Preserving the WonderTM

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KSB’s Quarterly Environmental

Message:

Yes! We are relevant and will continue to be so as long as stewardship, preservation, quality of life and caring for our community are important to our

daily lives and future generations.

10,000+ VOLUNTEER HOURSOVER 5,000 HOURS

LITTER LIFTING

KSB Fundraiser

New Business Sponsors

Sustainable Businesses

KSB Accomplishments

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In Sedona,the Environment...IS…the Economy.

Keep Sedona Beautiful’s mission is to protect and sustain the unique scenic beauty and natural environment of the Greater Sedona Area

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:LOTS OF GREAT NEWS TO REPORT!

As 2016 comes to an end, and as I enter my second year as President of Keep Sedona Beautiful, privileged as I am

to be President of this fine totally volunteer organization, I am pleased to report in this winter issue a series of great news, with details to be found elsewhere in this issue:

Amidst all of the good news, however, we are saddened by the passing of former KSB Board member and Vice President for many years, Gregory “Nick” Chandler. He will be missed by all who knew him.

With my hope for your continuing support as we meet the ever present environmental challenges of our Red Rock Country, and my very best wishes to you and yours in the New Year.

Sincerely,Joanne Kendrick, President

• The KSB 2016 Fundraiser was a success, producing over $25,000 for our Endowment

• KSB welcomed ten new business sponsors, and two who upgraded their memberships

• We welcomed a wonderful new KSB Trustee, Jo Anne VanDerveer

• We will be holding a KSB fundraiser through the generosity of Wildflower Bakery, on March 7

• Our Preserving the Wonder ™ Speaker Series continues to be popular, with appetizers donated by El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano

• KSB pledged support for Sedona Trail Keepers, with our donation of $1000 per year for five years to sustain and maintain existing area trails

• KSB became a founding member of the Sustainability Alliance, which in 2017 will continue to certify businesses and educate about sustainability

• As always, we honor our 200+ volunteers and their 10,000+ hours of service to the community

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KEEP SEDONA BEAUTIFUL’S A N N U A L F U N D R A I S E R 2 0 1 6

Building KSB’s Endowment

Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc., acting through the stewardship of its members and volunteers, is committed to protecting and sustaining the unique scenic beauty and natural environment of the Greater Sedona Area.

Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock Grand Ballroom

Featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a presentation by: Ken Zoll - Ancient Astronomical Practices in the Southwest

Silent Auction items include travel, art, restaurants and much more. Please check out our website www.keepsedonabeautiful.org/our-programs/annual-fundraiser-2016.html

( C o u r t e s y o f t h e H i l t o n )

TICKETS: $60 PER PERSON Purchase tickets online by clicking Hereor call the KSB office at 928.282.4938

K S B E n d o w m e n t F u n d r a i s e r i s a S u c c e s s

Keep Sedona Beautiful hosted its first-ever annual fundraiser for its Endowment Fund on November 13, 2016 at the Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock. A highlight of the afternoon was a presentation by Ken Zoll, Executive Director of the Verde Valley Archaeology Center: “Ancient Astronomical Practices in the Southwest.” Keep Sedona Beautiful wishes to thank all those who contributed items for the auction as well as to speaker, Ken Zoll and committee volunteers, David Gill, Georgia Munsell, Susan Murrill and Craig Swanson all of whom donated over 1000 hours of their time Keep Sedona Beautiful is proud to announce that this year $25,000 has been added to their Endowment Fund. KSB’s Endowment fund continues to grow thanks to the generous 2016 contributions of the following:

Justine & Bill Kusner

Westport Entertainment Associates

Joanne & Jerry Kendrick

Georgia & Mark Munsell

Dragonfly Fund

Ann & Nick Chandler

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Kathleen & Geoffrey Fieger

Susan & David Murrill

Melissa Andrea & Judy Ellickson

Barbara & Dick Saul

Sheila & Robert Cotter

Preserving the Wonder ™ Speaker SeriesA N N O U N C E S U P C O M I N G P R E S E N T E R S

Held at KSB on 360 Brewer Road in Sedona on the second Wednesday of every month from September through May, the Speaker Series begins at 5:30pm with complimentary offerings of appetizers donated by El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano and refreshments provided by KSB.

Please mark your calendar and plan to attend each of these engaging and interesting presentations.

