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Keep Mandeville Beautiful is an organization focused on changing the attitudes and behaviors of people through educational programs and activities aimed at reducing litter, increasing recycling, beautification, and heightening environmental awareness.
The Keep Mandeville Beautiful programs and activities are designed to improve the physical appearance of Mandeville and to bolster an overall sense of pride in the community. Keep Mandeville Beautiful brings together all segments of the community including individuals, groups, businesses and the local government to facilitate an effective effort for a cleaner more beautiful community.
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MANDEVILLE WINS CLEANEST CITY AWARD.
MOVES ON TO STATE COMPETITION ON MAY 9TH.
On Wednesday, April 4th, a state judging team representing the Louisiana Garden Club Federation braved the rain, wind and lightening to determine that indeed Mandeville was deserving of the Cleanest City title. This is the first time Mandeville has participated in the contest and won the district title. The judges graded the City on 10 categories including a scrapbook, overall impression of cleanliness, community involvement, upkeep of residential and businesses areas, cleanliness of parks and recreational areas, as well as streets, sidewalks and neutral grounds. Mandeville competed with other cities of comparable size in the district. Mandeville will now compete on May 9th for the state title.
The announcement was the culmination of months of hard work by all segments of the community who helped cleanup and beautify Mandeville. Lead by Clean City Chairperson, Dr. Kathleen Wiseman, a Keep Mandeville Beautiful Board Member, the effort involved local businesses, churches, schools, individuals and families. The Town and Country Garden Club was the local Garden Club sponsor and coordinated the reception for the judges. Committee members, Peg Usner and Elaine Wilczynski worked for months compiling the required scrapbook documenting all enhancement projects completed in the past year. Mandeville’s Public Works Department stepped up their grass cutting, edging and trash pick up efforts. The Causeway Commission made sure the Approaches looked good. The City helped by sprucing up gardens and mulching around town. Over 180 Keep Mandeville Beautiful volunteers helped pick up litter, weed and mulch gardens, remove graffiti, and planted plants. Dr. Wiseman and Mandeville Mayor Donald Villere made presentations at all the Mandeville schools. A flyer, “100 Tips on How You Can Help,” was created by students at Pontchartrain Elementary School and distributed to over 3,000 students in Mandeville along with Keep Mandeville Beautiful car magnets. Local businesses were honored with KMB Award flags for helping to keep their business clean and their gardens well maintained. Local Neighborhood Associations helped publicize the contest on their websites and in their newsletters. They also made sure that the neighborhood entrances looked their best. Churches put reminders of the contest in the church bulletins. Businesses, schools and churches displayed 150 Clean City posters to bring awareness to the contest.
Special thanks to the following who recieved KMB Award Flags:
PES PTA
Tchefuncte Middle School PTA MES PTA - Katie Gruntz
Woodlake PTA -
PES teacher, Julie Ranzino and PES students
Northshore Garden Club
Town and Country Garden Club
Beau Chene Garden Club
Kiwanis
Times Picayune
Francos
Channel 13
Keller Williams
Mandeville Police Department
Goodwill
Mandinas
Trey Yuen
Heritage Manor
The Lake Apartments
Sanctuary
Discount Zone
In 1958, the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. was first among members of the National Council of state Garden Clubs, Inc. to sponsor a statewide “Cleanest City Contest.” The aim of the contest is to instill civic pride in individual citizens and thus, improve the appearance of towns and cities. Each year, competition has become stronger, and the cities and towns have achieved higher and higher standards of cleanliness.
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MAYOR VILLERE PRESENTS AWARDS TO THE KMB ART CONTEST WINNERS
Each year in an effort to bring awareness and educate school-aged children about the affects litter has on their community, Keep Mandeville Beautiful (KMB) holds an anti-litter art contest for elementary students and a litter monster banner contest for students in grades 4th -12th.
The winner of the Litter Monster Banner contest is John Booth, a sixth grade student from Lake Harbor Middle School. His artwork was made into a banner and is hanging on the West, East and North Causeway Approaches along with the other litter monsters from previous years. He also received a $100 gift card. Second place winner of a $50 gift card goes to Grace Stewart from Lake Harbor Middle School. Third place winner of a $25 gift cards goes to Emily Wehner from Mandeville High School. The other top winners of the Litter Monster Banner contest include; Zeth Zimmer, Kierstin Bauman, Shanickwa Jackson, Megan Varvaro, Madison Parson, Desriny Grass, Grace Bergeron, Allison Gilbert, and Danielle Dillon.
The elementary school anti-litter art poster contest winners include; Kindergarten - 1st Jack Garden, 2nd Pedro Pinho, 3rd Barbara Vasquez; First Grade - 1st Olivia Faler, 2nd Leah Savoy, 3rd Amber Seal; Second Grade - 1st Isabella Mejia, 2nd Chase White, 3rd Abigail Rase; and Third Grade - 1st Monica Chicas, 2nd Jade Allen, 3rd Joshua Plaisance.
The winners attended theMandeville City Council meeting on Thursday, April 12th where they were recognized with either a certificate or trophy by Mandeville Mayor Donald Villere.
This year KMB received over 500 entries from 14 schools. The schools participating include: Woodlake Elementary, Mandeville Elementary, Marigny Elementary, Mary Queen of Peace, Our Lady of the Lake, Pontchartrain Elementary, Cedarwood, Lake Harbor Middle, Mandeville Middle, Abita Springs Middle, Fontainebleau High, Fontainebleau Jr. High, Tchefuncte Middle and Mandeville High.
CALENDARS RAISE OVER $7,400 FOR KMB PROGRAMS
The 2012 KMB calendars featuring artwork from last year's art contests netted over $7,400 to help fund recycling, anti-litter, beautification and educational programs in Mandeville. A big thanks to everyone who purchased a calendar. If you didn't get yours, more are available by calling KMB at 624-3165.
A special thanks to Rouses for their purchase of 536 calendars and a donation of $4,800. Keep Louisiana Beautiful provided a $5,000 grant to underwrite the printing of the calendars and IESI donated $1,000 as the cover sponsor. Companies around town also pitched in to help sell the calendars; Eric's of Mandeville, P.J.'s Coffee (Hwy. 22 and Hwy. 190), Treasures Unlimited, Das Schulerhaus, Vianne's Teahouse, Walgreens (Hwy. 22, Hwy. 190 and St. Ann) and Maxein's.
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