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New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Honored as One of Nation’s Top Keep America Beautiful Affiliates
[01/25/2008]
Keep America Beautiful, Inc. will honor New Mexico Clean & Beautiful, a program of the New Mexico Tourism Department, with one of only six National Diamond Level State Affiliate Recognition Awards for fulfilling all of its state affiliate guidelines in 2007.
This is the third straight year New Mexico Clean & Beautiful has won the National Diamond Level award and the third time in its history.
The award will be presented to Joseph Lobato, New Mexico Clean & Beautiful executive director during its annual national conference December 5-8, 2007, in Washington, DC.
“The Diamond Level winners are Keep America Beautiful’s shining stars,” said Raymond Empson, President of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. “These affiliates lead by example, providing guidance and mission-consistent programs that can be used at a local level.”
“We commend New Mexico Clean & Beautiful for its hard work and all New Mexico communities for their efforts in keeping the Land of Enchantment a showcase for themselves and their visitors,” said Michael Cerletti, Secretary of the New Mexico Tourism Department. “These awards from Keep America Beautiful are a tribute to all those efforts.”
New Mexico Clean & Beautiful will also receive the President’s Circle Recognition Award in fulfilling all accompanying requirements for good standing which include maintaining an active Board/Advisory Council; attending six hours of training in the last12 months; remaining current with Network Service Fees; and completing its 2007 semi-annual report.
“The President’s Circle Recognition Award is the fifth time our program has received this honor,” Lobato said. “In fact, we have received this distinction every year since the award’s inception by Keep America Beautiful five years ago.”
The mission of New Mexico Clean & Beautiful is to engage individuals to take greater responsibility for their community environment. Encouraging, funding and supporting programs that utilize education, promote awareness, beautify, recycle and remove litter and graffiti assists it in accomplishing its goal of eliminating litter to the maximum practical extent. New Mexico Clean & Beautiful was created by the Litter Control and Beautification Act of 1985. To learn more about Keep America Beautiful, visit www.kab.org.
Beep, Beep - Here Comes Dusty
[10/19/2007]
New Mexico Clean & Beautiful (a program of the New Mexico Tourism Department) has joined with Keep New Mexico Beautiful, Inc. and the New Mexico Department of Transportation in creating several hands-on, family-fun-type projects targeting New Mexico youngsters.
Dusty Roadrunner, the official litter control mascot, has been asked to help send the message.
“New Mexico Clean & Beautiful initiated several projects as part of an education program that was funded by the New Mexico Department of Transportation,” said Joseph Lobato, executive director of New Mexico Clean & Beautiful. “One of the projects involved updating the “Fun with Dusty Roadrunner Activity Book” for third graders and “Dusty Roadrunner Visits the National Monuments” booklet for fifth graders. Both are owned by Keep New Mexico Beautiful, Inc.”
When did New Mexico join the Union? What national monuments are in the state? What are the state grass, flower and vegetable? Quizzes, mazes, math and recycling fun facts are just some of the contents contained in the activity book. Sherry Gwyn, executive director for Keep New Mexico Beautiful, Inc., illustrated and updated the text for each booklet.
Dusty also takes on an interactive role on the New Mexico Clean & Beautiful web site link http://www.nmcleanandbeautiful.org/DUSTY/index.php.
“These clever new booklets are a great way to get children involved in beautification at a young age,” said Michael Cerletti, Secretary of the New Mexico Tourism Department. “We commend New Mexico Clean & Beautiful, and we thank our friends at Keep New Mexico Beautiful and the New Mexico Department of Transportation for their hard work, and all New Mexico communities for keeping the Land of Enchantment a showcase for themselves and their visitors.”
Distribution of the activity books have begun through the Keep America Beautiful affiliate programs around the state. The nine New Mexico Visitor Information Centers around the state have also received the National Monument booklets for distribution. Thirty thousand (30,000) copies of each booklet have been printed.
If you are interested in receiving copies call Keep New Mexico Beautiful, Inc. (505-883-5559) or New Mexico Clean & Beautiful, 1-800-Toss-No-Mas (1-800-867-7666). Each booklet is also downloadable from www.tossnomas.com, www.knmb.org
Lobato said New Mexico Clean & Beautiful recently led educational training in after-school programs for eight Keep America Beautiful affiliate programs, utilizing activities from Keep America Beautiful’s “Waste in Place Curriculum,” a K-6 based curriculum. Nearly 100 instructors were trained and more than 300 students participated in the programs.
“In addition to the new Dusty Roadrunner interactive component on the New Mexico Clean & Beautiful website, another new feature has been added called ‘Community Statistics’ under the programs menu,” Lobato said. “These statistics detail the results of individual community programs, such as the number of cleanups, areas beautified, trees planted, areas landscaped, presentations to adults and children, etc. The grant award for each community through the New Mexico Clean & Beautiful grant application process is also given.”
