- More than 550 attractive, covered trash receptacles with recycling capabilities
- 22 freeze-proof, handicap accessible drinking fountains along jogging trails
- 32 park benches with bike racks
- The White Rock Workout Centers at Sunset Bay and T.P. Hill
- 5 bicycles for Park Police Patrol
T.P. Hill “Going Places” Playground
- 300’ landscaped area around T.P. Hill Playground containing native trees, grasses, and shrubs
- 44 beautiful wooden Adopt-A-Shoreline signs
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- 2 lighted information marquees surrounded by stonework and landscaping
- CCC bronze life-sized statue at Sunset Bay
- 24 up-beat anti-litter messages in park
- Scooter for Park Department maintenance
- 8 “Cool Sprays” for runners/walkers/cyclists
- Stonework on the Spillway bridge abutments
- 8 benches, 4 picnic tables, & 2 drinking fountains for the White Rock Lake Dog Park
- 2 Texas Historical Commission markers and stonework: Civilian Conservation Corps Co. 2896 & White Rock Dam, Reservoir, & Park
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Some of the projects implemented by For the Love of the Lake, working in partnership with DPARD:
- Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Up of White Rock Lake since 1996. For 138 consecutive months, thousands of Volunteers have picked up hundreds of tons of litter and recyclables.
- Co-wrote 3 grants with Dallas Park Dept. and Keep Dallas Beautiful resulting in $114,000 from TNRCC/NCTCOG to implement recycling and continue litter abatement.
- Created Adopt-A-Can project for individuals and businesses to sponsor litter & recycling receptacles
- Sponsored “Stash Your Trash” to build & install 450 litter & recycling receptacles
- Coordination of 44 Adopt-A-Shoreline groups around and beyond White Rock Lake
- Painted murals in 6 pairs of restrooms depicting scenes from White Rock Lake
- Built and restored information kiosks that are updated monthly
- Organized “Painting in the Park” to paint buildings throughout the park
- Sanded and repainted 360+ foot railing along Garland Road
- Refinished hardwood floors in Dreyfuss Club
- Underwrote the White Rock Lake Museum at the Bath House Cultural Center
- Created duck mascot “Litter-free Louie” and his companion Chuck (half Chicken, half duck!) to educate about keeping the lake clean
- Sponsored “Rock for the Rock” benefit concert at Smirnoff Music Centre 8 years in a row
- Sponsored “Roofing at the Rock” in partnership with the Cross Country Club of Dallas to reroof Sunset Bay building and with DPARD to re-roof Big Thicket
- Sponsored “Windsurf White Rock” and “Watersports at White Rock” benefit with N. Texas Windriders
- Created annual “White Rock ‘n’ Roll Run” with the Cross Country Club of Dallas to benefit lake
- Sponsored “John McCutcheon Concert to Benefit White Rock Lake” seven times
- Renovated historic Big Thicket building with Home Depot and Dallas Park and Recreation Dept.
- Created The Celebration Tree Grove, an on-going reforestation project at White Rock Lake Park
Awards & Recognition
- Proclamations from Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, acting Mayor Mary Poss, Mayor Laura Miller, Mayor Tom Leppert, & Dallas City Council:
- “For the Love of the Lake” Day - 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007
- “Recycle at the Rock” Day - September 13, 1997
- “Workout at White Rock” Day - June 6, 1998
- “Bake for the Lake” Day - September 20, 1998 and September 26, 1999
- “John McCutcheon” Day - November 2, 2002
- “CCC Company 2896” Day - October 18, 2003
- “White Rock Lake Museum ” Day - September 18, 2004
- “Big Thicket” Day - December 22, 2005
- “Celebration Tree Grove” Day - September 16, 2006
- Special Recognition for Restroom Mural Artists - January, 1996
- Special Recognition and Appreciation - Dallas Park Board - December, 1996
- Special Recognition for White Rock Lake Dredging Project - December, 1998
- City of Dallas and Park Board - Certificate of Appreciation at Annual Trash Bash - 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2002. Plaque for 10 years of Adopt-A-Shoreline Environmental Service - June, 2006
- Keep Dallas Beautiful Award for Environmental Excellence - 1996, 1998
Keep Dallas Beautiful Ebby Halliday Award - 1997
- Advocate of the Year Award from the Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate Magazine - 1997
- White Rock Half Marathon Best Aid Station - 1997, 1998, 1999
- Dallas County Corporate Recycling Council Environmental Vision Award -1998, 2000, 2001, 2004
Texas Corporate Recycling Council Environmental Vision Award - 1998, 2000, 2001
- Certificate of Honor from TNRCC and Governors George W. Bush and Rick Perry
Finalist in Texas Environmental Excellence Award - 1999, 2001
- JC Penney “Golden Rule” Award recognized by President Bill Clinton - 2000
- Congressional Recognition Certificate - Congressman Pete Sessions - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
Congressional Recognition Certificate - Congressman Jeb Hensarling - 2003, 2005
- Shaklee Community Caretaker Award - 2001
- Brawny Corporation “Brawny Brigade” award chosen by Mayor Laura Miller - 2002
- REI Stewards for the Environment Award - 2003
- Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence in Communication Award - Winner 2003; Finalist 2007
- Ocean Conservancy Certificate for International Coastal Cleanup - 2005
- Volunteer Center of Dallas Hearts of Hope Award - February, 2005
- Dallas Observer “Best of Dallas” Award for The Celebration Tree Grove - 2005
- Preservation Dallas and Preservation Texas Awards for the Big Thicket building restoration – 2005, 2007
- The Home Depot National Project of the Year Award for Big Thicket building restoration - 2006
- Lakewood 4th of July Parade: “Trash Queens of White Rock Lake”: 1st Prize - Costumes, 12 years old and older AND 3rd Prize - Best Float
- Lone Star Salute Award - 2007
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