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KKB's
BLOG
Archive Index
What is a BLOG?
A blog is a web log. For KKB it is a diary of the activity of our
organization.
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on a month below for details of Keep Knoxville Beautiful activities:
October 2008--Orchids and Onions
March 2008--Great American Cleanup Kicks
Off!
February 2008
January 2008-Allison
Teeters becomes KKB's new Executive Director.
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007 - Results of the annual
Orchids & Onions and Environmental Achievement Awards, memorial tree for
Will Ridenour and more.
September 2007 - Orchid Award and Environmental Award judging, new
public school and UT campus outreach effort, recycling at Pellissippi
Balloon fest and more.
August 2007 - "Get Caught Recycling" promotion is huge success, new CAC
AmeriCorps Litter Prevention Team starts to get things done, high school
tailgate tour and more.
July 2007 - Special event recycling - the next big thing.
June 2007 - Final weeks of Sundown and the annual Litter Index.
May 2007 - All Sundown, all the time -
includes dramatic, positive results of recycling efforts.
April 2007 - Huuuuge month, Sundown Zero
Waste begins, EarthFest 2007, KKB's Dogwood Parade, Great American
Cleanup™ preliminary results, giant graffiti abatement and more...
March 2007 - We are reformatting
the postings for March, check back later.
February 2007 - State awards for KKB,
McClung Warehouse fire, Dogwood House & Garden Show and updates on South
Knox Beautification projects.
January 2007 - Tree-Cycling pics,
computer recycling event, board retreat and more.
December 2006 - Keep America Beautiful
National Conference, new award for KKB, tree-cycling promotion and a
little more.
November 2006 -
Veteran's Day parade, "Return the Warmth" national contest winners and
more.
October 2006 -
2006 Orchids & Onions Awards results, first meeting of the Youth
Advisory Board, speeches and more.
September 2006 - UTK Make Orange Green
Campaign, judging for Orchids & Onions and Environmental Achievement
Awards.
August 2006 - regular board meeting, CAC
AmeriCorps orientation for 2006, general preparations for Orchids &
Onions event.
July 2006 - new board members attend
first meeting, County Grant workshop, CAC AmeriCorps new site training,
KUB vegetation control program and a little more.
June 2006 - board elections, more
promotion of the StopLitter campaign, Flag Retirement Ceremony and more.
May 2006 - Opening of the 3rd Creek
Greenway extension, the GAC Trash Bash, Halls Tribute Trees maintenance
day, kickoff of the StopLitter campaign and more.
April 2006 - lots of pictures from
cleanups, more participating groups listed, EarthFest and more.
March 2006 - It's going to be Great
American Cleanup™ all month, starting with a kickoff press conference at
Mabry-Hazen House, News Sentinel Women's Expo, speeches for Downtown
Sertoma, Downtown Rotary, KUB employees and the Bradley County Solid
Waste Breakfast - and more.
February 2006 - This month features big
preparations for the 2006 Great American Cleanup™, several new interns
in the office and the Dogwood House and Garden Show.
January 2006 - Big happenings in January
including a mini-litter study, kickoff of the Cash for Trash program,
Tree-Cycling, first meeting of the 2006 Youth Advisory Board, the Keep
Tennessee Beautiful State Conference and our own Board Retreat.
December 2005
- preparations for Tree-Cycling, news from the KAB National Conference
in Orlando, KKB's Holiday Party and more.
November 2005 - This month we will
introduce our new program coordinator, announce a new partnership with
AmeriCorps, continue to recruit members for the 2006 Youth Advisory
Board, picking the new state-wide anti-litter campaign, bottle bill news and more.
October 2005 - Complete results of the
2005 Orchids & Onions Awards and the Knoxville News Sentinel
Environmental Achievement Awards.
September 2005 -
Fort Sanders Street Fair, big meeting of KAB coordinators from East
Tennessee and lots more.
