Keep Friendswood Beautiful Wins Silver Star Award for Beautification

Keep Texas Beautiful, a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement organization, recently named Keep Friendswood Beautiful a Silver Star Affiliate, a designation conferred on just a handful of Keep Texas Beautiful's more than 360 affiliates in 2011. Gold Star recognition is the highest status any community affiliate can achieve. Friendswood was recognized during its 44th Annual Conference in downtown Austin, which was held June 20-23, 2011.

Keep Friendswood Beautiful was recognized for successfully implementing programs to prevent litter, reduce waste, beautify community areas and educate local citizens last year. Keep Friendswood Beautiful members this year include Sherry Goen, John T. Merrifield, Kaye Corey, Gail Rodgers, Patricia Steinke, Paul Marx, Martha Cotton, Frank Garza, Loretta Murphy, Mary Stockwell, Susan Delcambre, and Susan Stephens.

For more information on how to volunteer for the City of Friendswood, please call 281-996-3270.