Keep
LEWISVILLE
Beautiful by Brooke Ezzo
I
n 1967, Texas was preparing for the HemisFair held in San Antonio the following year, with more than 16 million tourists expected to come through the state. As a result of this, a few representatives from different state entities decided cities and highways needed a facelift to impress the coming visitors.
The group created a non-profit educational corporation, completely supported by membership dues, and was called the Beautify Texas Council. Because of the turn out of volunteers and the continued support by the communities, the Council decided to keep their beautification efforts going long after the HemisFair. The Council increased its focus to highway beautification, environment education, and public awareness. In 1985, the Beautify Texas Council officially became Keep Texas Beautiful, Inc. and became a state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. Keep Texas Beautiful has an extensive affiliate program, providing support and funding to cities across the state with the goal of making Texas the cleanest, most beautiful state in the nation. As an award winning affiliate, the mission of Keep Lewisville Beautiful (KLB) is to engage the citizens of Lewisville through
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