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Keep Odessa Beautiful 8th Annual Recycle Fashion Show

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Odessa, Texas/October 25, 2023-Keep Odessa Beautiful and the City of Odessa held the 8th annual Keep Odessa Beautiful Recycle Fashion Show. The purpose of the show is to bring awareness to the importance of reducing waste. 

(Claudia Ortega, Executive Director-Keep Odessa Beautiful/Odessa, Texas) 

Fashion designs were made from various types of recycled materials such as paper, cardboard and plastic. Participants in the show were very creative in their designs from glamour to fantasy. 

(Claudia Ortega, Executive Director-Keep Odessa Beautiful/Odessa, Texas) 

The Keep Odessa Beautiful Recycle Show featured a silent auction. 

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Keep Odessa Better, Business Bureau and Secured Document Shredding Hold Document Shredding Event

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Odessa, Texas/May 7, 2023-On Saturday, May 6th, Keep Odessa Beautiful and The Better Business Bureau teamed up with Secured Document Shredding and invited residents of the Permian Basin out to the Odessa Recycling Center for a document shredding event.  

(Devin Benavides, Regional Director-Better Business Bureau/Midland, Texas) 

The document shredding event helps residents with limited resources destroy documents they’ve had in storage for many years and help prevent identity theft. 

(Devin Benavides, Regional Director-Better Business Bureau/Midland, Texas) 

All shredded documents from Saturday’s event will be taken to Butts Recyling to be recycled and keep most of the shredded documents from going to the landfill. 

(Lennerd Byrd, Treasurer-Keep Odessa Beautiful/Odessa, Texas) 

The Better Business Bureau plans to team up with Keep Odessa Beautiful and Secured Document Shredding for another document shredding event next quarter. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.  

The Black Chamber of Commerce of the Permian Basin Holds 2nd Annual Community Clean-Up

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Odessa, Texas/April 17, 2023-The Black Chamber of Commerce of the Permian Basin along with Keep Odessa Beautiful held their 2nd Annual Community Clean-Up. Representatives and members of the BCCPB gathered at the Woodson Boys and Girls Club to begin the clean-up project. 

(Chris E. Walker, President/CEO-Black Chamber of Commerce of the Permian Basin/Odessa, Texas) 

Keep Odessa Beautiful provides information to volunteers and organizations on the health hazards of an unclean community. 

(Sunshine Thompson, President-Keep Odessa Beautiful/Odessa, Texas) 

(Ashley Lopez, Board Member- Black Chamber of Commerce of the Permian Basin/Odessa, Texas) 

Cedric Baty, a student at Sul Ross University who has ties to the south side of Odessa, volunteered his time to make an impact on the community 

(Cedric Baty, Student-Sul Ross University-Volunteer/Community Clean-Up/Black Chamber of Commerce of the Permian Basin 

After the Community Clean-Up, volunteers enjoyed hotdogs, chips and cookies. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

 

Zavala Elementary/Keep Odessa Beautiful/Permian Basin Master Gardners Plan Veggie Garden

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Odessa, Texas/February 12, 2023-Ector County ISD’s Zavala Elementary has an educational choice program called Careers and Communities, where students learn about different career paths. A career path that was discussed was in the field of nutrition. 

(Erin Reddell, Assistant Principal-Zavala Elementary-ECISD/Odessa, Texas) 

Zavala Elementary has selected two areas on campus to create the garden. The issue is the amount of sunlight in these two shaded locations. 

(Shirley Davenport-President-Permian Basin Master Gardners) 

The goal is to educate students on planting a garden.  

Potatos, carrots, squash, tomatos herbs and other vegetables are being considered for the garden. 

(Claudia Ortega, Executive Director-Keep Odessa Beautiful-Odessa, Texas) 

Keep Odessa Beautiful has been working on this project with Zavala Elementary for two years. The goal is to educate children on conservation and repurposing materials in the creation of the garden. 

(Claudia Ortega, Executive Director-Keep Odessa Beautiful-Odessa, Texas) 

Cavazos Elementary is the next school Keep Odessa Beautiful and the Master Gardeners will be partnering up with in the beautification of the campus with a garden. 

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DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(042422)-KOB & BLACK CHAMBER COMMUNITY CLEANUP

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Odessa, Texas/April 24, 2022-Keep Odessa Beautiful and the Black Chamber of Commerce Permian Basin along with the Woodson Boys and Girls Club held a community clean-up at Woodson Park and within the surrounding neighborhoods. The City of Odessa also provided a bulky item drop off located in the parking lot at Woodson Park. 

(Claudia Ortega, Executive Director-Keep Odessa Beautiful) 

The Black Chamber of Commerce Permian Basin and Clayton Homes had volunteers picking up trash and plastic grocery bags within the large vacant lot located in the area of Pool Road and South Dixie near IH-20. 

(Chris E. Walker, President/CEO-Black Chamber of Commerce Permian Basin) 

Employees and family members of Clayton Homes volunteered their time helping with the community clean-up in south Odessa. 

(Isabel Castro, Administrative Assistant-Clayton Homes in Odessa) 

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Keep Odessa Beautiful’s Spring Sweep is going on now thru May 27th. For more information go to keepodessabeautiful.org. 

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