2005 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Co-sponsored the 2005 Great PA Cleanup when over 140,000 volunteers spent more than 500,000 hours cleaning 11,000 miles of roads, 12,000 acres of parks, 3,500 miles of streams; planting trees & flowers; and improving city lots.
• Kicked off the KPB “Community Enhancement Recognition” project with the first category of “Community Greening Award.”  The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society graciously worked with other KPB partners in using the PHS program in Southeast PA as the model for this statewide project.
• Conducted a pilot program in the Cities of Harrisburg and York to determine the effectiveness of using the skills and enthusiasm of college interns as a catalyst to engage residents in caring for their community.  Interns helped community residents build & plant gardens and design & install community art murals and mosaics.
• Initiated an new long term effort:  “PA Roadside Aesthetics - a Strategic Approach” A cooperative project with the Joint Conservation Committee of the PA Legislature and PENNDOT officials of all levels.
• Expanded and improved the KPB website with more information and resources for everyone.
• Held the second “KPB Summit” where community leaders, business representatives, public officials, and individual citizens attended the morning plenary to hear representatives from Maryland and New Mexico talk about how their states handle roadside aesthetics, and afternoon breakouts on best practices of enforcement and community outreach.
• Expanded the KPB alliance with the addition of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Pennsylvania Builders Association as KPB board members, and AAA Mid-Atlantic and PBA as new KPB Business Council member.
  
  
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2004 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Co-sponsored the first Great PA Cleanup as part of the Great American Clean-Up with over 140,000 volunteers participating in all 67 PA counties
• Sponsored the first statewide “KPB Summit” for community leaders and interested residents including a workshop with Dr. Doug McKenzie Mohr, internationally known author of “Fostering Sustainable Behavior – An Introduction to Community Based Social Marketing”
• Established a library of resource materials relating to the 3 R’s - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; litter; & beautification and categorized the materials for appropriate age and use setting, and match with PA’s academic standards
• Worked with the municipal police training center to develop and distribute Fact Sheets on PA litter laws and the importance of enforcement in the 2005 local police training manual
• Researched existing studies & reports on the economic impact of litter and beautification. Engaged an intern to review & summarize the materials.
• Initiated a showcase for litter prevention, recycling & beautification at the PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.
• Certified as the 22nd state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
• Received the “2004 William Nash Award” for outstanding programming as a new Keep America Beautiful affiliate
• Received the 2004 “Leadership in Sustainable Partnerships” award from the Pennsylvania Resources Council