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KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 65 YEARS OF DOING BEAUTIFUL THINGS KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

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n 1953, America was in a post-war economic boom. And the future? We indeed live in a challenging time. We face environmental tests that are altering life on earth as With more packaged goods came a new problem— we know it. As a nation, we’re more divided than ever before. litter—and in 1953, national nonprofit Keep America Yet, Keep America Beautiful retains its neutral, nonpartisan Beautiful® was formed to address the issue of an approach to improving the communities we live in and love. increasingly littered landscape. We focus on individual responsibility and tri-sector IKeep America Beautiful launched what became a 20-year partnerships, believing that this sense of shared, universal public service advertising (PSA) campaign reaching tens of responsibility easily encourages alignment among millions of Americans. corporations, government, community leaders, and In 1960, we began collaborating with the Ad Council, initially individuals for the benefit of entire communities. using the character Susie Spotless to promote anti-littering During the past 65 years, Keep America Beautiful has grown efforts with taglines like “Every litter bit hurts” and “Don’t be from a public awareness slogan to the nation’s largest a litterbug.” community improvement organization. We have expanded Through the 1960s, the Keep America Beautiful message our footprint into more than 600 communities—large and of beautification and cleanliness reached across America small, urban and rural. and, on Earth Day in 1971, Keep America Beautiful unveiled LET’S TALK ABOUT AMERICA Keep America Beautiful brings people together to transform th the “People Start Pollution, People Can Stop It” PSA. The In celebration of our 65 anniversary, public spaces into beautiful places—as it has done yesterday ® award-winning “Crying Indian” PSA, featuring the actor Iron Keep America Beautiful reintroduced and today and will continue to do so for future generations. Eyes Cody paddling through polluted waters and shedding ourselves to America with a new his iconic tear, is often credited for the awakening of our public service advertisement (PSA)— nation’s environmental consciousness. “Let’s Talk About America”—which made its national launch in 2018. The history of Keep America Beautiful and the legacy of our PSA campaigns are intertwined. That was yesterday— With this PSA, Keep America Beautiful Sincerely, the foundational years of Keep America Beautiful. is demonstrating to a new generation of community stewards—those who Today, it is truly an honor to be at the helm of Keep America were not alive when the historic Beautiful as we celebrate 65th anniversary of this iconic “People Start Pollution. People Can organization’s inception. The reach and scale of the PSA Stop It.” campaign was released in the model still allows us to influence millions of Americans. 1970s—that it continues to make a “Let’s Talk About America,” the name of our 65th anniversary substantial economic, environmental PSA, conveys the present—and our future—while paying and social impact. tribute to our past. As the leading national nonprofit focused on keeping Helen Lowman Monique Oxender Cover photo courtesy of Halleloo Creative communities clean, green, and beautiful, we’re proud to see communities thrive as the result of our work. In 2018, the President and CEO Chief Sustainability Officer, Keep America Beautiful affiliate network, comprised of more Keep America Beautiful Keurig Dr Pepper than 600 community-based organizations, delivered $386 Chair million in direct economic benefits to the communities we Keep America Beautiful serve through our rigorous programming efforts. Board of Directors

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KAB issues the first National Environmental 65 Years of Improving Stamp, featuring a painting of Iron Eyes Cody by KAB takes the “Back By Popular Neglect” Bob Timberlake. helm of America PSA brings Iron Eyes Cody Communities Recycles Day campaign back into the nation’s Keep America (Nov. 15), dedicated eco-consciousness. Beautiful honors to promoting Owens-Illinois recycling in the U.S. with its 33rd annual Vision for America Award, honoring one of KAB’s founding corporate partners.

Waste in Place, Keep Keep America Beautiful KAB, in partnership with America Beautiful’s KAB launches Recycle- forms when a group of the U.S. EPA, creates “Close first teacher curriculum Bowl, the national recycling corporate and civic leaders the Loop, Buy Recycled.” supplement, is launched. competition for K–12 students. meet in New York City to bring the public and private Developed after the tragedy sectors together to develop of Sept. 11, 2001, Liberty and promote a national TV star David Janssen The “Captain Gardens inspired special places cleanliness ethic. places litter into the Cleanup” cartoon of natural beauty and honor Owens-Illinois Forest hits the scene to rid across America. Products Division’s litter the country of litter. In partnership with the box at the Bob Hope USDA’s People’s Garden Transitioning from initiative, KAB launches The first public service Desert Classic. A baby surrounded by the GLAD Bag-A-Thon, National Planting Day. announcement (PSA) on KAB launches the Great trash is the image used GREAT AMERICAN Brad Hauter’s 5,551-mile litter prevention appears. CLEANUP American Cleanup. for KAB’s “For Future Mow Across America highlights Generations” PSA. Great American Cleanup.

