ODESSA, Texas — Keep Odessa Beautiful celebrated Earth Day April 22 with some fun events and more.
The non-profit donated reusable bags to local businesses to hand out to their customers.
As part of Dig Awareness Month, they also hosted a special tree planting event. The seven live oak trees were donated by Atmos and planted at McKinney Park Thursday. KOB also distributed 30 trees to attendees.
KOB also held a gathering to help plant a vegetable, herb and flower garden at the T.L. Booth Head Start Center. The non-profit says this is a new component of its mission, helping to build sustainable communities.
To finish the celebration, Keep Odessa Beautiful and Apache will be holding a drive-thru tree giveaway Friday. All of the spots have been booked and the organization will be providing a variety of trees like Roughleaf Dogwood, Mexican Buckeye, Yaupon, Chinese Pistache, Wax Myrtle, Flowering Dogwood and American Elm.
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