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04 October 2016 Keep Peoria Beautiful

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Keep Peoria Beautiful’s Orchid & Onion + Iris Award Ceremony

Keep Peoria Beautiful held its annual Orchid & Onion + Iris Awards at Luthy Botanical Gardens on September 29th. At the reception, Keep Peoria Beautiful celebrated 61 years of building and sustaining a vibrant Peoria as well as presenting its Orchid, Beautification, and Iris Awards to area businesses and homeowners. The Orchid and Beautification Awards are presented to businesses that have done an exceptional job in landscaping and site beautification. Iris Awards recognize neighborhood associations and individual homeowners for outstanding landscaping and beautification of their homes and gardens. Over 50+ nominations for local businesses and over 30+ nominations for local homeowners and neighborhood associations were sent in. Below are the selected winners:

Keep Peoria Beautiful 2016 Beautification Award Winners
Orchid Award:
Crusens on War Memorial
Beautification Award:
Courtyard by Marriott – Downtown Peoria
Jody L. Kelly, M.D. & Associates
Senara Health and Healing Center & Spa
Building Beautification:
Avanti’s Ristorante on Rockwood
C.T. Gabbert Construction
Kickapoo Building
Thyme Kitchen + Craft Beer
U-Haul Moving & Storage on Allen Road
Property Maintenance:
Adams Outdoor Advertising
Peoria Chiropractic
Dr. Paul & Dr. Anderson, Dental P.C.
Red Carpet Car Wash – Downtown
Quinn, Johnston, Henderson, Pretorius & Cerulo Law Office
Sustainability Award:
Cohen Development Company - Riverview Building / Keep Peoria Beautiful 2016 Iris Award Winners
Linda Bolliger
Richard & Lynn Marsho
Paul Masick
Stacey McGinnis
Kim & Kathy Post
The Smith Street Neighborhood Association
Rick & Dianna Zimmerman
Leonard Sachs

Keep Peoria Beautiful is a volunteer, not for profit organization committed to improving the Peoria area through litter prevention, recycling, beautification, and education. As an affiliate of the national Keep America Beautiful organization, we have supported community improvement and beautification since 1955. Our goal is to create a cleaner, greener, attractive, litter free community. Keep Peoria Beautiful has been a catalyst to draw together governmental agencies, civic organizations, and volunteers to make a significate impact on the Peoria area community. To learn how you can donate or take action, visit www.keeppeoriabeautiful.org.