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2018 In celebration of our 65th Georgia Clean & anniversary, Beautiful becomes first Keep America Keep America Beautiful Take Action, IWantToBeRecycled.org Beautiful statewide program. an educational reintroduced program to ourself to “The Crying Indian” help get teens KAB and GLAD launch the A new animated PSA The Ad Council and KAB America with PSA first aired on involved in their GLAD Bag-a-Thon program, series featuring KAB introduce “I Want To a new PSA— Earth Day in 1971. communities, precursor to the Great MAN introduces KAB to a Be Recycled,” the PSA “Let’s Talk About launches. American Cleanup. contemporary audience. designed to motivate America.” Americans to recycle right.

Susan Spotless Canine TV star appears in a series Lassie, with Lady of PSAs that remind Bird Johnson, Bud Light and Keep us that “every litter appears as mascot America Beautiful bit hurts.” for KAB anti-littering teamed up to “Do campaign. Good. Have Fun.” with community Introduction of the Clean The Cigarette Litter improvement Community System, KAB presents the first Prevention Program projects in more than precursor of the Keep Vision for America Award launches to address the 50 communities. America Beautiful System. to The Coca-Cola Company. nation’s most littered product.

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Keep America Beautiful affiliates, • Clean and restore nature partner organizations, corporate trails, recreation areas, and We’re proud of our results. partners, and millions of volunteers playgrounds to encourage work collaboratively to: play and physical activity; The daily actions of our • Remove litter and debris from • Recycle aluminum cans, plastic roadsides, highways, shorelines, bottles, electronics, paper products, volunteers, affiliates and waterways; scrap tires, and clothing; and supporters lead to a • Plant trees, flowers, and gardens • Rebuild public spaces in to strengthen a community’s green communities struck by natural cleaner, greener, and more infrastructure; disasters; and • Restore urban, suburban, and beautiful America. rural business districts and thoroughfares.

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Total volunteer hours across all Keep America Beautiful programs. Our 12145, ,235 volunteers committed the equivalent of 1,385 years to improve their communities.

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Gwinnett County, GA Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful volunteers participate in the 4th Annual Great Gwinnett Wetlands cleanup at Bromolow Creek and Wetlands in Duluth, Georgia, where they picked up litter and removed invasive plants that choke the health of the wetland.

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Pounds of recyclables, litter, and debris collected 95,888,356 by our volunteers throughout the country.

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Richmond, VA Volunteers gather litter and recyclables at “Shiver in the River,” a benefit for Keep Virginia Beautiful, at Historic Tredegar on the James River. (Photo courtesy of David Parrish Photography.)

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Number of trees, plants, shrubs, 611,807 flowers, and bulbs planted.

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Indianapolis, IN Volunteers plant a tree at Washington Park on Indianapolis’ near east side as part of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful’s 10K Trees Initiative, in partnership with Citizens’ Energy Group.

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Miles of rivers, lakes, shorelines, and wetlands cleaned and improved, longer than the combined length of the coastline 20,629 of the United States and the shorelines of the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes.

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Austin, TX A volunteer brings his haul back to shore during a Keep Austin Beautiful Clean Lady Bird Lake event. These bi-monthly cleanups are conducted at 25 locations along the shoreline and on watercraft.

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Miles of streets, roads, and highways cleaned, improved or beautified, which is longer 64,333 than the entire United States Interstate Highway System.

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Knoxville, TN The streets of Knoxville were cleaner after volunteers participated in the first annual North Knoxville Community Cleanup.

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Acres of parks, public lands, playgrounds, and trails cleaned and beautified, which is similar to cleaning up all 206,628 of New York City’s Central Park for 243 days.

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Cincinnati, OH Keep Cincinnati Beautiful’s Young Professionals Council creates the “Cincinnati IS Beautiful” mural on the Hopple/75 Interchange.

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As an organization, Keep America Beautiful provided $386 million in $386,338,840 economic benefits to the communities we serve in 2018.

