<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 102, 0); ">The nomination deadline for Keep Oklahoma Beautiful's Environmental Excellence Competition is right around the corner!</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br><br>KOB wants to honor the hard work and forward thinking of businesses, individuals, educators, government agencies and organizations that have dedicated themselves to improving Oklahoma's aesthetic, environmental and sustainable quality of life. <strong><i>But we need your help!!! </i></strong><br><br><strong>Nominations for the following categories are due August 31, 2012:</strong></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Business<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Collegiate Effort<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">K-12 Educators & Institutions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">KOB Youth Awards<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Government Programs<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Nonprofit Organizations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Affiliate Champion<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">For a complete list of category descriptions and to review the nomination guidelines, </span><a href="http://www.keepoklahomabeautiful.com/award-guidelines">http://www.keepoklahomabeautiful.com/award-guidelines</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Nominations will be accepted online only. To access the nomination form, </span><a href="http://www.keepoklahomabeautiful.com/eec-nomination-form">http://www.keepoklahomabeautiful.com/eec-nomination-form</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Finalists will be honored and winners announced on Thursday, November 1, 2012 during the 22nd Annual Environmental Excellence Awards Celebration at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.<br><br>If you have any questions or need help completing the nomination process, contact me.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br><br>Good luck to all the nominees!</span></p><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; border-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="font-weight: normal; "><table width="316"><tbody><tr><td width="106"><img src="http://www.keepoklahomabeautiful.com/Websites/kob/Images/Email/kobemailsm.png" alt="" name="emaillogo" width="106.5" height="83.42" id="emaillogo"></td><td width="198"><p><span class="style5" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(101, 148, 63); font-weight: bold; ">Sonny Wilkinson</span><br><span class="style3" style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Associate Director / Projects Manager<br>405.286.9141 Office<br>405.286.5952 Fax<br><a href="mailto:sonny@keepoklahomabeautiful.com">sonny@keepoklahomabeautiful.com</a><br><a href="http://www.keepoklahomabeautiful.com/">www.keepoklahomabeautiful.com</a></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br></div></div></span><div style="font-size: 16px; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#7d0c08">KOB HAS A NEW ADDRESS!!!</font></b></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">720 W Wilshire Blvd, Suite 118</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Oklahoma City, OK 73116</div></span>
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