From the book swap to the awards luncheon and all of the networking in between, we had a blast at our 2023 Keep Florida Beautiful Conference in St. Augustine November 1- 3.
Attendees saw engaging presentations by Keep America Beautiful (Mallory Coffey), Keep St. Johns County Beautiful (Captain Sam Baker & Ginger Baker Sanhueza), PalmettoPride (Esther Wagner), Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful (Captain Al Antolik, Kristina Moreta, Rebecca Tolbert), Keep Coral Gables Beautiful (Solanch Lopez), Ocean Conservancy (Maggie Winchester-Weiler), Keep Highway Park Beautiful (Evelyn Colón), Keep Jacksonville Beautiful (Dan Durbec) Keep Miami Gardens Beautiful (Suzanne Newman), Keep Sarasota County Beautiful (Wendi Crisp) and Liquid Creative (Jen Houser). In addition, great conversations were had by local affiliates as they shared the knowledge, experiences, challenges and successes that keep their local programs operating.
This event would not have been possible without our host affiliate, Keep St. Johns County Beautiful, and our generous sponsors!
Congratulations 2023 Award Recipients!
Clean Community Award – City of Sunrise, nominated by Keep Broward Beautiful
Outstanding Educational Involvement – Keep Okaloosa Beautiful
Outstanding Partnership Award – Wakulla 4H Teen CERT, nominated by Keep Wakulla County Beautiful
Outstanding Program Award – Keep Pinellas Beautiful, KPB Ambassador Program
Outstanding Project Award – Keep Nassau Beautiful, #refillNassauFL project
Outstanding Youth Champion Award – Gabriel de Guzman, nominated by Keep Charlotte Beautiful
Volunteer of the Year Award – Doretha Tompkins, nominated by Keep Jacksonville Beautiful
Adopt-A-Program Recognition – Freedom Boat Club of Tampa Bay, nominated by Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful
Affiliate of the Year – Keep Highway Park Beautiful
KFB’s Triple E Excellence Award – Keep St. Johns County Beautiful
KFB Legislative Champion Award – Senator Jim Boyd, Representative Tyler Sirois & Senator Debbie Mayfield