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New York, NY An employee volunteer from Pernod Ricard USA plants flowers at The Good Life Garden in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Pernod Ricard volunteers helped to rebuild this community garden during Pernod Ricard’s Responsib’ALL Day, which they collaborated on with Keep America Beautiful at different sites throughout the country. (Photo courtesy of Margaret Fox, Margaret Fox Photography)

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Our programs are research- based, measurable, and designed We keep America for local implementation by our affiliates to improve community beautiful, so environments. And through the engine of Americans can do volunteerism—more than 12.1 million hours in 2018—the return beautiful things. on investment for our partners is exceptional. By partnering with us, corporate sponsors demonstrate responsible leadership to their employees and customers.

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Great American Cleanup

The 2018 Great American Cleanup®(GAC), the nation’s largest community improvement program, celebrated its 20th year with 1,086,719 more than 26,000 events in communities across the country.

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The theme—#cleanYOURblock—was a by Dickinson’s Witch Hazel, which celebrates call to action to engage more volunteers and the critical nature of native plants and trees in 61m lbs participants in events nationwide. Once an enhancing biodiversity, rebuilding ecosystems, of recyclables collected individual joined a local event, they would be and supporting pollinator health. inspired to organize similar events “on their Here are some examples of the breadth of activity own block” with neighbors, family and friends. that takes place every year during the GAC: Keep America Beautiful®, along with national • More than 4,000 volunteers alone participated in sponsors and partner organizations, engaged 22,059 Keep Austin Beautiful Day, a county-wide service volunteers across the country who logged 9.4 trees planted day in Austin, Texas. The event spanned 125 million volunteer hours in helping to clean sites, including trails, greenspaces, waterways public spaces; improving and beautifying roads, and community gathering spaces. shorelines and waterways; and planting trees, flowers, and gardens. In total, 24.7 million pounds • On Earth Day, I Love A Clean San Diego activated 55,440 mi of litter and 68 million pounds of recyclables over 6,000 volunteers who improved and of roads, shorelines & were collected. beautified 113 parks, beaches and community spaces during the 16th annual Creek to Bay waterways improved National sponsors of the 2018 Great American cleanup. Overall, volunteers removed more than and beautified Cleanup included Altria, Dow, The Glad Products 175,000 pounds of trash and debris from San Company, Lowe’s, McDonald’s, and Niagara Diego County. Bottling. • Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful hosted its 12th To celebrate Earth Day with the GAC in mind, annual Great Community Cleanup. More than Keep American Beautiful partnered with 850 volunteers removed 97,000 pounds of trash EarthX, the world’s largest environmental expo, and pulled 31,000 pounds of invasive weeds. This conference and film festival, for EarthXRecycling event focuses on the cleanup of illegal dumpsites in Dallas, Texas. and removal of invasive weeds in the open spaces Keep America Beautiful also conducted the surrounding Nevada’s Truckee Meadows. seventh annual National Planting Day, sponsored

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Jupiter, FL 2018 SPONSORS As part of Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful’s 2018 Great American Cleanup, 24 volunteers participated in a shoreline cleanup at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area.

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America Recycles Day

America Recycles Day® (ARD) is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting, encouraging 1,069,300 lbs and celebrating recycling.

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More than a day, Keep America Beautiful® is Resilient System Together,” hosted by Acting EPA proud to have ARD—Nov. 15 and the weeks Administrator Andrew Wheeler. surrounding it—as one of our national programs 389,300 Keep America Beautiful, and presenting that connect local communities to our national beverage containers collected sponsor Keurig Dr Pepper, conducted the “State movement. of Recycling” Forum in Washington D.C. on Through ARD, Keep America Beautiful, along with ARD, which focused on the topic “Cleaning Up its community-based affiliates, partner organi- Recycling: Motivating Individuals to Recycle.” lbs zations and ARD national sponsors, provides an 24,334 The annual Forum, for the first time, featured educational platform to raise awareness about of clothing, textiles a facilitated Town Hall Focus Group Panel of the value of reducing, reusing, and recycling, as and shoes collected consumers who shared their views about the well as the economic, environmental and social difficulties of recycling at home and on the go benefits of recycling. directly with industry leaders who play specific Keep America Beautiful President and CEO roles in each step of the recycling process. The lbs Helen Lowman was one of 44 U.S. recycling group discussion included individual recyclers 156,381 industry stakeholders who signed a pledge on and nonrecyclers, MRF operators, haulers, of paper and ARD to “work together to build on our existing recycling end-market and local government newspapers collected efforts to address the challenges facing our officials with recycling programs. nation’s recycling system and identify solutions Prior to the focus group panel, Wesley Schultz, that create a more resilient materials economy Ph.D. Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, and protect the environment.” The commitment California State University, presented “Promoting was made at the inaugural U.S. Environmental Recycling Behavior: What Works.” Protection Agency (EPA) Summit, “Building a More

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Lawrenceville, GA In celebration of America Recycles Day 2018, Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management teamed up to host a community recycling event at Coolray Field, home field of the Gwinnett Stripers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.