For more information, contact Joseph Lobato, executive director of New Mexico Clean & Beautiful, 505-827-6346 or joe.lobato@state.nm.us.
Partners for a Clean New Mexico to Host Public Meetings to Discuss Illegal Dumping
[10/19/2007]
Santa Fe – A coalition of organizations and agencies known as Partners for a Clean New Mexico will hold public meetings in Albuquerque, Farmington, and Espanola next week to solicit input from the public on what their communities’ needs are for combating the problem of illegal dumping. The meetings will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the following locations:
Albuquerque - October 22, 2007
Conference Room B
10th Floor, One Civic Plaza NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Farmington - October 23, 2007
San Juan County Administrative Bldg.
100 S. Oliver, Ste. 100
Aztec, NM 87410
Espanola - October 24, 2007
Onate Center
State Road 68
Alcalde, NM 87511
“Every New Mexican is affected by illegal dumping,” said Gifford Stack, Outreach Manager for the New Mexico Environment Department. “It causes significant negative impacts to public health and safety, the environment, water quality, aesthetics, and our economy. We must change the mindset of violators to view illegal dumping as a crime and encourage legal disposal or recycling of unwanted materials.”
Three additional community meetings will be held in November; their locations are pending:Grants, Tuesday, Nov. 13; Las Cruces, Wednesday, Nov. 14; and Carlsbad, Thursday, Nov. 15.
Partners for a Clean New Mexico formed earlier this year to leverage staff time, technical expertise, legal authority, and funding to address the problem of illegal dumping in New Mexico. Its goal is to increase the effectiveness of addressing illegal dumping issues, encourage changes in public attitudes and behavior, and produce measurable results on our shared landscape.
The following organizations and agency are founding members of Partners for a Clean New Mexico:
•Eight Northern Indian Pueblo Council
• NM Energy, Minerals,and Natural Resources Department
• NM Association of Counties
• NM State Land Office
• NM Environment Department
• NM Department of Transportation
• NM Dept. Finance & Administration
• NM Department of Tourism
• NM Recycling Coalition
• NM Clean & Beautiful
• U.S. Forest Service
• U.S. Bureau of Land Management
“We want to ensure that interested parties get involved in developing a comprehensive plan to address long-term solutions to the problem of illegal dumping,” said Joy Esparsen of the New Mexico Association of Counties.
Partners are meeting with New Mexico law enforcement personnel and judicial members to discuss the benefits of establishing environmental courts. The partners are also working with the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration to provide the public an easily recognizable number to report illegal dumping activities.
Hey Kids! Join Dusty Roadrunner
Play Games & More!
[06/29/2007]
We are proud to introduce you to Dusty Roadrunner. Join him as he explores New Mexico and ventures to keep our lovely state looking spectacular!
Keep America Beautiful Announces KAB Man
[06/07/2007]
KAB Man - is a new Web-based campaign from Keep America Beautiful that was launched in April of 2007.
KAB Man is a superhero guaranteed to connect with the hard-to-reach 20-something audience.
View all three episodes of "The Adventures of KAB Man" online. By doing so, you will increase KAB Man's ranking on YouTube.com and greatly broaden the campaign's reach.
Go to:http://www.kabman.org/ for more information.
New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Awards $604,700 for FY08 to Help Local Beautification Efforts
[06/06/2007]
New Mexico Clean & Beautiful, a program of the New Mexico Tourism Department, has awarded $604,700 to 57 municipal, county and tribal governments in New Mexico to help keep “their corners of the Land of Enchantment? a showcase for their citizens and their visitors.
The local entities will use the funds - awarded based on an application process - to help in litter control, elimination and awareness; beautification; recycling; weed and graffiti eradication; overall education; and youth employment to assist in completing projects.
“We commend these local governments for their hard work,? said Michael Cerletti, Secretary of the Tourism Department. “These awards are given so they can do everything possible to keep New Mexico a ‘Land of Enchantment.’?
In March, entities submitted applications to the New Mexico Clean & Beautiful office. A team of evaluators - consisting of members from the Litter Control & Beautification Council, the New Mexico Tourism Department and administrators and coordinators from the communities – was assembled to evaluate the applications.
The applications were scored and funding recommendations were provided to New Mexico Clean & Beautiful. Funding was based on scores, amount requested and past performance. Secretary Cerletti approved all recommendations provided by Clean & Beautiful Executive Director Joseph Lobato, and agreements were drafted. The funds are available July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
New Mexico Clean & Beautiful’s funding is derived from a 50-cent motor vehicle registration fee and a $1 fee from all-terrain vehicle registrations.
New Mexico Clean & Beautiful was created by the Litter Control and Beautification Act of 1985 and is charged with coordinating statewide litter control and beautification efforts. To get more information on the program, call 1-800-867-7666.