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KSB Gratefully Acknowledges New Business Sponsors

Arizona Water Company. Arizona Water Company is one of the largest investor-owned water utilities in Arizona and provides water service to a population of nearly 250,000 in eight counties and in more than thirty communities throughout the state. Importantly, they do offer customers free water conservation programs. Please visit their website: www.azwater.com/conservation

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is located at 195 W State Route 89A in Sedona. Whether looking to Own, Rent, Or Sell, Coldwell Banker® Can Help! Branch Manager, Andrew Brearley can be reached at: 928.340.5006 • Andrew.Brearley@azmoves.com

Ed Pennington. As a realtor with Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty, Ed Pennington has 20+ years experience in Real Estate, land development, custom home building & interior design. He has been a Top Producer in Sedona for the past 14 years. Ed is committed to finding the right property for you or selling your property at the right price. His contact information is: C: 928-300-0400 • O: 928-282-5966 ed.pennington@russlyon.com • www.edpennington.com

Giant. Giant offers convenience and service. With over 250 store locations throughout TX, NM and AZ, they have you covered with products and services that fill your tank and your tummy. From gasoline to gummy bears, coffee to cola, their convenience stores offer a wide selection of food, drinks, services and fuel. They have local stores in Sedona, Village of Oak Creek and Cottonwood. www.Giant.com

Greer’s Mortuary. Greer’s Mortuary is a full-service funeral establishment offering personal, distinctive, and affordable services to families of all backgrounds. They offer traditional, graveside, cremation and memorial services. Owners Rhonda and Royce Greer along with managers Greg and Debbie Young are committed to serving and comforting your family at a time when you need it most. They are located at 2725 W. Hwy 89A in Sedona and can be reached at: 928.282.3253 • Sedona@greersmortuary.com • www.greersmortuary.com

Northern Arizona Wind & Sun. Northern Arizona Wind & Sun provides solar panel kits and equipment for residential, commercial, marine and RVs. Also their team of professionals is ready to help you get your system up and running along with technical support for the life of the system. Go solar. 800-383-0195 • www.solar-electric.com • sales@wind-solar.com

Dental Care of Sedona. Dr. Robert Sundberg. 928-282-2482 • sales@wind-solar.com

Feather Jones. Clinical Herbalist. feather@sedonateablends.com • www.SedonaTeaBlends.com

Sedona Voiceovers. John Conway. 928-254-6709 • SedonaVoiceovers.com

Findlay Automotive Group Flagstaff. Findlay Automotive Group Flagstaff offers such full inventory of new, used and certified pre-owned Honda, Toyota and Volkswagen vehicles that you just can’t go wrong. They invite you to visit their dealerships in Flagstaff to experience their service and excellent selection of vehicles or at www.flagstaffautocenter.com

Honda – 5199 N. Test Drive, 928-774-7200Toyota – 5030 E. Marketplace Drive, 928-779-2445Volkswagen – 5160 N. Test Drive, 928-522-2700

L’Auberge de Sedona. As a luxury inn, with a transformative, healing spa and exquisite dining, L’Auberge de Sedona, offers exceptional experiences and extraordinary beauty with creekside ambiance among the red rocks. Consider this unsurpassed location for meetings, retreats, social events and weddings. 855-905-5745 • www.Lauberge.com

With a reminder to all KSB members to patronize our sponsors whenever possible, KSB welcomes these new sponsors:

B E L L R O C K ( $ 2 5 0 L E V E L )

C H I M N E Y R O C K ( $ 1 0 0 L E V E L )

C O U R T H O U S E B U T T E ( $ 5 0 0 L E V E L )

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Keep Sedona Beautiful Dark-Sky Update

The Red Rock State Park’s 25th anniversary was celebrated on Saturday, November 5 at the Red Rock State Park. The Keep Sedona Beautiful Dark-Sky Committee participated in this event with an exhibit of dark-sky literature and information on reducing light pollution and examples of dark-sky compliant fixtures.

The 28th annual Verde River Day was celebrated on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Dead Horse Ranch State Park. Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) Dark-Sky Committee participated in this event with an exhibit of dark-sky literature and information on outdoor lighting fixtures. Many people visited our exhibit table, including residents, visitors, and children. We discussed preserving our dark night sky by reducing light pollution and using fully shielded light fixtures. We distributed KSB Dark-Sky Brochures as well as the International Dark-Sky Association Brochures.

Dennis Young, President of Sirius Lookers Astronomy Club, hosted a fun and educational evening at Big Park Community School for 5th and 6th grade students on Monday, September 12, 2016. The Keep Sedona Beautiful Dark-Sky Committee partnered with Sirius Lookers for this event.

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New KSB Trustee Jo Anne VanDerveerJo Anne fell in love with Sedona while vacationing with friends in the early 90’s. She also fell in love with her husband, Steve, whom she met here. Jo Anne was living in Boston at the time and after a long distant relationship Steve moved to Boston, but under one condition-- upon retirement, they would move to Sedona.

Save the Date:Fast-forward to 2014 and JoAnne and Steve moved permanently to Sedona.

Jo Anne worked for over 30 years in the field of Human Resources for a large New England energy company. Her experience encompassed the areas of organization design and development, employee relations, staffing and compensation. She earned a Bachelors Degree in Sociology from Boston University, and a Masters Degree in Public Relations, also from Boston University.

