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News Release

The City of Moreno Valley Earns Keep America Beautiful President’s Circle Award Recognition

For immediate release: March 12, 2021

Keep MoVal Beautiful award notification

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, has presented the City of Moreno Valley with its 2020 President’s Circle Award. The President’s Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance by certified affiliates of Keep America Beautiful in creating clean, green, and beautiful communities.

The City's Keep Moreno Valley Beautiful initiative includes beautification efforts such as recycling, graffiti removal, road sponsorship, park adoption, and more. Keep Moreno Valley Beautiful is now part of MoVal's newest community enhancement program, Beautify MoVal.

In qualifying for the President’s Circle Award, Moreno Valley met the standards of merit of Keep America Beautiful by conducting an annual Community Appearance Index; calculating the affiliate’s cost/benefit ratio; and administering initiatives to end littering, improve recycling, and beautify Moreno Valley’s community. The City of Moreno Valley is one of nearly 700 community-based affiliates in the Keep America Beautiful network whose programs, initiatives, and efforts, supported by millions of volunteers, help transform public spaces into beautiful places.

"We are honored by this recognition, which is testament to the spirit, commitment, and dedication of the people and organizations that call Moreno Valley home," said Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez, Mayor of Moreno Valley. "The collaboration of our local businesses, residents, and City Staff is inspiring and gives me great confidence that Moreno Valley will continue to play our part to Keep America Beautiful."

“Each year, our dynamic affiliate network carries out our shared mission at the state, county, and municipal levels across the country,” said Keep America Beautiful President and CEO Helen Lowman, Ph.D. “By engaging volunteers, building partnerships, and executing innovative programming, our affiliates demonstrate purpose and create collective impact through a national movement with local execution built around mutually reinforcing activities.” 

For information on how to become part of the City's efforts to enhance the quality of life in Moreno Valley, visit www.moval.org/beautify.

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La ciudad de Moreno Valley gana el premio Círculo Presidencial de la Organización Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful, la organización sin fines de lucro líder en mejoras a la comunidad del país, ha presentado a la Ciudad de Moreno Valley con su premio al Círculo Presidencial 2020. El premio Círculo del Presidente reconoce un desempeño ejemplar de los afiliados certificados de Keep America Beautiful en la creación de comunidades limpias, verdes y hermosas.

La iniciativa de la Ciudad de Conservar a Moreno Valley Hermosa incluye esfuerzos de embellecimiento como reciclaje, remoción de grafitis, patrocinio de caminos, adopción de parques y más. Keep Moreno Valley Beautiful es ahora parte del nuevo programa, Beautify MoVal, de mejoras comunitarias de MoVal.

Al clasificarse para el premio Círculo del Presidente, Moreno Valley cumplió con los estándares de mérito de Keep America Beautiful mediante la realización de un Índice de Apariencia Comunitaria anual; calcular la relación del costo/beneficio de la filial; y administrar iniciativas para acabar con la basura, mejorar el reciclaje y embellecer a la comunidad de Moreno Valley. La Ciudad del Valle de Moreno es uno de los casi 700 afiliados comunitarios de la red Keep America Beautiful cuyos programas, iniciativas y esfuerzos, apoyados por millones de voluntarios, ayudan a transformar los espacios públicos en lugares hermosos.

"Estamos honrados por este reconocimiento, que es testimonio del espíritu, compromiso y dedicación de la gente y las organizaciones que llaman hogar al Moreno Valley", dijo el Dr. Yxstian Gutiérrez, Alcalde de Moreno Valley. "La colaboración de nuestros negocios locales, residentes y personal de la ciudad es inspiradora y me da mucha confianza que Moreno Valley seguirá jugando nuestro papel para mantener a América hermosa".

"Cada año, nuestra dinámica red de afiliados lleva a cabo nuestra misión compartida a nivel estatal, de condado y municipal en todo el país", dijo Dra. Helen Lowman, Presidenta y Directora Ejecutiva de Keep America Beautiful. "Al involucrar a voluntarios, crear asociaciones y ejecutar programación innovadora, nuestros afiliados demuestran propósito y crean impacto colectivo a través de un movimiento nacional con ejecución local construida alrededor de actividades que se refuerzan mutuamente".

Para obtener información sobre cómo formar parte de los esfuerzos de la ciudad para mejorar la calidad de vida en Moreno Valley, visite www.moval.org/beautify.

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