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- Preservation Tree Service
- Doug & Lori Evans
- Joe & Peggy Moore
- DFW Surf
- Dave & Shari Orphey
- Tim & Mary Jo Tellin
- Mike & Carolyn Lease
- Kathryn & Rich Reece
- Paul Lindenberger
- Shellye Schmorlietz
- Karen McKergow
- Mason Parker
- Georjean Sherriff
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- Work gloves
- Trash grabbers
- Non perishable food donations- snacks
- Bottled water
- Heavy duty bags
- Kayaks, John boats and waders
- Supplies/tools for vegetable gardening
- Vegetable plants and seeds
- Gift cards to Walmart, Home Depot and Lowes
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For wishlist donation procedure
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Grapevine City-Wide Garage Sale 2010 sponsored by KGVB
When: Saturday, September 25, 2010
Where: Nash Rink, 1175 Municipal Way, Grapevine, TX 76051
(Behind the CAC)
Time: 7 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Advanced registration is required. For more information,
please email
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2nd Annual Trash & Treasures Community Clean Up
"Cleaner Is Greener 2010"
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. Time: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
North Grapevine @ Dove Park 1509 Hood Lane, Grapevine 76051
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South Grapevine @ Memorial Baptist Church 3000 W.D. Tate Road, Grapevine, 76051
After a smash hit last fall, we will once again hunt for treasures along our shorelines and creek beds while we pick up litter and remove large debris. Volunteers will be looking for Mardi Gras beads hidden in the trash. If found, they will redeem them for prizes at the picnic. Join us on foot or in a small craft for this really fun and 'valuable' event. A limited number of kayaks and jon boats will be available or bring your own!
FREE food and drinks at Dove Park. Redeem 'found' Mardi Gras beads for great prizes.
Contact: Mary Jo Tellin, 817-410-3490,
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For more information: www.kgvb.org
Key Sponsors: Grapevine AMBUCS and Grapevine Parks & Recreation Department.
Keep Grapevine Beautiful Membership:
Formed in 1999, KGVB organizes events and ongoing activities that make Grapevine a more beautiful place to live. Events include waterway and park clean-ups via foot and small craft, beautification projects, educational formats, community gardening, electronic recycling and hazardous waste collection. In 2009, KGVB won three prestigious awards due to volunteer efforts. In fact, for every $1.00 spent on volunteer projects, citizens received a $ 5.00 return on the investment. Now that's valuable.
We encourage you to be our guest at a monthly committee meeting and learn what this dynamic organization is all about. KGVB meets the first Monday of each month at 7:00 P.M. at City Hall (200 S. Main St). Enter the breakroom from the side entrance. Or visit kgvb.org or Facebook to hear more. Online applications to volunteer or donate to this valuable cause are available on the website. Memberships start as low as $ 25.00.
Join us for a monthly meeting to see what's going on with this incredible group. These great groups of volunteers are all about a Greener, Cleaner Grapevine for all to enjoy. Join today!
KGVB Meeting Dates - 2010
- January 4
February 1
March 1
April 5
May 3
June 7
- July 12
August 2
September 13
October 4
November 1
December 6
We need your support.
For more information regarding meetings, please contact Mary Jo Tellin at 817-410-3490 or email
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News Update
KGVB's Director, Mary Jo Tellin, is interviewed by Karen M. Cook, Visual Journalist for the Grapevine Courier.
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Congratulations Keep America Beautiful Winners
 Texas affiliates had a strong showing at the 2009 Keep America Conference, which was held December 1-4 in Washington, D.C. We didn't just attend for kicks, however-- in addition to the educational benefits and networking opportunities, Texans also brought home a bevy of awards. Keep Texas Beautiful wants to congratulate Keep Grapevine Beautiful/Phi Theta Kappa's Honors in Action Academy for 1st place, Beautification. MaryJo Tellin, Director received the award from CEO of KAB, Mr. Matt McKenna.
Keep Grapevine Beautiful
Group Advocate of the Year Award
This outstanding award was presented to Keep Grapevine Beautiful from The Texas Recreation and Park Society at their 2009 Regions 2 & 3 Conference on November 13, 2009. Keep Grapevine Beautiful (KGVB) has contributed extensive volunteer time to the betterment of the parks system in Grapevine since 2001. Their advocacy in enhancing greenspace was proven yet again when 2,138 volunteers worked 8,070 hours in just the last year alone. KGVB has also contributed funds for beautification and education through their school district grant program and has donated equipment and manpower to 42 greening projects throughout the previous year. They wholeheartedly deserve the Advocate of the Year Award due to the significant contributions they have made to the environment and Grapevine community.
Representing the Grapevine Parks and Recreation Department, the City of Grapevine and KGVB volunteers were L-R front row- MaryJo Tellin, Karen McKergow, Kathy Reece, Jennifer Hibbs and Doug Evans. L-R back row- Tim Hamilton, David Buhr, Bruno Rumbelow and Joe Moore
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increase recycling, litter control, beautification and water quality
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implement educational programs and grant funding for both youth and adult
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engage the general public as volunteers in enhancing Grapevine's greenspace
The Keep Grapevine Beautiful Annual Report included the following statistics. The reported project period was July 1, 2008 - June 31, 2009.
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42 projects
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8,070 volunteer hours worked
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$128,456 value of volunteers
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$3,524 donated goods or services (outside sources)
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$3,420 cost avoidance (donated city crew time)
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$ 12,815 donated goods (City/PARD)
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For every $1.00 spent on volunteer projects, $5.00 in benefit was returned to the park system.
These successes have been largely due to the tremendous support given to them by the Parks & Recreation Department of Grapevine. Directors, foreman, managers and hourly staff have all contributed by being in the field and working side-by-side with thousands of volunteers who have worked toward the betterment of the park system. The department has also been instrumental by providing vehicles, tools and supplies for the multitude of volunteer projects conducted throughout the city.
Learn More information about Keep Grapevine Beautiful's projects, programs, committees and advocacy to the environment and community of Grapevine.
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Keep Grapevine Beautiful
Greener, Cleaner, Grapevine is the motto for KGVB. We encourage you to visit a monthly meeting to learn about being GREEN in Grapevine. Topics of conversation include -
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increasing recycling, litter control, beautification and water quality program
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implementation of educational programs for both youth and adults
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team building projects with the general public, small businesses and corporations to enhance Grapevine's greenspace
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distribution of grant funds to schools
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Adopt-An-Area Team
Now is a Great Opportunity to help Keep Grapevine Beautiful with the Adopt-An-Area Team. Currently, there are 47 extrememly appreciated volunteer groups in Grapevine. They are our Adopt-an-Area teams. Sometimes, it is a business group or a social group and often a family volunteering together. They have selected an area within the city to keep litter free. The team may have chosen a road, a creek, a playground, a shoreline or a boat dock among many choices. They visit the area 6 times a year and tidy-up. The City supplies bags and gloves. A sign is erected in their name along the path of the adopted area. It's an enjoyable and easy way to assist your community and is sincerely appreciated by the citizens of Grapevine. For an application, visit Get Involved or please contact Mary Jo at
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Volunteers interested in office clerical or data entry projects for Keep Grapevine Beautiful, please see Get Involved
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