Volunteer Resources

Vivian Allen drives true change in her community of La Marque and is a passionate volunteer who manages several programs, including Keep La Marque Beautiful's Commission Business Yard of the Month and Residential yard of the Month. She works on city beautication efforts, spearheads educational programs and starts community gardens all over town. Vivian and her partner, Benny, personally care for flowerbeds at La Marque City Hall, landscaping at La Marque Public Library and a Community Garden at La Marque Economic Development Corporation. Along with her position as Treasurer of KLMBC, she is also President of La Marque Garden Club and plans to become a certifed Master Gardener. Vivian is a member of several other volunteer grounds across Galveston County. City of La Marque is lucky to have her as a citizen and benefits immensely from her drive and dedication to make La Marque a better place to live.

Nominated by Yvonne Eele, Zoe Rascoe was nominated due to her involvement in many community organizations including KTB. Her servant heart and drive to improve the community in many ways from parks to economics. She serves on the board of many community organizations, as well as opening her home to many for parties and get together. Zoe is involved in most things that are good for Temple.

Nominated by Rosemary Pizio-White, Nelida Spurrell's nomination celebrates her as an "unwavering pillar of support and action for KACB and founding member since 2015." Neli has worked with the community to develop KACB and support restoration following Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Port Aransas and Port Aransas County just received a Rebuilding Texas Grant from KTB for their hard work as well. 

Nominated by Cheri Shepherd, Affiliate Coordinator of KGB, Kirby Pruitt's enthusiasm for litter control in his community began when KGB was formed last spring in 2017. Pruitt contacted KGB to let them know he would pick up litter as he took his daily two-mile walk each day. Since then, Pruitt has consistently picked up litter on his route and has set a great example of what a difference just one person can make! 

Nominated by Sandra Osman of Cuero, Linda Henderson has been " instrumental, consistent and Texas-determined" in making good things happen in their community. From planting grants to downtown beautification projects, Linda has been key in working with the city to help make Cuero beautiful. They even hosted one of our affiliate regional trainings in August 2018!

Nominated by David Cuellar of UPS, the UPS Neighbor to Neighbor community-based volunteer team makes a big impact in the Rio Grande Valley in a variety of ways, whether it is sorting at food banks, participating in beach cleanups, planting seedlings with Rio Reforestation, assisting Habitat for Humanity and more. This group takes pride in cleaning up their local highways and was even commended by Adopt-a-Highway for their efforts. Thank you for embodying your group motto and "Unit[ing] as one... to make a difference!"

Nominated by Keep Nolanville Beautiful, the Project Hero Fort Hood HUB dedicates time monthly for community improvement. During their last event, they repaired the little lending library and cleaned the community center parking lot in their area. They also recruited local children to help and spoke to them about the importance of taking care of their community.

Nominated by Keep Midland Beautiful, volunteer Amy Barnhill regularly helps with this affiliate's Great American Cleanup, Don't mess with Texas Trash-Off and Feast of Sharing events. In addition to her hands-on support, she regularly volunteers with the Midland Texas Recycles Day event and has built a strong relationship with Chevron and KMB through her work and advocacy as an Environmental Safety Specialist with the organization. 

Nominated by Keep Salado Beautiful, the First Monday Gardeners help maintain the Salado Pocket Gardens on the first Mondays of each month. Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners and community members bring their knowledge, enthusiasm and work ethic to make our gardens beautiful in every season. They volunteer their time, tools and materials each month and water and weed during the long summer.