Acknowledgements

Keep Oklahoma Beautiful is enormously grateful to the Walmart Foundation for awarding the grant making the Hometown Makeover online resource possible and for their commitment to sustainable practices and to helping Oklahoma communities and organizations use the tools and implement the projects presented in the Guide.


 

Personal thanks to

Pamela Lewis, University of Oklahoma Outreach, for encouraging that this concept be undertaken and for providing early research and the design of the colorful project logo. 

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce for believing in the project and providing early development funding

Grace Hancock, a part time executive assistant for KOB who researched so many of the topics and best practices in this Guide, that she may qualify as a bona fide environmental expert!

Sonny Wilkinson, KOB Projects Coordinator, who is also incredibly skilled in the art of all "html mysteries" and who brought the Guide to life on these web pages.

Courtney Whittier, former KOB employee who collaborated with me to design the look of the pages and who encouraged me to continue this labor of love.

KOB board members Bud Ground, Jennifer Wasinger and Vaughn Clark who took a very active role in promoting this concept.

from Gail Ingram Ederer, Executive Director