Keep Midland Beautiful Newsletter

Sun's Up, Get Up, Clean Up Program!

Mayor Patrick Payton and Keep Midland Beautiful are encouraging Midlanders to join us in the Suns Up, Get Up, Clean Up summer litter cleanup campaign for the next 3 months - June, July, August.

Pick It Up and you could get a honey butter chicken biscuit coupon from Whataburger (Midland, Texas).

Be sure to sign up on the Sun's Up, Get Up, Clean Up page for this program and don't forget the clean up results form, too!

Pollinator Planting w/ Midland Health Community Garden

We had over 30 people show up, ready to play in the dirt and learn about pollinators, milkweed, and nectar plants. We planted over 60 plants, including 42 nectar plants and 20 milkweed plugs - all made possible by two grants we received. We were awarded the monarch garden grant provided by the Native Plant Society of Texas for all of the Texas native nectar plants as well as the Free Milkweed for Schools & Nonprofits grant by Monarch Watch and are splitting the flat of 50 milkweed plugs with the West Texas Food Bank (Midland garden).

Clue Crew Club - Summer 2021

Pick It Up Pete and the Clue Crew Club are back this summer with more fun activities!

☆☆☆ July 14th, 2021, from 9am-10am, the Clue Crew Club will meet at Centennial Park (200 W. Wall Street). We will be learning about composting and how nature recycles many things into organic nutrients for plants. Join our Facebook event here for more ways to connect - https://fb.me/e/12gD0YRmt

2021 KMB Awards Ceremony

The Keep Midland Beautiful Awards Ceremony was held Tuesday, June 22nd at the Bush Convention Center. Here are a few of the many photos taken!

The following recipients, in no particular order, were honored with these awards:

Christine & Kevin Foreman

Outstanding Service Award

Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd.

Public Service Award

Johanna Dominguez

Sharla Hotchkiss Volunteer Award

Diana Culp Martin, CPNP

Rising Star Award

Please check our webpage for even more photos - https://keepmidlandbeautiful.org/events/annual-awards-ceremony


Trains, Grains & Tomatoes! Save the date - July 8, 2021 from 2-3pm! Join Keep Midland Beautiful and Midland County Libraries (at the Centennial Location, near Best Buy) as we talk about food and transportation! We are going to talk about what foods grow well here and when, as well as what doesn't grow here and is transported in. We are hoping to have some samples for those in person to try out, too! Check our Facebook Event Link here - https://fb.me/e/2ifSHV2eW	Recycling Relay Race Join KMB & Midland Health with the Wellness Tour and a relay race! On July 28th, from 8:30am to 10am, we will have a recycling relay race at the downtown Centennial Park! There will be prizes for the winning team!	25th Annual Trio Of Gardens Save the date - September 12, 2021 from 1-4pm! The Trio of Gardens is an interactive experience where visitors, homeowners, and Master Gardeners come together to share knowledge, passion, and design inspiration. Stay tuned for three private garden oases in the desert and learn how to turn your thumb green in Midland, TX!

Trains, Grains & Tomatoes!

Save the date - July 8, 2021 from 2-3pm!

Join Keep Midland Beautiful and Midland County Libraries (at the Centennial Location, near Best Buy) as we talk about food and transportation! We are going to talk about what foods grow well here and when, as well as what doesn't grow here and is transported in. We are hoping to have some samples for those in person to try out, too!

Check our Facebook Event Link here - https://fb.me/e/2ifSHV2eW

Recycling Relay Race

Join KMB & Midland Health with the Wellness Tour and a relay race!

On July 28th, from 8:30am to 10am, we will have a recycling relay race at the downtown Centennial Park! There will be prizes for the winning team!

25th Annual Trio Of Gardens

Save the date - September 12, 2021 from 1-4pm!

The Trio of Gardens is an interactive experience where visitors, homeowners, and Master Gardeners come together to share knowledge, passion, and design inspiration. Stay tuned for three private garden oases in the desert and learn how to turn your thumb green in Midland, TX!