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Non-Profit Organization AwardsEducation & Promotion
KEEP EDMOND BEAUTIFULAs the city of Edmond was getting ready to begin its citywide recycling program, Keep Edmond Beautiful felt that a recycling mascot would be the best way to teach people about recycling and entertain them at the same time. A mascot idea contest was held for Edmond 2nd and 3rd graders and more than 300 entries were received. RECYCLING BEN was the wining entry and it came from 2nd grader Diane Endicott. Her drawing became a professionally designed mascot that has since become very popular and an amazingly effective teaching tool. "Ben" is a frequent guest at Edmond schools and makes many appearances at civic events. At "Operation Clean Streets," Edmond's annual clean up day, Recycling Ben reminds everyone of the importance of recycling and beautification. He calls attention to environmental issues. Recycling Ben has inspired several Edmond schools to start recycling programs of their own. Keep Edmond Beautiful is a relatively small group of dedicated volunteers whose mascot concept has intensified their message and helped them to be even more effective. RECYCLING BEN AND KEEP EDMOND BEAUTIFUL - GOOD NEWS IN A GOOD COSTUME! Beautification & LandscapingTHE NEWKIRK JUNIOR MAIN STREET PGMIn March of 1997, a group of four middle school students held the first planning meeting for what would become the Newkirk JUNIOR Main Street Program, the first of its kind in the nation. Having been introduced to the Main Street program through a slide show in their 8th grade social studies class, the students became fascinated with the beautiful buildings and the heritage of their community. They wanted to have an active part in preserving those buildings and the heritage. And that's what they set out to do with a mission statement that reads "TO IMPROVE AND PRESERVE THE FUTURE OF NEWKIRK'S DOWNTOWN HERITAGE AND KEEP THE PRIDE THE TOWN HAS DEVELOPED IN THE LAST 100 YEARS." These ambitious young people have kept up their amazing work, stepping up their pace rather than ever slacking off. Their efforts in cleaning up, repairing, restoring and maintaining Newkirk have earned them not only the respect of the town but also of the state and the nation. This group has been highly recognized for their work, earning numerous awards and honors. And this only spurs them on to greater heights. KEEP OKLAHOMA BEAUTIFUL is pleased to join the ranks of all those who know without a doubt that THE NEWKIRK JUNIOR MAIN STREET PROGRAM IS GOOD NEWS FOR OKLAHOMA'S ENVIRONMENT. Environmental ImprovementWEATHERFORD OPPORTUNITY WORKSHOPThe Weatherford Opportunity Workshop is an example of a classic win-win situation. The workshop's business plan outlines how, by training persons with developmental disabilities, they are also improving the environment and reducing landfill use. The Workshop's purpose is to train its clients to obtain and keep a job outside the workshop and to gain the necessary self-esteem and confidence to live, work and play independently in the community and in the world of the non-disabled. The primary business of the workshop is recycling. The workshop has partnered with the cities of Weatherford and Clinton to collect and recycle cardboard and paper within the two cities. The towns have placed bins throughout their commercial districts and the workshop collects the materials on a regular pickup schedule and prepares them for recycling. The success of this operation in waste reduction is unquestioned. The job it gets done here in terms of life-changing education is truly what makes THE WEATHERFORD OPPORTUNITY WORKSHOP BRILLIANT NEWS FOR OKLAHOMA'S ENVIRONMENT. See other award winners: 
 
 
 
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