Meet our KLVB Officers
2021 KLVB Officers from left: VP Sheldon Green, Secretary Kay Schneider, Treasurer Donna Nash, President Denise Sellers
November 12 2020 - KLVB is pleased to announce their new slate of officers for 2021! These dedicated volunteers were asked to respond to 3 questions: How long have you been with KLVB? What made you want to join KLVB? What do you enjoy most about being a member of KLVB? Here are their responses:
Denise Sellers, President
When my husband Dan and I first started coming to Lago Vista to see our son Jason, we would see articles about KLVB and agreed that it seemed like a good group to become involved with. It took us a few years to get settled, but then we joined in 2015 and have been hooked ever since. We both love to garden and felt we would fit well into this group. We have loved being able to have our grandson Talen participate on work days. Over the past year or so the group has grown and I have loved being a part of such a great group of folks. We are all of the same mind, to make Lago Vista beautiful and litter free. This is my second term as President. I am so proud of this group! Even with Covid-19 we have accomplished a great deal. I look forward to our many projects planned for the years to come.
Sheldon Green, Vice President
I think I attended my first KLVB meeting in 2009, but it was another year or so before I actually took part on a more regular basis. I joined seeking solutions to the issue of cast-off rubbish by the roadsides and street litter problems, and as time passed, I wasn't disappointed, as many successful clean up actions were taken by the motivated volunteers. A community can only be as great as its resident’s work to make it so. KLVB provides a comfortable social platform for those volunteers interested in civic interaction and engaging with city officials with the purpose of furthering beautification and city grounds improvements. Most pleasant of all is volunteering with a wonderful group of spirited and learned KLVB members where there is always a laugh, new and exciting ideas, and many incredible public works in progress. It's a terrific way to be a part of a great community!
Kay Schneider, Secretary
My husband Mike and I moved to Lago Vista in 2011 from northern California and have been involved with the Garden Club and helping to take care of the Elementary School Garden since our first year here. We joined KLVB a year ago. We had been thru a year of health issues and decided that being outdoors would be good for us. We have adopted a couple of streets to pick up trash as I like things neat and orderly. Trash on the side of the road is a pet peeve. We also have adopted the area across from the Elementary School on Dawn Drive. We are very active with St Mary's Catholic Church, and I am the Lago Vista Women's Club Scholarship Chairperson for this year. We really enjoy the KLVB workdays, when we can interact with many of the KLVB members.
Donna Nash, Treasurer
I am relatively new to joining KLVB, although my husband and I have been picking up trash for the past 20 years with the “adopt a street program.” This spring, when the pandemic hit, I choose to join KLVB. Being outside seemed like a perfect solution to “house-a-tosis” and assist our community as well. The members that I have met are delightful and a refreshing joy in these turbulent trashy times. I have been very involved with our Community: Lakeside Christian Fellowship, Lago Vista Women’s Club, LV Garden Club, Christian Women’s Fellowship, LV Country Western Dance Club, Alzheimer’s Support Group and other organizations. It is now my pleasure to be involved with KLVB.
Denise Sellers, President
When my husband Dan and I first started coming to Lago Vista to see our son Jason, we would see articles about KLVB and agreed that it seemed like a good group to become involved with. It took us a few years to get settled, but then we joined in 2015 and have been hooked ever since. We both love to garden and felt we would fit well into this group. We have loved being able to have our grandson Talen participate on work days. Over the past year or so the group has grown and I have loved being a part of such a great group of folks. We are all of the same mind, to make Lago Vista beautiful and litter free. This is my second term as President. I am so proud of this group! Even with Covid-19 we have accomplished a great deal. I look forward to our many projects planned for the years to come.
Sheldon Green, Vice President
I think I attended my first KLVB meeting in 2009, but it was another year or so before I actually took part on a more regular basis. I joined seeking solutions to the issue of cast-off rubbish by the roadsides and street litter problems, and as time passed, I wasn't disappointed, as many successful clean up actions were taken by the motivated volunteers. A community can only be as great as its resident’s work to make it so. KLVB provides a comfortable social platform for those volunteers interested in civic interaction and engaging with city officials with the purpose of furthering beautification and city grounds improvements. Most pleasant of all is volunteering with a wonderful group of spirited and learned KLVB members where there is always a laugh, new and exciting ideas, and many incredible public works in progress. It's a terrific way to be a part of a great community!