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Employee Engagement

Powered by people, Keep America Beautiful® works with some of the world’s leading companies to give purpose and meaning to corporate volunteerism.

14 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: on-site Keurig Dr Pepper seed bomb projects Keep America Beautiful’s Employee Engagement Keep America Beautiful partnered with services provide opportunities for responsible Heineken USA’s corporate office as part of the organizations to galvanize their employees and company’s Day of Giving program. Through build morale and teamwork through curated a hands-on beautification activity, a group of 800+ activities such as community cleanups; creation of employees designed and created steppingstones public and community gardens; on-site corporate with mosaics made from recycled glass tiles. Pernod Ricard USA waste and recycling assessments; among other The completed stones were distributed to local employees engaged initiatives that help strengthen the quality of life partners that maintain gardens and outdoor in the communities where employees live, work, spaces. and play. In association with the 2018 National Planting In 2018, Pernod Ricard USA, a leading premium Day, Keep America Beautiful organized 14 service 92% spirits and wine company, collaborated with projects at seven Keurig Dr Pepper locations. of HR executives agree that Keep America Beautiful for the company’s eighth Employees created or enhanced community nonprofit engagement annual Responsib’ALL Day. One day each year, gardens in targeted communities, as well as improves leadership skills Pernod Ricard USA employees collectively invest constructed seed balls to be distributed and volunteer hours in their home communities to grown in various gardens and at schools, show their commitment and contribution to hospitals and churches. The projects were society. In the northeast, employees collaborated designed to help the company and its employees with community leaders and local Keep America create a lasting impact within their communities. Beautiful affiliates and partners to beautify local parks and recreation centers.

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Brooklyn, NY A Pernod Ricard USA volunteer painting at the Good Life Garden in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, during Pernod Ricard’s Responsib’ALL Day.

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Cigarette Litter Prevention Program

Keep America Beautiful® has taken aim at aggressively reducing cigarette litter through its Cigarette Litter 1,700+ Prevention Program® (CLPP), which launched in 2002. communities have implemented the CLLP ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Since its inception, the program has been through targeted placement of messaging, implemented in more than 1,700 communities. distribution of portable ashtrays, and placement $295,000 Throughout its history, the CLPP has helped of permanent ashtrays in high-traffic areas. reduce cigarette litter in the communities in from the grant program Recognizing the presence of ash receptacles cor- which it has been implemented by an average given to 42 organizations relates with lower rates of cigarette butt littering, of 50 percent. Keep America Beautiful began its work Philip The 2018 CLPP Grant Program distributed Morris USA to place 10,000 litter stands in public grants from Keep America Beautiful, totaling settings through 2019. Adult smokers are being 10,000 $295,000, to 42 organizations, including Keep given the opportunity to enter locations (city and litter stands in public America Beautiful community-based affiliates, zip code) on a map to indicate where they would settings through 2019 local governments, business improvement like to see a litter stand installed. As stands are districts, downtown associations, parks and placed, an interactive map will populate showing recreation areas, and other organizations locations that have been selected. dedicated to ending litter and beautifying “Having these specific community partners joining communities. 50% together in a project of this magnitude is huge less cigarette litter in In addition, the CLPP unveiled new marketing for our state,” said Keep Golden Isles Beautiful communities with the CLLP resources designed by agency Leo Burnett to Executive Director Lea King-Badyna. “We really provide messaging that will encourage behavior feel like this program can be easily copied by change through education and awareness. other coastal communities.” The creative resources are suited for out-of- The CLPP is supported by funding from Philip home advertising and carry the campaign Morris USA, an Altria company, RAI Services message “Cigarette litter doesn’t go away on Company, and the Santa Fe Natural Tobacco its own—help us Keep America Beautiful.” The Company. tactical extensions will be pilot tested in 2019 in Columbus, Ohio, and Memphis, Tennessee,

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Community Impact and Recycling Bin Grants

