Kennett Township and key residents honored with first place award from Keep America Beautiful
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com
KENNETT — Officials and key residents from Kennett Township were honored nationally for their endeavors to revamp a selected area of the township.
Kennett Township was nominated for their work to beautify the abandoned area between the entrance and exit ramps of Route 1. After much work and dedication the Township planted 13,000 hybrid lily bulbs, 150 rose bushes, and mulched and watered the area so that this Spring, an eye-catching display was in full bloom for both residents and tourist traffic to enjoy.
The township won first place in the Keep American Beautiful National Awards, with runners up from Glendale,CA and New Orleans,LA.
Keep America Beautiful, Inc. describes itself as the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization; with a network of more than 1,200 affiliate and participating organizations, KAB forms public-private partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community’s environment.
KAB judges projects in three categories: litter prevention, beautification, and waste reduction. The group gives awards to four types of entities: businesses, schools, government, and civic non-profit. These awards were presented at KAB’s 58th annual National Conference, held inLouisiana.
“I would like to applaud the EAC, Longwood Gardens for its contributions, and the Lions Club Volunteers who made this happen, particularly Joe Poppiti and Juergen Steininger,” Township Supervisor Bob Hammaker said.