A complete list of the entities awarded and the amount of the award is below.
For more information, contact Joseph Lobato, 505-827-6346 or joseph.lobato@state.nm.us.
New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Grant Awards for FY08
City of Alamogordo $70,400
City of Albuquerque $75,000
Village of Angel Fire $2,000
City of Artesia $13,000
City of Belen $1,500
Bernalillo County $10,000
Village of Bosque Farms $1,500
City of Carlsbad $26,800
Village of Causey $900
Village of Chama $2,000
City of Clovis $8,700
Village of Corona $3,000
Curry County $4,100
DeBaca County $1,100
City of Deming $4,100
Dona Ana County $13,000
Village of Eagle Nest $1,600
Eddy County $6,400
City of Elephant Butte $2,800
Town of Elida $2,000
City of Espanola $2,400
Town of Estancia $700
City of Farmington $12,500
Village of Floyd $600
City of Gallup $6,500
Village of Grady $500
City of Grants $5,000
Town of Hagerman $4,600
City of Jal $900
City of Las Cruces $25,500
City of Las Vegas $6,200
Lea County $3,500
Village of Los Lunas $6,500
Luna County $19,800
McKinley County $4,000
Village of Melrose $600
Village of Milan $700
Village of Mosquero $1,500
City of Portales $9,800
City of Raton $4,500
City of Rio Rancho $55,600
City of Roswell $21,200
Village of Roy $1,200
Village of Ruidoso $12,100
Pueblo of San Idelfonso $800
Village of San Jon $600
Sandoval County $6,900
Santa Fe County $8,200
City of Santa Fe $31,200
City of Socorro $2,400
Village of Taos Ski Valley $900
Town of Taos $3,400
City of T or C $1,100
City of Tucumcari $12,600
Valencia County $18,300
Village of Wagon Mound $1,500
Zuni Pueblo $500
Total $544,700
Keep NM Beautiful, Inc. $60,000
Grand Total $604,700
Keep America Beautiful Honors New Mexico Clean & Beautiful and Clean-Up Programs in Rio Rancho and Alamogordo
[01/02/2007]
Keep America Beautiful, Inc. presented New Mexico Clean & Beautiful, a division of the New Mexico Tourism Department, with one of only six National Diamond Level State Affiliate Recognition Awards for fulfilling state affiliate guidelines in 2006.
The award was presented to Joseph Lobato, New Mexico Clean & Beautiful executive director, by Keep America Beautiful President G. Raymond Empson during its annual national conference December 8, 2006, in Orlando, Fla.
“The Diamond Level winners are Keep America Beautiful’s shining stars,? Empson said. “These affiliates lead by example, providing guidance and mission-consistent programs that can be used at a local level.?
In addition to the six first-place award-winners, Keep America Beautiful also recognized outstanding Keep America Beautiful affiliates for their successful initiatives to educate the public about litter prevention and encourage grassroots volunteer efforts to clean and beautify communities, thereby improving the quality of life.
Keep Alamogordo Beautiful was awarded second place for its overall program, second place for beautification and community improvement, first place for litter prevention, and an Innovation Award for litter prevention.
Keep Rio Rancho Beautiful won a Distinguished Service Citation for its overall program.
“We commend New Mexico Clean & Beautiful for its hard work and all New Mexico communities for their efforts in keeping the Land of Enchantment a showcase for themselves and their visitors,? said Michael Cerletti, Secretary of the New Mexico Tourism Department. “These awards from Keep America Beautiful are a tribute to all those efforts.?
New Mexico Clean and Beautiful, a program of the New Mexico Tourism Department, was created by the Litter Control and Beautification Act of 1985 and is affiliated with the national organization Keep America Beautiful, Inc.; the program is charged with coordinating statewide litter control and beautification efforts. Both programs motivate millions of volunteers annually to clean up, beautify and improve their neighborhoods.
Keep America Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation's largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. With a network of nearly 1,000 affiliate and participating organizations, Keep America Beautiful forms public-private partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments. To learn more about Keep America Beautiful, visit www.kab.org.
For more information, contact Joseph Lobato, 505-827-6346 or joe.lobato@state.nm.us
Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup Is Recognized By CSRwire
[10/30/2006]
CSRwire selected Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup to highlight in its newsletter; the title for their article is "Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup Brings Sense of Commitment, Pride to Neighborhoods Across America."
They note that Keep America Beautiful's staff has worked diligently for four months tabulating the results of the national effort.
The newsletter includes this quote "Through the Great American Cleanup, Keep America Beautiful's mission to improve communities is put into action," said G. Raymond Empson, president of Keep America Beautiful. "We know that our participating organizations are bringing a sense of ownership and pride to their respective communities, making them safer, cleaner and more economically viable."
To view the entire article go to the following site: http://www.csrwire.com/PressRelease.php?id=6628
