HoweEnterprise.com
February 24, 2020
Keep Howe Beautiful asks for support By Becky Hogenson, executive director of Keep Howe Beautiful We would like to thank you for being a supporter of Keep Howe Beautiful over the years. Although our organization is small, we've been able to undertake different projects in our town. This past year was busy our projects and events included hosting the 2nd Annual Chili Cook-off in conjunction with Howe-lloween night, Fall-Sweep trash off day, booth at Founder's Day, maintaining the welcome to Howe sign bed in front of QuickChek, and watering and weeding the bed in front of Gabriella's restaurant. Our biggest project has been construction of the garden and beds surrounding Summit Gardens Event & Venue Center. The garden is about 2/3 finished - more shrubs to add, shade/sun plants around the Historical Marker, finish installing the landscape edging, adding benches & birdbaths, and spreading lots and lots of mulch. There have been many hours put into this project with the help of our members and neighborhood friends. And the garden is already being used..... I saw footprints beneath one of the benches from someone "sitting and relaxing". Our hope is the garden will complement the beautifully restored church and honor the memory of Mame Roberts. The garden is for all to enjoy! Our new year of 2020 holds more projects to undertake. We would like to help improve Memorial
Park and begin construction of a "Monarch Garden" around the gazebo (near the new Summit Elementary School). And of course, continue "Trash-Off" events and maintain the beds at Quick Chek and Gabriella's. To help with these endeavors, please consider renewing your membership in Keep Howe Beautiful. Your membership dues are used to support these projects that benefit our community. We are always looking for volunteers and have several spots available on our board. Monthly board meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 pm at the Economic Development office (the building downtown with the awesome word mural). The volunteering of your time would be more than appreciated! But we also welcome members that want to be donation only and will appreciate your moral support. Attached is a membership form. There are 4 levels of membership: Individual ($15/yr), Family ($25/yr), Business ($25/ yr), and Lifetime ($250). Mail the forms to: Keep Howe Beautiful PO Box 528 Howe, TX 75459 Or you can renew/join or make a donation using our new Square/ weebly website at my-site-108547103348.square.site Thank you for your support of KHB. This is a great little town and we are glad to be a part of it.
Keep Howe Beautiful recently cleaned up the rose bushes around the “Welcome to Howe” sign in front of the post office.
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