 Issue 27, October 2022
 1,850 volunteers stomped out litter on Oct. 15
 This year's Neighborhood Litter Stomp was a great success. More than 1,850 volunteers dedicated their Saturday morning to removing litter from neighborhoods, parks, streets, schools and other public areas around the City.
A huge thank you to everyone who participated and for making an enormous impact to our city. Here’s a quick “shout out” to a few participating organizations:
- North Crowley High School, our largest group with 85 volunteers
- Lake Como Neighborhood Advisory Council
- DHL
- West Fort Worth Homeschoolers
- Longhorn Council Boy Scouts of America
 Our individual spotlight goes to Jere Tucker, who removed the most litter for an individual...a whopping 141 pounds!
If you missed out on Litter Stomp, no need to worry! You can still participate in upcoming events or lead your own litter cleanup.
Volunteers support Log Cabin Village wickiup project
 Log Cabin Village welcomed a team of local Kimco Realty employees for a morning of volunteer work on a very special project. This enthusiastic crew assisted in continuing to construct a Lipan Apache style wickiup at the living history museum by tying bundles of grasses and reeds to the frame of the structure. The wickiup is an ongoing project at Log Cabin Village to elevate the experiences of our regional 19th-century ancestors.
Building the structure has been a community effort under the guidance of Albert Nungaray, UTA PhD candidate and Indigenous historian, with assistance from the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Village staff and local volunteers. To learn more about the wickiup and see its progress, check out the project’s Google album: https://bit.ly/lcvwickiup.
Participate in America Recycles Day by taking a selfie
 Fort Worth’s “Take a Selfie” Neighborhood Recycling Competition starts on Nov. 1. Send us a selfie with the contents of your blue recycling cart free of contamination and enter to win a prize.
From Nov. 1-14, residents can submit one entry per household per week, through email, plus get bonus entries when sharing their recycling cart selfie on social media using hashtag #FWRecycles22.
Download details and rules here. A neighborhood winner and an individual winner will be selected. Winners will be featured on social media and in the Keep Fort Worth Beautiful newsletter.
We love our animal shelter volunteers!
Boy and Girl Scouts joined forces to help the animal shelter prep enrichment toys and treats for our four-legged friends this month.
On September 27 a group of volunteers from Charles Schwab spent their day of service helping the Animal Care & Control team with cleaning and organizing.
Are you a Veteran and a City of Fort Worth volunteer?
We would love to connect with you. Please send us an email. We are trying to find out how many of our volunteers are also Veterans.
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Council recognizes superhero Volunteer Coordinator
The City Council recognized City of Fort Worth employee Kenneth Nalley at the Oct. 4 Work Session. Nalley, a naturalist and volunteer coordinator with the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, went above and beyond in providing exceptional service to an injured woman on his way home from work.
Michael Perez, natural scientist supervisor at the Nature Center, nominated Nalley for the recognition.
"On his way home, he came across an accident along Silver Creek Road. He pulled over to survey the situation and found that one of the participants from the Cross Timbers Chapter was involved in an incident.
A suspect was driving down the road tossing antifreeze gallons at vehicles and struck one of our participants’ vehicle. The object shattered her windshield and struck her in the face. She received multiple lacerations. Kenneth drove her to the emergency room after a long evening at work and waited with her until her husband could get to her. He provided her comfort during the entire process."
 Left to right: Michael Perez, Kenneth Nalley, Councilmember Leonard Firestone and Kelli Pickard.
Nominations open for annual Neighborhood Awards
The City is accepting nominations for the 2022 Mayor’s Fort Worth Neighborhood Awards. It’s a chance for registered neighborhood associations throughout the city to be recognized for their 2022 beautification projects, crime prevention programs, social events and more.
If your volunteer group worked with a registered neighborhood association or HOA, please encourage them to apply. Awards are given for projects substantially completed in Fort Worth between Nov. 1, 2021 and Nov. 1, 2022. The deadline to submit an award application is 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1.
Awards are given in several categories:
Fort Worth Pride is awarded to a neighborhood association with a successful physical beautification or revitalization effort.
Spirit of Fort Worth celebrates a neighborhood association that makes residents feel connected by focusing on social or cultural aspects.
Mayor’s Civic Engagement and Community Collaboration Award honors a significant partnership and creative civic engagement initiative by a neighborhood organization or alliance.
Mayor’s Health and Wellness Award honors a significant effort on the part of a neighborhood organization to come together in the name of improving their health and wellness.
For a complete list, download the awards application: FortWorthTexas.gov/engagement.
For questions, email the Community Engagement team or call 817-392-6201.
 Members of Legacy men’s group worked with Como Neighborhood Advisory Council to clean up an historic cemetery. The neighborhood received a 2021 Fort Worth Pride Award for its efforts.
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