Photograph Courtesy of Sedona Photographer @ Jim Peterson 2015 - Used with Permiss ion

 

 

A  Neighborhood  Night  Event  to  Benefit:  

KEEP  SEDONA  BEAUTIFUL  

 

Join  us  on    

March  7,  2017  from  5:00  pm  to  8:00  pm  

At  the    

The  Shops  at  Pinon  Pointe

101  N.  State  Route  89A  

Sedona,  Arizona

Please  present  this  flyer  at  the  time  of  your  purchase.  Wildflower  will  donate  15%  of  the  sales  associated  with  these  flyers  to  the  organization  

above.  

KSB + Wildflower Bread

Keep Sedona Beautiful + Wildflower Bread. Please join on March 7 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm at The Shops at Pinon Pointe and support KSB.

Wildflower will donate 15% of all flyer sales to KSB! But you must present paper flyer at time of purchase. No electronic versions accepted.

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V O T E W I T H Y O U R W A L L E T : Choose Certified

Sustainable Businesses

Sustainable tourism is growing in popularity.

We’ve already certified organizations in many different industries including:

So it’s no wonder that Sedona and the Verde Valley are trying to brand this region as a sustainable destination. Sedona recently completed an assessment based on the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) criteria and in that report, the Sustainability Alliance (a coalition of non-profits that includes KSB) was mentioned 13 times as a resource. [You’ll be relieved to know that having effective transportation options to mitigate traffic is one of the GSTC criteria.]

One of the Sustainability Alliance programs that got the attention of the sustainable tourism consultants was the new Sustainable Business Certification. The certification has three levels of performance:

Most of these organizations earned the Bronze certification but ChocolaTree and Sedona Recycles earned the Silver/Innovator badge. The goal is to make it easy for locals and visitors alike to identify and favor those businesses that do the most for our community and the environment.

The certification survey helps organizations identify more they can do, but in the process of certifying businesses, we’ve uncovered the most amazing practices. Did you know there’s a business that pays profit sharing to senior employees and had a man out on 6-month paid paternity leave? A professional has diverted 90 percent of his waste from the landfill. A non-profit employs disabled adults from Rainbow Acres.

Reward businesses that are doing the most for our community by choosing ones that have this certification whenever you can. Go to www.SustainabilityCertifications.org for a current list of certified businesses.

• 3/4 of all travelers say sustainability is important to their travel decisions. (World Travel Market Industry Report, 2016)

• In 2015, 66% of U.S. consumers said they would pay more for certified sustainable product— up from 55% in 2014. (The Neilson Report, 2015)

• 72% of meeting planners say they have ‘green’ policies in place for at least some of their meetings; 19% say for

all. (2013 Successful Meetings magazine)

• Bronze/Conservationist, • Silver/Innovator and • Gold/Sustainable

• Restaurants• Lodging • Realtors and builders • Graphic designers

• A couple non-profits (including Sedona’s Chamber of Commerce)

• Retail stores and plant nurseries • Schools

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KSB Supports Sedona Trail Keepers

At September’s KSB board meeting, the KSB Trustees voted unanimously to donate $1000 per year for each of the next five years to the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau Sedona Trail Keepers program. Keep Sedona Beautiful has joined the growing list of local non-profits and businesses supporting the Sedona Trail Keepers program. The Trail Keepers program allows organizations to sponsor a trail by financially committing to sustain and maintain existing trails. The program also assists in the development of new trails in the USFS Red Rock Ranger District.

The Sedona Trail Keepers program is a joint initiative of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, the Sedona Red Rock

Gregory “Nick” Chandler

Former KSB Board member and Vice President for many years, Gregory “Nick” Chandler, passed away on November 20th. He would have been 95 on the 30th of November.

Nick was a World War II veteran who served in England in the Royal Air Force. He came to the US after the war with his wife and family, through Ellis Island, with next to nothing except for a desire to work.

He got into advertising, selling ad space in periodicals, eventually starting his

own company which he later sold, to buy a horse farm in Virginia. He raised Arabian horses for years there. Nick eventually sold his farm and came West.

Nick was a strong advocate for the protection of the public lands surrounding Sedona, beginning with the National Scenic Area Designation initiative. Until recently he volunteered as a litter lifter, helping keep our streets and roads clean. Nick believed wholeheartedly in the importance of KSB’s original tag line, “It’s Good Business.”

When remembering Nick Chandler, the word that comes to so many peoples’ minds immediately is “gentleman”. He was a person who cared for others and believed in the public interest.

He will be greatly missed.

Trail Fund, the City of Sedona and the U.S. Forest Service. The program encourages local businesses and organizations to contribute funds toward trail maintenance, an amount that is then matched by the Chamber, yielding up to $250,000 of sustainable funding for the trails by 2021.

