Standing by the recently installed Keep Texas Beautiful Affiliate sign are Tony Francis, Barbara Johnson and Pat Pittman.
Keep Richmond Beautiful, a committee of the Historic Richmond Association (HRA), applied and has been accepted as an affiliate program of Keep Texas Beautiful, a statewide community improvement organization. The Keep Texas Beautiful statewide network of affiliates includes more than 360 cities and counties working towards the mission of educating and engaging Texas communities to take responsibility for improving their environment through three areas of focus: litter prevention, beautification and waste reduction.
Barbara Johnson and Pat Pittman, Richmond residents and HRA members, led the application process to its completion and have served as excellent examples of community volunteerism, according to Richmond Mayor Evalyn Moore. The HRA believes other residents will see the value and contributions being made through committees like Keep Richmond Beautiful and consider investing, supporting and participating in their work.
Keep Richmond Beautiful will focus on organizing community volunteers and implementing cleanup, beautification and educational programs that benefit the entire community. Open to all residents of Richmond, Keep Richmond Beautiful will host its first project, National Planting Day, on Saturday, November 15th from 8 am to 3 pm at the park adjacent to the Richmond City Hall. The park will be re-landscaped with Earth-Kind plants, and the existing sprinkler system will be converted to a drip system. Keep Richmond Beautiful has partnered with the Fort Bend County Master Gardeners, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the City of Richmond on this Historic District beautification project.
For more information on National Planting Day and how to get involved with Keep Richmond Beautiful, contact HistoricRichmondAssociation@gmail.com.