Keep America Beautiful® Community Impact Grant and Recycling Bin Grant programs, funded by corporate and foundation partners, strengthen our network of affiliates 44 by addressing local needs and promoting volunteerism. grassroots initiatives funded by Lowe’s Community :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Partners Grant Program The Coca-Cola Public Spaces Recycling Bin Grant local Anheuser-Busch wholesalers for initiatives and the Keurig Dr Pepper Park Recycling Bin Grant ranging from invasive species removal to programs continued to make it more convenient riverbank stabilization and stream buffers, all $2m for people to recycle on college campuses, parks, designed to improve the health and vitality of worth of 2018 Duracell 9V beaches, and other public spaces. local watersheds. Battery Grants and batteries During 2018, The Coca-Cola Company and The The 20 UPS Community Tree & Recovery Tree given to 42 affiliates Coca-Cola Foundation, with the help of Keep Planting Grants were distributed with an America Beautiful, The Recycling Partnership and emphasis on planting native trees or fruit trees The Closed Loop Fund, donated their 1 millionth for local consumption. Grants are also provided recycling bin. The Keurig Dr Pepper Park Recycling to affiliates whose communities have lost Bin Grant Program funded 34 grants with a total significant trees as a result of a natural disaster. 34 distribution of more than 935 new recycling bins The Hefty® Energy Bag™ Grant Program, led by grants funded by the Keurig in public parks. Dow and Reynolds Consumer Products, offered Dr Pepper Park Recycling Lowe’s Community Partners Grant Program two grants in 2018, which included support for a Bin Grant Program funded 44 grassroots initiatives in 2018. Since new program launch in Lincoln, Nebraska, and a the partnership began in 2011, more than 2,100 program expansion in Cobb County, Georgia. Lowe’s Heroes volunteers have helped our Forty-two affiliates received 2018 Duracell 9V affiliates establish and maintain more than 2,300 Battery Grants, which featured the distribution community gardens and build and restore more of 9V batteries, valued at more than $2 million, than 3,100 playgrounds and recreational areas. which is among the largest in-kind donations The Anheuser-Busch Watershed Grant Program Keep America Beautiful has received in its 65- provided grant funds and participation from year history.

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Phoenix, AZ Keep Phoenix Beautiful was one of 42 Keep America Beautiful community-based affiliates to receive a 2018 Duracell/ Keep America Beautiful 9V Battery Grant.

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Community Restoration and Resiliency Fund

The Community Restoration and Resiliency Fund (CRRF) was launched in 2017 after Hurricane Harvey’s historic flooding in Texas and Louisiana and prior to 80 Hurricane Irma coming ashore in Florida. trees planted in Florida to replace those lost by :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hurricane Irma After first responders leave a devastated area, throughout the cemetery have made regular residents are left with significantly altered maintenance impossible. community spaces and limited financial resources Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful (KTTB) in Florida, to restore those public spaces in the aftermath 479 also hit by Hurricane Irma, planted 80 trees to of a natural disaster. volunteers worked on replace those lost in the storm in partnership CRRF grant initiatives Managed and administered by Keep America with Hillsborough County Natural Resources Beautiful, the fund provides long-term support Department. in the form of grants to rebuild vital public spaces: Hurricane Matthew caused much damage to parks, greenways, community gateways, Main Import Pond, a local neighborhood park in the Street/downtown areas, open spaces and more. lbs City of Port St. Lucie, Florida. The funding helped 40,621 Eight grants, ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, restore the natural habitat, and the presence of litter and debris were provided to eight affiliates for a wide variety of trees is helping to slow down and temporarily were collected in eight of projects. For example, Keep Alachua County store runoff, while promoting filtration and communities served Beautiful in Florida used its grant for a unique decreasing flooding and erosion. project in which it helped restore community- Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful (KHIB) worked maintained cemeteries. The Bethlehem Methodist with Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Beach Park, Episcopal Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Stark- which is between Kauai’s two major population Nelson Cemetery, and other local cemeteries centers. In April 2018, massive tree trunks were were devastated by Hurricane Irma. Dozens of flushed out of the Wailua River Basin, resulting in trees were split, uprooted, or were dead and wood, brush, and trash consistently flowing out of rotting, and they threatened several headstones the adjacent Wailua River and into Lydgate Beach within the cemeteries, some of which date as far Park’s protected ocean water swimming ponds. back as 1836, and, in some cases, blocked access The CRRF grant supported the restoration activity to graves. Branches and limbs of trees landed in the area because of this major flooding event.