Joanne Kendrick, President of KSB notes, “Keep Sedona Beautiful views this effort as a great example of local interests collaborating effectively to enhance access to our beautiful red rock country in a responsible and environmentally sensitive way.”

The KSB Board of Trustees is pleased to announce its support for our trails and to preserve our natural landscape for generations to come which in keeping with the mission of Keep Sedona Beautiful.

KSB’s 2016 AccomplishmentsWith a reminder to all KSB members to patronize our sponsors whenever possible,

KSB welcomes these new sponsors:

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2016 Annual FundraiserKSB’s Development Committee is pleased to report that the Annual Fundraiser has already generated $25,000 for the KSB Endowment Fund. That fund now stands at $85,000.

37th Annual Native Plant WorkshopKSB again offered education to more than 125 attendants at this annual workshop on water-wise landscape techniques and the use of native plants, trees, wildflowers and grasses.

Sustainability Alliance KSB is a founding member of this Alliance of not-for-profits which has begun sustainability certifications of Sedona and Verde Valley area businesses.

Coconino National Forest - Forest Service PlanKSB continued to monitor the status of revised comments and modifications to the Coconino Forest Plan. The Forest Service Plan team accepted the most recent KSB comments and noted in particular their appreciation of the tone and substance of said comments.

Noise Abatement – Helicopter ToursKSB in partnership with the city has continued to meet with the new Sedona airport manager in order to determine how best to improve the noise situation in the greater Sedona/VOC area. Airport management is supportive of efforts to require tour companies to comply with FAA Advisories. The city and KSB have been promised the opportunity to review and comment on the airport noise abatement policy currently being drafted.

Wireless Telecommunications Master PlanKSB met with city officials to discuss the current Master Plan relating to the enhancement of Sedona’s wireless communications infrastructure. As a result of that meeting, KSB was provided with the inventory developed by the city’s consultants which identifies eight areas of the city that may require enhanced infrastructure. KSB was given the opportunity to comment on these sites and to suggest locations and equipment that, in the opinion of KSB, provide the best environmental and scenic protection of the area.

KSB’s 2016 Dark-Sky AccomplishmentsThis year, KSB’s Dark-Sky Committee participated

in six dark-sky educational events. In February 2016 the Village of Oak Creek was designated the fourteenth International Dark-Sky Community in the world, following two years of work by KSB’s Dark Sky Committee. The Committee is now helping Camp Verde AZ and Cottonwood AZ to secure the International Dark-Sky Community designation.

Sedona Trail Keepers ProgramKSB Trustees voted unanimously to donate $1000 per year for each of the next five years to the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau Sedona Trail Keepers program which will maintain and expand our trails and to preserve our natural landscape for generations to come.

KSB’s Annual Awards CeremonyThe KSB Annual Awards of Excellence honored eleven deserving awardees in 2016. These Awards represent special achievement by local individuals and organizations by encouraging greater community excellence.

Traffic Community Engagement Work GroupKSB participated in the Traffic Community Engagement Group. This group has been formed by the City of Sedona to advise on the best way to inform the community about the current state of traffic, and to and engage the community in the effort to arrive at potential solutions to traffic problems.

Litter LiftersOnce again, KSB volunteers were responsible for removing litter and trash from 65 miles of Sedona area roads.

KSB continues to remain very active with noteworthy achievements through the efforts of its many dedicated volunteers. Perhaps the single greatest accomplishment this year, among so many other accomplishments, was this year’s first ever fundraiser.

During 2016, KSB received financial support from over 150 Sedona area businesses.

Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc., acting through the stewardship of its members

and volunteers, is committed to protect and sustain the unique scenic beauty and natural

environment of the Greater Sedona Area.

www.keepsedonabeautiful.org

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SAVE THE DATEKSB’S 38TH ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT WORKSHOP

APRIL 1ST, 2017

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Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc.

I N V I T A T I O N T O O U R M E M B E R S :If You Care About the Beautiful Nature that Surrounds Sedona, THEN IT’S YOU WE ARE LOOKING FOR!

Put your special volunteer talents to work for the greater good of Preserving the WonderTM!

www.KeepSedonaBeautiful.org or call KSB at 928-282-4938

Joanne Kendrick, President

Mike Yarbrough, Executive Vice President

Georgia Munsell, Secretary

Abbie Denton, Treasurer

James Eaton

Susan Murrill

Dave Norton

Bill Pumphrey

Craig Swanson

Jo Anne VanDerveer

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Office Manager: Jan Wind

Executive Assistant: Wendy Heald

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THANKS TO KSB’s BUSINESS SPONSORS WHOSE FINANCIAL SUPPORT HELPS US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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