their beautification efforts in several of the Club’s 15 Adopt-a-Spot locations around the City. All these good works have resulted in increased visibility for KLVB, increased membership, and a Gold Star for the organization.
KLVB President Denise Sellers stated: “Once again I want to give a great big cheer to the Keep Lago Vista Volunteers. This is the first time in our history that we have received the Gold Star Affiliation from Keep Texas Beautiful, and it’s the highest honor an affiliate can achieve.”
70 Texas Communities Honored for their Exceptional Community Improvement Efforts
Lago Vista, TX - Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement non-profit organization, recently named Keep Lago Vista Beautiful a Gold Star Affiliate, a designation granted to 70 affiliates of KTB’s nearly 300 affiliates. Gold Star recognition is the membership recognition highest status any community affiliate can achieve.
In 2004, the organization introduced the concept of Gold Star recognition to reward those communities who sought to go above and beyond the established requirements. To remain in good standing with KTB, community affiliates must submit a report, pay dues, attend training and participate in a KTB-endorsed activity annually.
To achieve Gold Star status, affiliates must share information on their mission and goals, answer questions about their economic development and diversity and inclusion practices, or participate in the Beautify Texas Awards or Governor’s Community Achievement Awards programs, and provide a letter of support from their community. KTB formally recognized KLVB along with other Gold Star communities during its 54th Annual Conference in June.
“Our affiliates are the backbone of our organization. We are proud to honor those going above and beyond to keep their communities clean and beautiful,” says Suzanne Kho, Executive Director of Keep Texas Beautiful. “Our Gold Star Affiliates are educating and engaging community members, actively recruiting and managing volunteers, hosting cleanup and beautification events throughout their community and so much more.”
In 2020 alone, KTB affiliates engaged 20,917 volunteers who contributed 37,857 hours to collect 1 million pounds of waste and recyclables from Texas roadways, trails, and waterways. KLVB successfully implemented programs to clean up litter, reduce and recycle waste, educate local citizens, and beautify and enhance the local community.
In spite of the tragedy of the national pandemic, Keep Lago Vista Beautiful volunteers safely continued their volunteerism in the community. Although the traditional April trash-off had to be cancelled, a Fall Trash Off was well attended, filling 20 roll-off containers with residents’ discarded items. Litter removal continued apace - during the year, 200 large bags of litter were removed in total. In fact, in September 2020, the largest ever group of KLVB volunteers, over 20 participants, picked up 37 extra-large bags of trash in a single day from City streets. A new program, proper disposal of American Flags, was well received in November of 2020. KLVB members assisted the Lago Vista Independent School District in beautifying a problem area at the Middle School. Grants from the Lago Vista Women’s Club, and the Native Plant Society of Texas helped the club continue their beautification efforts in several of the Club’s 15 Adopt-a-Spot locations around the City. All these good works have resulted in increased visibility for KLVB, increased membership, and a Gold Star for the organization.
KLVB President Denise Sellers stated: “Once again I want to give a great big cheer to the Keep Lago Vista Volunteers. This is the first time in our history that we have received the Gold Star Affiliation from Keep Texas Beautiful, and it’s the highest honor an affiliate can achieve.”
KLVB Volunteers
are WINNERS!!
Cheer Group Photo
May 14, 2021
From KLVB President Denise Sellers: “Once again I want to give a great big Cheer to the Keep Lago Vista Beautiful volunteers. This is the first time in our history that our organization has received the Gold Affiliation from Keep Texas Beautiful. It is the highest honor a group can win. This great group will be honored with the other winners of the Gold at the Keep Texas Beautiful Convention in June.
Also, this is the first time in the History of KLVB that we have our very own Logo. In past years we used the City Logo. Thanks to Clay Crow, member of KLVB and graphic artist who designed our beautiful logo.”
Also, this is the first time in the History of KLVB that we have our very own Logo. In past years we used the City Logo. Thanks to Clay Crow, member of KLVB and graphic artist who designed our beautiful logo.”