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Archer, FL 2018 SPONSORS Keep Alachua County Beautiful in Florida used a Community Restoration and Resiliency Fund grant to restore five cemeteries damaged by Hurricane Irma, including the Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (pictured here) in Archer, Florida.

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Youth and Education

Education and behavior change are the cornerstones of Keep America Beautiful®. We strive to educate and empower 2,600 generations of community and environmental stewards students were taught through our expanding National Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Keep America Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful Schools programs. curriculum by AmeriCorps volunteers :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: in Mississippi in 2018

We strive to educate and empower generations to influence positive behavior, foster social of community and environmental stewards responsibility and respect for the environment, through our expanding National Youth Advisory and enrich their students’ learning experiences. Council (YAC) and Keep America Beautiful 2,000,000+ KAB Schools is a youth initiative offering schools Schools programs. youth were reached and easy-to-use educational programs which educated across the country Seven students participated in the third year of provide measurable results and are youth the YAC, which provides a unique opportunity for driven. There are three learning service-learning high school students from diverse backgrounds projects, including a Waste Audit, Litter Free across the nation to participate in a service- Places, and Trashless Tree Trails. This program lbs learning and leadership development program. was implemented in schools seeking Keep 1,130,000 The students were selected to contribute to and America Beautiful Schools Certification. In of recyclables recovered inform Keep America Beautiful on programs, Dallas, Trinidad Garza Early College High School, during 2018 Keep America while acting as ambassadors and leaders for L.G. Pinkston High School, L.G. Pinkston High Beautiful Recycle-Bowl® youth service in their communities. Furthermore, School, Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship this year’s council piloted a new program Academy, and Sunset High School were all structure to develop personal service projects. certified in 2018.

Through the Keep America Beautiful community- The 2018 Keep America Beautiful Recycle-Bowl®, based affiliate network and educational programs, a national recycling competition, completed its more than 2 million youth were reached and final year with the participation of 720 schools educated across the country. representing more than 260,000 K–12 student and teachers. In total, 1.13 million pounds of recyclables Waste in Place is the Keep America Beautiful were recovered during the four-week program. educational resource developed for pre- The winning school, Kirk Middle School of Newark, kindergarten through 12th grade students and Delaware, recycled 30.85 pounds of materials per educators. The program continued to offer hands- student. The competition will be incorporated into on activities related to ending litter, improving PepsiCo’s Recycle Rally moving forward. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: recycling, and beautifying communities. The materials were used by educators nationwide Rock Hill, SC Many Keep America Beautiful affiliates, such as Keep Rock Hill Beautiful (pictured here), conduct classroom presentations to educate and empower the next generation of environmental stewards.

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2018

National Conference and Awards

Keep America Beautiful® presented its 2018 National Conference in Dallas, Texas. The premier educational and 400 networking event brought together nearly 400 leaders from the leaders from community- Keep America Beautiful national network of community-based based affiliates, business leaders, policymakers, affiliates, business leaders, policymakers, and other experts. and other experts ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

The conference featured Doug McKenzie-Mohr, • Sherrie Bossung, former director of employee 80 Ph.D., internationally recognized author and engagement and volunteer strategy at Eli Lilly individuals recognized from founder of Community-based Social Marketing. and Company, received the Lady Bird Johnson Keep America Beautiful’s McKenzie-Mohr discussed barriers to behavior Award, named after the former first lady. Bossung affiliate network and other change, as well as how to develop and evaluate partnered with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, for partner organizations community-based social marketing initiatives more than a decade, including on development to overcome those barriers. His keynote was of the Eli Lilly and Company Global Day of Service. followed by a session with California State • Ron Aldridge, executive vice president of University of San Marcos Psychology Professor the Mississippi Beverage Association and Wesley Schultz, Ph.D., a Keep America Beautiful longtime board member of Keep Mississippi 20+ board member, who focused on community- Beautiful (KMB), received the Iron Eyes Cody based behavior change case studies. picnic tables and benches Award, created in honor of Keep America provided by the “Build and An additional highlight of the conference was Beautiful’s landmark PSA of the 1970s. Aldridge’s Grow” affiliate volunteer project the annual “Build and Grow” affiliate volunteer contributions to KMB and local Mississippi for Dallas-area fire stations project, sponsored by Lowe’s. Working with the affiliates spurred KMB to rename its volunteer local affiliate Keep Dallas Beautiful, and with award the Aldridge Volunteer of the Year Award. the assistance of Lowe’s Heroes volunteers, • Keep America Beautiful presented its annual conference attendees constructed picnic tables Young Professional Award to Tim Hair of Midland, and benches that were delivered to Dallas-area Texas. Hair is a landscape architect who helped fire stations to enhance their outdoor living spaces. create a local program that partners with schools NATIONAL AWARDS to plant trees. Keep America Beautiful recognized the work of • The Sue Smith Professional Leadership Award, more than 80 individuals, including community named in honor of the former director of leaders from the affiliate network and other education of Keep America Beautiful, was given partner organizations during the National Awards to Susan Carmichael, who retired as executive :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ceremony. director of Alabama’s Montgomery Clean City Commission after 40 years of service. Dallas, TX Among the individuals recognized with highest honors were: Keep America Beautiful President and CEO Helen Lowman presents the 2018 Iron Eyes Cody Award to Ron Aldridge, executive vice president of the Mississippi Beverage Association.

