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Keep Orlando Beautiful
 About Us

Founded in 1987, Keep Orlando Beautiful, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and certified as an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc.  The program is administered by the City of Orlando's Streets and Stormwater Division of the Public Works Department.  In our twenty two year history, we have accomplished many worthwhile projects to keep Orlando "The City Beautiful" including a strong School Environmental Club program and numerous community cleanup and beautification events.

We are a fun group with a serious mission and heavily rely on volunteers to help meet our goals in the area of litter prevention, waste reduction and recycling, and beautification efforts.  We also strive to include an education component in all that we do.  Visit our Program page for details.

 

Contact Us:

Jody Buyas
Keep Orlando Beautiful Coordinator
407-246-2752
e-mail

Melanie Alves
Keep Orlando Beautiful Assistant Coordinator
407-246-3921
e-mail

Program Highlights:   

We keep track of all of our efforts and submit a report each year to Keep America Beautiful as part of our requirements to remain a certified affiliate.  Click below to view a PDF of our latest report...

2008 Annual Report

Grants-

  • Awarded two $1500 Cigarette Litter Prevention Grants from Keep America Beautiful, 2010

  • Awarded $10,000 Think Green Grant from Waste Management in 2009

  • Awarded two $1500 Cigarette Litter Prevention Grants from Keep America Beautiful, 2010

  • Awarded $10,000 from UPS for participating in their October Volunteer Month, October 2009

  • Awarded$13,700 grant from Florida Department of Transportation in 2008
  • Awarded $12,000 grant from Florida Department of Transportation in 2007

  • Awarded $2,500 Students for Recycling Grant in 2007

  • Awarded 25 recycling bins through Coca-Cola grant in 2007

  • Featured in Keep America Beautiful's 2007 Annual Report for our Phi Theta Kappa partnership

  • Part of Keep America Beautiful's Presidential Circle for meeting and exceeding affiliate requirements

  • Awarded $19,150 grant from Florida Department of Transportation in 2006

  • Awarded $2,500 Return the Warmth Grant from Keep America Beautiful in 2006

  • Awarded $24,000 grant from Florida Department of Transportation in 2005

  • Awarded $10,000 grant from Anheuser-Busch Corp. in 2005

  • Awarded $20,888.88 grant from Florida Department of Transportation in 2003

  • Awarded $22,352.94 grant from Florida Department of Transportation in 2002

  • Awarded $1,000 grant from Home Depot in 2002 & 2003

  • Awarded $1,000 grant from Great American Station Foundation, 2002

  • Awarded two $30,000 grants from Front Porch Florida and Keep Florida Beautiful in 2001

  • Awarded $22,500 grant from Keep Florida Beautiful in 1999-2000

  • Awarded $5,000 grant from Bank of America in 2000

  • Awarded $2,500 grant from Sherwin-Williams in 2000

Awards-

  • Won Most Creative Cleanup award from the Ocean Conservancy, 2008

  • Received 2nd place Keep America Beautiful National Award for "Can It for the Planet" program in 2006

  • Received Keep America Beautiful's President's Circle Award 2003-2011

  • Received Keep America Beautiful's President's Circle Award 2007

  • Won 2nd Place for PSA in Keep America Beautiful's Rogers Awards competition for Local Television Advertising, 2003

  • Won a  Great American Cleanup Award in the Ruffies Trash Bags category from Keep America Beautiful in 2002

  • Received Environmental Award from Keep Florida Beautiful for School Cleanup Club Program - 2002

  • Received Award from Keep Florida Beautiful for "Recycled Liberty" sculpture garden - 2002

  • Won 2nd place Keep Florida Beautiful Before & After photography contest in 2001

  • Won Honorable Mention for PSA in Keep America Beautiful's Rogers Awards competition for Local Television Advertising 2000

  • Awarded $3,000 prize from Keep Florida Beautiful for having outstanding volunteer participation in Great American Cleanup-1999

  • Won Orlando Magic TeamUp Award 1999

  • Won 2nd place award in nation for Keep America Beautiful Month 1998

  • Won 1st place award in state for Great Florida Cleanup 1998

  • Won 2nd place in Mid/High School category for Keep America Beautiful in 1992

  • Won Keep America Beautiful Distinguished Service Citation in 1991.

Other Accomplishments-

  • One of 28 cities in the nation selected to participate in Cigarette Litter Prevention program - 2005

  • One of eight cities in the nation selected to receive free trash receptacles through an urban litter study grant provided by Philip Morris and Keep America Beautiful, Inc. - 1999

  • Featured in a nationally televised public service announcement produced by the NBA about our "Dunk the Junk" program - 1999