August 2005 - Exciting changes planned
for the Orchids & Onions awards, the next big thing, board approves a
model to implement the Pinkston Plan, the Junk for Jack Johnson
promotion winner and lots more.
July 2005 - Start of a new fiscal year
and the presidency of Cassandra McGee, the annual Litter Index is
completed, notes from the Keep America Beautiful mid-year affiliate
forum and more.
June 2005 -
2005 Flag Retirement event, updates on the "Pinkston Plan",
TDOT Litter Grant Training and lots more.
May 2005 - New board officers elected,
progress on the litter ordinance enforcement effort, Don't Throw Down
Stickers for World's Fair Park, a tour of the Sevier County Solid Waste
Disposal Facility and lots more.
April 2005 - Mostly 2005 Great American
Cleanup™ activities. Images from Earthfest and results of the
2005 Great American Cleanup™ Don't Throw Down on K-TOWN poster
contest. There are also several candid pics of groups attending
the Trash Bash Volunteer Appreciation Lunch presented by Calhoun's
on-the-River.
March 2005 - The 2005 Great American
Cleanup™ kicks off with a ordinance enforcement theme, public cleanups
and more.
February 2005 - Meet our new staff, more big
awards for KKB, state conference of Keep Tennessee Beautiful, Knox
County litter ordinance changes and more.
January 2005 - Annual Christmas Tree
Recycling, KKB Annual Board Retreat, Vestal cleanup plans, computer
recycling, staff changes and more.
December 2004 - Keep Knoxville Beautiful
attends the annual Keep America Beautiful conference in Washington D.C.
and picks up KAB's top affiliate award.
November 2004 - South Doyle Middle School
tree planting project, Mary Lou Horner surprise party, election sign
collection and more.
October 2004 - Youth Advisory Board update,
Knoxville Utilities Board PACE 10 Program press conference, church
cemetery kudzu removal, 2004 Orchids & Onions Award winners and
more.
September 2004 - Youth Advisory Board first
meeting of new year, 9C1V Beautification Task Force, Emporium Center
grant opening, Oak Ridge Chamber Beautification Committee and more.
August 2004 - Earthfest 2005 plans, Annie
Morton leaves KKB staff, Clean Business Program information and more.
July 2004 - KKB moves to new offices, AAA
Vehicle Related Road Debris press conference, Paul Duff Park shrub
planting project, litter court report, staff vacation litter report and
more.
June 2004 - new board members, litter survey
results, Earthfest steering committee party, U.S. Flag retirement
ceremony, computer recycling, Preservation Pub event, KKB radio PSA
links and more.
May 2004 - Five Points grocery store
groundbreaking, Oakwood-Lincoln Park Neighborhood event, Ijams Waterfest,
Don't Throw Down on K-TOWN, 2004 Great American Cleanup™ Trash Bash
and more.
April 2004 - 2004 poster contest winners,
Earthfest pictures, Earthday animated graphic, Law Enforcement Day
ceremony, Cemetery Preservation committee meeting, list of cleanup
groups and more.
March 2004 - TDEC press conference at House
Mountain, South Doyle Middle School tree project plans, Women Today
Expo, TDOT project in Beaden, 2004 Great American Cleanup™ kickoff and
more.
February 2004 - Dogwood House & Garden
show, John Evans and Neal Denton animation, UT student litter focus
group, Knoxville Jewish Alliance Mitzvah Day, lottery ticket litter and
more.
January 2004 - KKB board retreat, Keep
Tennessee Beautiful State Conference, big Knox County Schools education
summit, Haslam neighborhood services committee, first look at new office
space and more.
December 2003 - Cortney on the radio, the
Talking Tree, Tree-Cycling plans, Be Pretty Proud update, Vestal trash
tour, Keep America Beautiful national conference and more.
November 2003 - South Knox Beautification
Committee bulb planting project, Market Square/Krutch Park re-opening,
Youth Advisory Board update, state urban forestry conference and more.
October 2003 - Blog begins, litter dog pic,
Halls Tribute Trees project and more.
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