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Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful’s First “Servolution” For this year’s Great American Cleanup, Keep Lake Jackson (Texas) Beautiful (KLJB) conducted its first-ever “Servolution 2012” in collaboration with the Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church. On the morning of March 7, volunteers met at Brazos Pointe Church for a pep rally, followed by a Mayoral Proclamation. Once each person was assigned to his or her team and had supplies, the 1,000 eager volunteers marched out to the sound of the Buc Band’s music cheering them on.
TAMPA BAY, FL
Keep Tularosa Beautiful Works Hard to Play Before Keep Tularosa (N.M.) Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup event, the families on the west side of Tularosa did not have a park or any recreational facility for their children to play. KTB’s community improvement project was to plant trees in several areas around the town’s Little League Field area that would provide shade and relief from the heat. In addition, KTB aspired to build a playground for the children to enjoy. Thanks to a Lowe’s Community Improvement Grant, KTB was able to make this dream come true by establishing The Happy Hearts and Helping Hands Park. Volunteers built and installed playground equipment including a swing set, teeter-totters, a climbing gym set with slides, and a merry-go-round. Volunteers also built and installed three picnic tables and four park benches in the park.
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The Happy Hearts and Helping Hands Park was constructed with the help of volunteers from the Holloman Air Force Base as well as others in the community. Additional services were provided by the Lowe’s Heroes, the volunteer corps from the local Lowe’s store, as well as other local businesses. The Happy Hearts and Helping Hands Park became a reality and put the “Unity in Community,” giving the citizens of Tularosa a much-needed recreational facility. The families that live on the west side of Tularosa and their friends now have a new park and playground that provides them a shady, safe environment to enjoy.
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These committed volunteers spent more than six hours completing 30 projects. Some of the projects included painting and cleaning at the Women’s Center, a creek cleanup project at the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, cleaning and buffing the floor at the Thrift Store-Salvation Army, and painting signs at local fire stations.
san diego, ca