Pencil Us In and Save the Date
2010 Edition

Keep Pearland Beautiful is preparing for an array of fall activities that any one of which would be of interest to everyone in Pearland.

September 11, 2010 Community Wide Clean-up
On Saturday, September 11, 2010 Keep Pearland Beautiful will host the annual Fall Community Clean-up. KPB will begin the day with breakfast at the Stella Roberts Recycling Center located at 5800 Magnolia at 8:00 a.m. Groups can check in at this location and pick-up trash bags and disposable gloves for litter collection that day. KPB will be awarding 4 prizes. To be entered into these contests you must submit your cleanup Wrap-Up Report (and any entry photographs) by October 11, 2010 at 5 p.m. There will be one cash prize awarded to the group that submits the most creative photo of their group doing their clean-up and another for a creative photo of the most unusual piece of litter. These photo entries may be submitted electronically to fwatson@keeppearlandbeautiful.org or by mail to the address shown above. Once again we will award a prize to the group that collects the highest number of cigarette butts (verified by submitting a time and date stamped photo of a milk jug (s) full of your cigarette butts) and there will also be a random drawing of the Wrap-Up Reports submitted by the deadline for another cash prize. A surprise gift will be given to all participants. We will supply all bags and gloves needed for the cleanup you can pick these up at the Stella Roberts Recycling Center the day of the cleanup or arrange to come by the KPB offices ahead of the cleanup.
In 2009 there were 540 volunteers, working 1,032 hours collecting 209 bags of trash; KPB hopes to see you all return and make it a record day for clean-up in Pearland.

Keep Pearland Beautiful currently has 15 adopt-a-spot locations up for “adoption”. Check out our web-site at www.keeppearlandbeautiful.org for exact locations.

September 21, 2010 Keep Pearland Beautiful Board Retreat

On September 21, 2010 the KPB board of directors will be meeting to conduct training, review our 2009-2010 year and set goals for our new year beginning October 1, 2010. Should you have an idea or need regarding litter prevention, beautification efforts or recycling in Pearland, please contact our office and share your thoughts.

Keep Pearland Beautiful has regular board meetings the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Visitors are welcome, but please call the office at 281-652-1659 to check on meeting times and places.

October 8, 2010 Plant Thyme Fall Luncheon and Plant Sale

Keep Pearland Beautiful will be hosting the 7th annual Plant Thyme Fall luncheon in conjunction with the 6th Annual Herb & Plant Sale at the Pearland Community Center, 3523 Liberty Dr., Pearland, TX.

This year’s speaker will be Brenda Beust Smith, the Houston Chronicle’s “Lazy Gardener”. Ms. Smith started her Houston Chronicle gardening column over 30 years ago, thinking that it would appeal to harried homeowners. Those time-saving “lazy” gardener techniques are today a banner for those concerned about the environment and indiscriminate use of pesticides.

She is a nationally published freelance writer, a nationally published professional photographer and has served on the boards of many area gardens. She is a longtime Harris County Cooperative Extension supporter, both as a Master Gardener and former committee chairman.

The doors to the Center will be open at 10:30am, where a silent auction will also take place in conjunction with the luncheon. Laura Austin, our auction chair, has done a great job collecting exciting gifts for this year’s auction. This year’s luncheon is being organized by our fund Development Chair, JoAnne Knodel. JoAnne has generously donated to the luncheon as a Rosemary Sponsor, in memory of her late husband Joe Miller. Joe was an avid environmentalist and faithful supporter of Keep Pearland Beautiful.

Tickets will be $30 each. The proceeds from the luncheon benefit our future Delores Fenwick Nature Center Bldg. Fund and our general fund. All Keep Pearland Beautiful programs have an educational focus of:
• Eradication and prevention of litter,
• Beautification and community improvement
• Minimization of the impact of waste on our community (i.e. recycling)

Please make your plans now to be on hand for the Plant Thyme Fall Luncheon and Plant Sale on October 8, 2010. Plants from the sale will also be available for purchase on October 9, 2010 at the Pearland Farmers Market, located at Zychlinski Park; 2243 Grand Blvd. Call 281-652-1659 for ticket or plant sale information.

Event On-Line Registration

Sponsorships Available

November 13, 2010 Texas Recycles Day

Celebrate Texas Recycles Day with Keep Pearland Beautiful on Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 9am to 1pm at the City of Pearland’s Stella Roberts Recycling Center, located at 5800 Magnolia. Volunteers will be on hand to give away special gifts and collect recyclables.

On November 13, 2010 only, The Recycling Center will be accepting tires from the citizens of Pearland. No Businesses Please or Municipalities! Tires on rims, foam filled or solid tires will not be accepted. Limit 8 tires per household; additional tires will be $5.00 each.

KPB would like to remind everyone that used eye glasses are accepted at the Center. Please bring you used glasses or old hearing aids on November 13, to benefit the Pearland Lions Club eyeglass program.

Also on the 13th, free paint will be given away in 5 gallon containers. No special color requests, please.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: Gas/Oil/Kerosene, Household Chemicals, Lead Acid Batteries, Paint/Varnish. Please call 281-489-2795 for Household Hazardous materials collection times.

December 11, 2010 Tour de Lites Family Bike Ride

On Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 7pm, Keep Pearland Beautiful will be hosting the 17th Annual Tour de Lites Bike Ride at Independence Park, 3919 Liberty Dr., Pearland, TX 77581.

Join us for a casual 1.5 hour evening recreational ride to view the Christmas lights of Green Tee Subdivision in Pearland. There will be a “Bike Decorating Contest” at 6:30pm. Tickets will be $15, which includes a t-shirt, and additional family members can ride for $5 each. Tickets purchased on site the evening of the event will be $25. Check the KPB website www.keeppearlandbeautiful.org in the near future for the updated registration form.

For more details or for comments please call 281-652-1659 or email cowles@keeppearlandbeautiful.org.

Trees for Pearland Tree Guide

Now available in the Keep Pearland Beautiful office is the Trees for Pearland tree guide. The printing of this book was made possible in part by a generous grant from First Choice Power Fund, a division of PNM Resource Foundation. A special thanks to our professional Staff Forester I, Dallas Singleton, of the Texas Forest Service. With his input, Keep Pearland Beautiful is proud to offer the City of Pearland Tree Guide for all of our citizens to enjoy. Come by the offices of Keep Pearland Beautiful or check the information rack at City Hall to receive your copy of the tree guide.

Comments or questions may be sent to cowles@keeppearlandbeautiful.org or call the offices of Keep Pearland Beautiful at 281-652-1659.