Celebrate Earth Day in Victoria With A Picnic Fundraiser

Keep Victoria Beautiful is celebrating Earth Day with a picnic fundraiser benefiting public art projects and beautification grants for local businesses, churches, schools, and nonprofits.  

The picnic will be held on April 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Kay’s Grove on the UHV Campus (between University Center and University North). Tickets are $75 per person. 

The celebration will highlight art projects such as recycled centerpieces from VISD’s Stem Middle School and St. Joseph High School, upcycled clothes from Waste Weavers, and a Victoria Beautiful quilt made by the Hopkins Elementary School Student Council.

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“We are hoping this celebration will not only help us to raise funds for important beautification projects, but also raise awareness,” Assistant Director of Environmental Services Christy Youker said. “KVB strives to provide beautification opportunities and build community.”

Primary sponsors include Armstrong Warehouse and Transfer and Coca-Cola South West Beverages. To view the full list of sponsors, visit www.victoriatx.gov/kvb.

The picnic will include:

• Waste Weavers Fashion show, featuring upcycled clothes made from reused materials
• Music by Solid Jazz
• Gourmet hotdogs by Ganga’s
• A raffle for items such as original framed art by Jerra and Buddy Lee, Danny Vivian and Gail Dentler; a Gucci watch provided by Duetsch & Deutsch; and a Gardener’s Deluxe basket provided by the Victoria County Master Gardeners
• Live beehive demonstration by Adopt-a-Hive

Stay connected

To buy tickets to attend or for the raffle, or to become a sponsor, visit www.victoriatx.gov/kvb.

Keep Victoria Beautiful

If you're not able to attend the fundraiser, keep in mind that anything you do to recycle, grow flowers or just clean up around your place, you are doing your part to keep Victoria beautiful too!

You know what isn't beautiful? The bottom of the Riverwalk!