On January 6th, Bandera Electric Co-op representative Debbie Corley presented a check for nearly $24,000 to Uvalde County to fund Keep Utopia Beautiful. This Lower Colorado River Authority Community Development Partnership Grant is awarded to support and expand services offered at Utopia Recycles. On hand for this important event was BEC District 5 Director, Roger C. Swift, BEC Board Secretary/Treasurer who is also a major supporter and volunteer for recycling efforts in Utopia. Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell, Pct. 3 Commissioner Jerry Bates and KUB Chairperson Claudia Rogers accepted the check. KUB Board members and some of the wonderful Utopia Recycles Volunteers were present to celebrate this exciting award.

    The LCRA Grant will enable Keep Utopia Beautiful to add a second building at Utopia Recycles and to increase recycling capacity and services for Utopia and its neighboring communities and rural areas. Keep an eye on our progress!

    KUB has started a fund to purchase a greatly needed second baler for Utopia Recycles. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to assist with this fundraising campaign. Honorary and Memorial Donations to Keep Utopia Beautiful, Inc. are deeply appreciated and help support beautification and recycling efforts in our community. Your donations will be gratefully accepted at Utopia Recycles during regular hours of operation, Tue/Thur/Sat 9-2, or can be made by mail to KUB, PO Box 351, Utopia 78884.

    For additional information, please contact Claudia Rogers, KUB Chairperson, 830.966.5566

   At the 2011 Keep Texas Beautiful “Exploring Sustainability” Annual Conference, held June 20-23 in Austin Keep Utopia Beautiful was recognized for its award-winning status state-wide.

• Keep Utopia Beautiful awarded Gold Star Affiliate status for 2011 

    Keep Texas Beautiful, a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement organization, recently named Keep Utopia Beautiful a “Gold Star Affiliate”.  This designation is conferred on just 55 of KTB’s more than 360 affiliates in 2011. Gold Star recognition is the highest status any community affiliate can achieve.
    Keep Utopia Beautiful successfully implemented programs to prevent litter, reduce waste, beautify community areas and educate local citizens last year.

    Keep Utopia Beautiful, Inc. was established in 2008.  Utopia Recycles opened in January 2009 as the first KUB program and since has been recognized as a state-of-the-art rural recycling program.  Cooperative Teamwork & Recycling Assistance (CTRA) and Uvalde County have been equal partners in supporting the work of local Volunteers who operate Utopia Recycles, coordinate Clean-Up Events, educate the Community about a number of Environmental and Recycling ideas and practices and promote Beautification of the Sabinal Canyon.