History
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful was founded in 1989 under the name of "Western Nevada Clean Communities." It was started by members of the Biggest Little City Committee that decided a clean community was one of the Committee's major priorities. This group began the Adopt-A-Park program to involve citizens in a hands on volunteer activity that would spruce up parks and the Truckee River. Based on the success of the Adopt-A-Park program, and realizing the entire community would stand to benefit from year-round focus on the issue of cleanliness, the members set about to develop a new, separate organization affiliated with Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
Western Nevada Clean Communities, Inc. (WNCC) was certified by Keep America Beautiful in November of 1990. Adopt-A-Park remained (and remains) a key program, and was joined by the Phone Book Recycling Roundup in 1991, the kick-off of the Nevada Keep it Clean Campaign in 1992, Christmas Tree Recycling in 1993, and Adopt-A-Spot in 1994. In 1997, WNCC partnered with the City of Reno to develop the 'Graffiti Hotline'. It wasn't until January 12, 1999 that WNCC officially became the organization we know and love today: Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful.
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB) is dedicated to creating a cleaner, more beautiful region through education and active community involvement. KTMB's current programs include: Adopt-A-Spot, Adopt-A-Park, Christmas Tree Recycling, Phone Book Recycling, neighborhood and open space cleanups, educational paper making workshops and the "Trash Lady™", now known as "Waste Warriors." For more information on how you can get involved e-mail maia@beautiful.reno.nv.us or call 775.851.5185.
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KTMB's Board of Directors
Officers
President: Stan Sherer, Sparks Parks & Recreation
Vice President: Debra Rutledge, UPS
Secretary: Dolores Corona-Tuttle, Keller Williams Realty
Treasurer: Bill Hilke, College Funding Solutions
Trustees
Jennifer Budge, Washoe County Regional Parks & Open Space
Daniel Buhrmann, Grubb-Ellis
Christopher Good, City of Reno
Cliff Low, C.P.A.
Kate Thomas, Secretary of State Ross Miller
Jim Van Winkle, City of Reno Municipal Court
Advisory Board
David Bianchi, Beth Fink, Heidi Foster, Sean French, Johnny Hargrove, Daniel Inouye, Lynda Mahorter, Maureen McKissick, Gary Meckler, Michael Pennington, Kevin Reilly, Jennifer Sanzi, Tim Scott, Moira Shea, Anita Sullivan, Chuck Sweeney, Manal Toppozada and Erica Treat
Sponsors & Partners
Waste Management’s Recycle America
Washoe County
City of Reno
Community Foundation’s Truckee River Fund
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
City of Sparks
Scolari’s Food & Drug Company
AT&T
Stout Foundation
New Belgium Brewing Company
Schering-Plough
Lewis Operating Company
Sparks Parks & Recreation Department
LN Damonte Ranch Town Center
Starbucks
Moira Shea & Doug Buck, Keller Williams Realty
Bureau of Land Management
United States Forest Service
Reno Division of Forestry
Washoe County Regional Parks & Open Space
City of Reno Parks & Recreation
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Washoe County Sheriff’s Department
Painters & Allied Trades Local No. 567
Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Nevada Land Conservancy
Nevada Eco-Net
Truckee Meadows Tomorrow
Truckee Meadows Weed Coordinating Group
Soroptimist International of Reno
Keep America Beautiful, Inc.