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2023 Keep Warner Robins Beautiful

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AWARDS<br />

Rigby’s Entertainment Complex was recognized with the Business of the Month Award. Pictured presenting the award to Rachel Preston is KWRB<br />

Immediate Past Chairmen Jim Cheshire. Also pictured, from left to right are KWRB members Jeff Morgan, Bill Craig, and Rogie Roberson. Rigby’s was<br />

selected as the 2022 Business of the Year by <strong>Keep</strong> <strong>Warner</strong> <strong>Robins</strong> <strong>Beautiful</strong>’s Board of Directors.<br />

Business-of-the-Year Awarded to Rigby’s<br />

Each month members of <strong>Keep</strong> <strong>Warner</strong> <strong>Robins</strong> <strong>Beautiful</strong> identify and recognize the recipient of the coveted Business of the Month<br />

Award or the Beautification Award of Merit. A sign, proclaiming the award, is placed in front of the property throughout the month<br />

and a photograph is published by local press.<br />

Both awards seek to honor businesses and professionals who, by their efforts to beautify and maintain their properties to high<br />

standards, add to the attractiveness of our community and make our business and professional areas more pleasing to our citizens and<br />

our visitors.<br />

<strong>Keep</strong> <strong>Warner</strong> <strong>Robins</strong> <strong>Beautiful</strong> is dedicated to helping the citizens make <strong>Warner</strong> <strong>Robins</strong> the most beautiful, attractive, and cleanest<br />

community in the entire state.<br />

The following businesses were also recognized during the past year: CGR Credit Union, Wild Wing Café, Chic-Fil-A (Russell Pkwy),<br />

Chic-Fil-A (Hwy 96), Pond Restaurant, ASX Auto Repair, and Meadowdale Early Education (Leverette Rd.).<br />

If you would like to nominate a property for a beautification award, please contact kwrb@wrga.gov or 478-929-7258.<br />

GOVERNOR’S CIRCLE AWARD<br />

<strong>Keep</strong> <strong>Warner</strong> <strong>Robins</strong> <strong>Beautiful</strong> received the 2022 Governor’s Circle Award for outstanding achievements in<br />

community beautification and environmental sustainability. The award, presented by the <strong>Keep</strong> Georgia <strong>Beautiful</strong><br />

Foundation, recognizes exemplary performance in litter reduction, waste minimization, and community greening.<br />

To qualify for the Governor’s Circle Award, affiliates must be in good standing with <strong>Keep</strong> America <strong>Beautiful</strong>, the<br />

national nonprofit that oversees state and local programming. Requirements include conducting an annual litter<br />

index, calculating the affiliate’s cost/benefit ratio, and engaging volunteers to take greater responsibility for their<br />

community environment. Additionally, the affiliate must be an active member of the Georgia network.<br />

“We believe that everyone deserves to live in an environment that is healthy, safe, clean, and beautiful,” said<br />

Natalie Johnston-Russell, executive director of the <strong>Keep</strong> Georgia <strong>Beautiful</strong> Foundation. “The recipients of this<br />

award are an instrumental part of that mission, and we are thankful for their dedication and commitment.”<br />

<strong>2023</strong> <strong>Keep</strong> <strong>Warner</strong> <strong>Robins</strong> <strong>Beautiful</strong><br />

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