Keeping Sarasota County beautiful
can be a very dirty job and from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, the
local branch of Keep America Beautiful will thank the volunteers
who’ve given countless hours and days to sweeping local streets,
collecting tons of trash and educating the community about how
to prevent pollution. Keep Sarasota County Beautiful’s annual
award ceremony takes place at the Venice Community Center, 326
Nokomis Ave. S. and the public is invited.
“This banquet is our way of thanking all the people who have
taken a leadership role in keeping Sarasota County free of
pollution,” said KSCB Manager Sandra Washington. “They could be
lying on a beach or boating through the bay, yet they choose
instead to get down on their hands and knees to make sure
everyone living here has a more beautiful place to live.”
Of particular note is the “Guy Hudson” lifetime achievement
award, which recognizes an outstanding individual who has
exemplified dedication toward Keep Sarasota County Beautiful
initiatives in the past year. “As important as all our awards
are, this one may be the most prestigious, because it represents
years of service to the community,” said Washington. “That said,
we also choose to reward someone who has donated hundreds of
hours within a given year. That person becomes our ‘Volunteer of
the Year.’”
Along with the Guy Hudson and Volunteer of the Year awards,
volunteers will be honored in the following categories:
- Adoption programs – Parks,
shores, roads, or campuses
- Beautification – Commercial
and community
- Community cleanups
- Land, air and sea
preservation
- Community gardens
- Youth, school, scouts and
clubs
- The “extra mile” award
In response to requests for
additional time to gather candidates for this year’s ceremony,
Washington said that KSCB will continue to accept nominations
for all categories, especially the Guy Hudson and Volunteer of
the Year awards.
For more information, or to obtain a nomination form, contact
the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000 and ask for Keep
Sarasota County Beautiful. |
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