Kay Schneider, Secretary
My husband Mike and I moved to Lago Vista in 2011 from northern California and have been involved with the Garden Club and helping to take care of the Elementary School Garden since our first year here. We joined KLVB a year ago. We had been thru a year of health issues and decided that being outdoors would be good for us. We have adopted a couple of streets to pick up trash as I like things neat and orderly. Trash on the side of the road is a pet peeve. We also have adopted the area across from the Elementary School on Dawn Drive. We are very active with St Mary's Catholic Church, and I am the Lago Vista Women's Club Scholarship Chairperson for this year. We really enjoy the KLVB workdays, when we can interact with many of the KLVB members.
Donna Nash, Treasurer
I am relatively new to joining KLVB, although my husband and I have been picking up trash for the past 20 years with the “adopt a street program.” This spring, when the pandemic hit, I choose to join KLVB. Being outside seemed like a perfect solution to “house-a-tosis” and assist our community as well. The members that I have met are delightful and a refreshing joy in these turbulent trashy times. I have been very involved with our Community: Lakeside Christian Fellowship, Lago Vista Women’s Club, LV Garden Club, Christian Women’s Fellowship, LV Country Western Dance Club, Alzheimer’s Support Group and other organizations. It is now my pleasure to be involved with KLVB.
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.
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.
Keep Lago Vista Beautiful is a City of Lago Vista committee formed in 1992 by mayoral proclamation to promote the well being of the community by developing programs for cleanup, recycling and use of Lago Vista resources.
During the early years, KLVB developed programs to address many environmental issues such as curbside recycling, and city-wide fall and spring collecting of tree trimmings and trash brought by citizens. Adopt-a-street, anti-littering, landscaping and beautification programs were also added.
Beginning in 1997, several major beautification projects were planned, financed and completed. These include what is now known as Bowden Point and the corner of Lohman Ford Road and Paseo de Vaca. Through private funding, the Lago Vista Property Owners' Association and KLVB volunteers identified four prominent locations where attractive stone and wood directional signs were erected to assist passing visitors.
KLVB purchased three sets of hanging banners; the sailboat, Christmas theme, and patriotic. KLVB also purchased and had installed the iconic aluminum "sailboat" atop the pylon at the intersection of Lohman Ford Road and Dawn Drive; developed the scenic overlook trail at the Sports Complex; the windmill at Lohman Ford and Paseo de Vaca; and the wind spiral on Dawn Drive at the traffic circle.
Throughout the years, KLVB has been greatly assisted by city workers who install the majority of Christmas lighting displays, hang banners, provide and operate backhoes to dig holes for trees, collect trash, and chip tree and brush trimmings.
KLVB pursues community projects through generous donations of funds and volunteer manpower. Private donors, civic organizations and the City of Lago Vista fund these projects.
Success depends on the dedication of current and new volunteers.
During the early years, KLVB developed programs to address many environmental issues such as curbside recycling, and city-wide fall and spring collecting of tree trimmings and trash brought by citizens. Adopt-a-street, anti-littering, landscaping and beautification programs were also added.
Beginning in 1997, several major beautification projects were planned, financed and completed. These include what is now known as Bowden Point and the corner of Lohman Ford Road and Paseo de Vaca. Through private funding, the Lago Vista Property Owners' Association and KLVB volunteers identified four prominent locations where attractive stone and wood directional signs were erected to assist passing visitors.
KLVB purchased three sets of hanging banners; the sailboat, Christmas theme, and patriotic. KLVB also purchased and had installed the iconic aluminum "sailboat" atop the pylon at the intersection of Lohman Ford Road and Dawn Drive; developed the scenic overlook trail at the Sports Complex; the windmill at Lohman Ford and Paseo de Vaca; and the wind spiral on Dawn Drive at the traffic circle.
Throughout the years, KLVB has been greatly assisted by city workers who install the majority of Christmas lighting displays, hang banners, provide and operate backhoes to dig holes for trees, collect trash, and chip tree and brush trimmings.
KLVB pursues community projects through generous donations of funds and volunteer manpower. Private donors, civic organizations and the City of Lago Vista fund these projects.
Success depends on the dedication of current and new volunteers.
KEEP LAGO VISTA WINS GOVERNOR'S COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
April 2020
KLVB and GCAA award plaque: Sept 2020. Right to left - kneeling: Mayor Ed Tidwell and Denise Sellers.
In back: City Parks director Chris Mobley, Dan Sellers, Frank Robbins, Frank Colletta, Beth Colletta, Sheldon Green, Margaret Leitko and City Manager Josh Ray .