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Through volunteer commitment, environmentally healthy, socially and the support of our network of connected, and economically Keep America Beautiful gratefully community-based affiliates and tri- sound communities. sector partnerships of government, acknowledges the corporations, The tri-sector partnerships have business and nonprofits, Keep been a common thread throughout America Beautiful® continues to the history of Keep America Beautiful nonprofits, associations and build on its legacy of education and is an essential ingredient and collective action to achieve of our success. government agencies whose special grants, sponsorships and in-kind contributions significantly advanced our mission in 2018.

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Vision for America Award

The Keep America Beautiful® 2018 Vision for America Award was presented to Andres Lopez, CEO, Owens-Illinois, in New York City on behalf of O-I and its global workforce.

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The Award is presented annually to distinguished leaders Innovation Institute’s certification is based on five categories: whose personal and corporate commitments have significantly material health, material re-utilization, renewable energy and enhanced civic, environmental, and social stewardship carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. throughout the United States. Nearly 90 percent of the company’s glass operations were certified across product categories and for certain container colors in the As the makers of glass containers, the world’s most natural and beer, non-alcoholic sustainable package, Owens-Illinois (O-I) has been committed to beverage, spirit, wine, sustainability throughout its more than 100-year history. and food markets. Founded by Michael J. Owens, inventor of the automatic Another celebrated bottle-making machine, O-I has a global footprint including 78 move by O-I was manufacturing plants in 23 countries. The company serves some its partnership of the world’s most loved food and beverage companies. with The Oregon “I am honored to accept this important award on behalf of our Beverage Recycling more than 26,000 employees. We are proud to produce natural, Cooperative to sustainable and innovative packaging solutions for the world’s re-introduce the leading food and beverages,” said Andres Lopez, CEO, O-I. “Our O-I presented “A Love Letter to Glass” in returnable, refillable celebration of the company receiving the future rests in the inherently sustainable attributes of our glass bottle. The bottle, Vision for America Award. View O-I’s products and our unparalleled ability to respond to the changing corporate video here: made mostly from “Our future rests in the inherently needs of the brands we serve. As the world’s biggest purchaser https://bit.ly/LoveLettertoGlass recycled O-I glass, of recycled glass, we strive every day to improve our impact on is designed to be the planet and its people.” separated from the traditional bottle deposit system so that it can sustainable attributes of our glass Glass recycling and reuse contribute significantly to reducing be reused. This system will result in significant savings in energy glass packaging’s carbon footprint. Across the company, O-I is use and water needed to manufacture new bottles. dedicated to reducing its overall impact on the planet through Keep America Beautiful also recognized O-I’s efforts in the products and our unparalleled its products and processes. O-I incorporates recycled glass, development of the industry’s U.S. trade association, the Glass referred to as cullet, in making new products. Every 10 percent Packaging Institute (GPI) and for serving as a founding member of of cullet used in O-I’s production can cut carbon emissions by 5 the Glass Recycling Coalition (GRC). O-I is one of the founders of ability to respond to the changing percent and reduce energy use by 3 percent. Keep America Beautiful, partnering with us on litter prevention and In 2018, O-I was named the first food and beverage packaging recycling initiatives. The company also helps fund local programs company to receive gold-level certification on the Cradle to Cradle that encourage community members to collect glass and return it needs of the brands we serve.” Product Scorecard for material health. Cradle to Cradle Products to glass recovery centers.

