Keep Richwood Beautiful highlights volunteer growth, garden donations and outreach

Margaret McMahan, executive director of Keep Richwood Beautiful, presented the group’s annual report, telling the Richwood City Council the nonprofit met and exceeded requirements to remain a gold‑star affiliate and expanded volunteer engagement in 2025 and 2026. "I am your executive director of Keep Richwood Beautiful," McMahan said, outlining the organization’s administrative and outreach work.

McMahan described everyday operations at the community garden — organically treated raised beds, fruit trees, compost bins and a refurbished gazebo — and said the group donated more than 300 pounds of food to local outlets in 2025. She said KRB collected 473.32 pounds of litter in combined fall- and spring-cleanup events in 2025 and ran electronics and eyeglass recycling drives; donated eyeglasses were processed and redistributed to students through partner programs.

The group has six active board members (bylaw capacity is nine) and increased participation from high‑school student volunteers, McMahan said, citing a container-gardening class that drew 19 attendees. She credited public works and local businesses — including Cantto’s Remodeling — for in-kind work on the garden’s gazebo and vegetable stand and thanked Alpha Gamma Kappa Omega for donating and helping plant fruit trees.

McMahan also described outreach at city events (Easter egg hunt, All American Night, National Night Out) and educational partnerships with Texas A&M AgriLife and county master gardeners. She closed by thanking city staff and volunteers and urging continued support for the group’s initiatives. "Remember, there is no planet B," she said.

The presentation concluded with council thanks and no formal action required; staff and council noted the nonprofit’s work when discussing community event coordination for late June.