KEEP LEWISVILLE BEAUTIFUL

Programs

1. Spring clean up (scu) is klb's largest annual litter abatement program. It is a city-wide event that is open to the public and focuses on community improvement, beautification, and environmental education. It is held in conjunction with the keep texas beautiful trash off and the keep america beautiful great american clean up program. In 2025 879 volunteers contributed 2,949 volunteer hours, cleaning 126 locations and removed more than 445 bags of trash. Door prizes, goody bags, and free t-shirts were given to volunteers.

   $4,504 spent
   17% of program spending

2. Make a difference day (madd) beautification projects included a centennial tree giveaway where 105 trees were given away to lewisville residents, fan park tree planting where 30 trees were planted in the park, and an old town beautification event where trees were trimed, seeds were collected from city hall flower beds, a new pollinator garden was planded and 766 plants were installed in city beds in old town lewisville. A total of 351 volunteers contributed 761 hours to these make a difference day activities.

   $14,129 spent
   53% of program spending

3. Trinity trash bash is klb's annual waterway litter abatement program. It is a city-wide waterway clean-up event that is open to the public and free of charge. It was held in november in conjunction with the keep texas beautiful waterway clean up program. In 2025, 676 volunteers were given supplies and clean up locations at local creeks, streams, and shorelines. Volunteers gave 1,716 hours and removed 617 bags of trash from community waterways. Volunteers cleaned thirty watershed locations in lewisville.

   $1,612 spent
   6% of program spending

4. 1 klb/city staff spent 12 hours planning, implementing, and educating the public about cigarette litter and monitored existing ash receptacles and conducted litter scans at public transition points in the community. As part of a state-wide and national effort to raise awareness, promote, and educate to public about recycling, klb hosts recycling projects on texas recycles day. Klb also partnered with the city of lewisville to educate residents about the importance of recycling with a social media campaign on it's facebook account. Klb also partners with the city of lewisville and other organizations to plant trees in the community each year and to host christmas tree recycling programs. Klb also partners with the community and other groups to hold community clean up days throughout the year. Altogether in 2025, klb volunteers contributed 7,791 hours removing 35 tons of trash. Klb also worked with the courts to help 410 community service workers spend 1,427 hours collecting 1,432 bags of trash. Klb partners with the city of lewisville to identify adopt-a-spot locations and make and install signs. In 2025 there were 84 active spots and included 1,804 volunteers who spent 2,172 hours…

   $6,352 spent
   24% of program spending

5. Klb also hosts other events such as the annual texas recycles day project to raise awareness and education about recycling, the arbor day tree planting event, community clean-up days throughout the year, adopt-a-spot and clean stream team programs, free gardening classes at the lewisville public library and the lewisville grand theatre, the christmas tree recycling program, and various community education presentations throughout the year.

   $0 spent
   0% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $26,597.