ANDRES LOPEZ, CEO, O-I Keurig Dr Pepper Chief Sustainability Officer and Keep America Beautiful Board Chair Monique Oxender (left) presents the Vision for America Award to Andres Lopez, CEO, O-I (right). (Photo by Kate Eisemann, Kate Eisemann Pictures)

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Our Corporate and Foundation Partners Advance Our Mission 2018 Board of Directors & Officers

Keep America Beautiful gratefully acknowledges the following $50,000-$99,999 PurePoint Financial Monique Oxender* Jim Hanna Victor Mehren* corporations, foundations and individuals that have generously Carton Council Ravago Americas LLC Chief Sustainability Officer Director of Datacenter Sustainability Chief Operating Officer, US Business contributed to us in 2018. McDonald’s USA, LLC Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP Keurig Dr Pepper Microsoft Mars Wrigley Confectionery Niagara Bottling, Inc. Saucony Board Chair Kim Jeffery* N. Brian Peace* ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Northrop Grumman Corporation TerraCycle Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.* Operating Executive Corporate Administration Executive Rubbermaid Commercial Tito’s Handmade Vodka $1 MILLION AND ABOVE Of Counsel North Castle Partners Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Products Williams & Jensen, PLLC Day Pitney LLP Wrigley Company Foundation Anne Johnson Gregory H. Ray Board Secretary $5,000-$9,999 Principal and Vice President of Senior Vice President, Manufacturing $25,000-$49,999 Aon Tom Waldeck* Global Corporate Sustainability Philip Morris USA Inc. The Clorox Company Chatham Financial Corp. President & CEO Resource Recycling Systems Shannon Reiter Dr. Scholl Foundation Ciner Resources Keep Phoenix Beautiful Jon Johnston President Ernst & Young LLP Duracell Inc. Board Treasurer Retired Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Foodservice Packaging Earth Friendly Products Tim Carey U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Institute, Inc. The Alta and John Steve Russell Senior Director, Sustainability International Bottled Franks Foundation Greg J. Jozwiak* Vice President, Plastics Division $500,000-$999,999 PepsiCo Water Association Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. Corporate Vice President, American Chemistry Council Irio Carolyn Crayton Integrated Supply Chain McKinsey & Company, Inc. P. Wesley Schultz, Ph.D. Kim and Carolyn Jeffery Founder Dow MillerCoors Professor of Psychology Helen Lowman Keep Macon—Bibb Beautiful National Association of Bruce A. Karas* California State University, San Marcos Mionetto USA Convenience Stores (NACS) Steve DePalo Vice President Environment and Sustainability H.O. Peet Foundation Robin Wiener Nestlѐ Waters North America, Inc. Director Restaurant Sustainability Coca-Cola North America Group PolyOne Corporation President Plastics Industry Association McDonald’s USA, LLC PwC Trinseo LLC Maureen Knightly Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. Kanika Greenlee Director, Trade Associations Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP UL Environmental James W. Woods Executive Director The Boeing Company $250,000-$499,999 Steel Recycling Institute Senior Director, Communications $2,500-$4,999 Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission Helen Lowman* American Iron & Steel Institute $10,000-$24,999 Beer Institute Jennifer J. Griffin, Ph.D. President & CEO American Iron & Steel Institute Boylan Bottling Directors Emeritus Professor of Strategy and the Raymond C. Keep America Beautiful Bank of America Merrill Lynch Campbell Soup Company Richard D. Hofmann Baumhart, S.J. Professor of Business Ethics BNP Paribas Constellation Energy Missy Marshall Stephen K. Lambright Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan Constellation Brands Derma E Executive Director A. Maurice Myers School of Business Crédit Agricole DipJar Keep Tennessee Beautiful Deloitte Paul Duffy Delta Air Lines, Inc. Egon Zehnder International Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Glass Packaging Institute Dickinson’s Witch Hazel Henkel Corporation $100,000-$249,999 Skincare Jennifer Jehn Evercore Pfizer Inc gategroup Michael Saunders Goldman, Sachs & Co. B.S. Slosberg, Inc. Auctioneers H&M & Appraisers Heineken USA Thomas and Lucille Tamoney A. T. Kearney Tomra North America Latham & Watkins LLP Vanguard Group Staffing, Inc. Merrell We also thank the many donors Morgan Stanley who have contributed up to * Members of Executive Committee ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Pratt Industries $2,500 to Keep America Beautiful. As of 12/31/2018

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