Joy McKee accepts awards totaling $10,000 at Keep America Beautiful’s National Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Huntsville, Ala. --- The city of Huntsville's Operation Green Team was presented $10,000 at the national Keep America Beautiful Conference held in Washington, D.C. The cash was the prize for two top national awards the E-cycling Campaign held during KAB's Great American Cleanup.
"With these awards, Huntsville has again shown itself to be the star of Alabama," Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle said. "Huntsville collected more cell phones for this program than any other city in the nation. With the support of our business community, individuals and our major partner, TEAM Redstone, Operation Green Team was able to collect over 2,400 cell phones."
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Huntsville Hospital’s Power of Green Team
Contest winner Meagan Buck
2010 Winner of the City of Huntsville Poster Art Contest
Poster by Wyatt Dunn, Jones Valley Elementary, which placed 1st in the state Arbor Day Poster Contest" and advances to represent Alabama in the national competition.
2009 Winners of the City of Huntsville Poster Art Contest
Poster by Laurie Graves, Hampton Cove Elementary,
which placed 2nd in the 2009 Alabama Arbor Day Poster Art Contest.
Hampton Cove 5th Grade Student places 2nd in State Arbor Day poster contest
2008 Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners: Jones Valley and Chaffee Elementary Schools
2008 Winners of the City of Huntsville Poster Art Contest
Thomas Dunn – Jones Valley, First Place
John Delmont – Chaffee, Second Place
Christy Dillion – Mountain Gap, Third Place
2008 State Poster Art Winners:
1st Place State Wide was Thomas Dunn of Jones Valley
2nd Place State Wide was John Delmont of Chaffee
Tree Planting Ceremony in Montgomery with the 1st Lady.
Photo by Robin Cooper. Office of Governor
2007 City-wide Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners (see below)
Huntsville Students win top awards in State Arbor Day Poster Art Contest
Winners will visit Governor Riley at the State Capitol and plant a tree on the grounds
Huntsville, AL --- With balloons, cash, news of a pizza party, and a "round-trip ticket" to the State Capitol, Mayor Loretta Spencer and Joy McKee, director of Operation Green Team surprised two local elementary students at school on Thursday, February 15. The students were winners in the State Arbor Day Poster Art Contest, "Trees are terrific and forests are too!"
Parker Mahan, a fifth grade student at Chapman Elementary, took top honors in the city and state contests. Kaitelen Campbell, a 
fifth grade student at Ridgecrest Elementary, placed third in the state contest. [Full Story]
2007 State Arbor Day Poster Winner
The winning posters pictured below will compete in the State-wide competition. Winners will be announced in a ceremony at the Capitol Building in Montgomery.
Parker Mahan, Chapman Elementary, First Place
Hannah Galey, Chaffee Elementary Second Place
Theresa Erbach, Whitesburg Elementary Third Place
Casey Petcher, Jones Valley Elementary, Honorable Mention
