WP Beautification e-News
2023
September
Meetings & Events
April
Spring in the City
March
WPBF & the St Pat’s Day Parade
2022
June
Face to Face with Our Sponsors
May
Greenway Cleanup
April
Arbor Day Tree Planting Resumes
March
St. Pat’s Parade Back
February
Something to Do on a Winter’s Day
2021
December
Thank You to Our Garden Sponsors & Donors
May
Providing for Our Pollinators
April
Where Flowers Bloom, So Does Hope
March
March Out of Winter
February
News & Views
2020
December
Season’s Greetings
November
City Hall Garden Honors White Plains Essential Workers
September
Join Us at Our First unGALA
July
Gardens & More
June
Tribute to Essential Workers
Newsletter – “Beautification News”
Our organization’s newsletter “Beautification News” chronicles the activities and events of WPBF over the years. You can read about highlights of our 50-plus years here. Request a current copy by emailing to info@wpbf.org your full name, mailing address and email address.
Press Releases
Beat Covid-19 Doldrums; Try Tulips, Daffodils, Cherry Trees
April 2020
For Whom the Bell Tolls
September 2019
White Plains Beautification Promotes Pollinator Pathway Participation
August 2019
It’s Spring!
April 11, 2016
New Host Lights Up ‘This Blooming City’
July 18, 2015
8,000 Daffodils As White Plains Beautification Turns 50
Feb. 15, 2015
Officers Elected At WPBF Annual Meeting
June 11, 2014
WPBF Begins Ambitious Plans for 50th Anniversary Next Year
Feb. 20, 2014
TV Show – “This Blooming City”
Tune in to our engaging weekly TV program, “This Blooming City” (TBC), featuring Marie Silverman Marich, former Co-President of WPBF, as your host. Produced by White Plains Community Media, the show airs on community access channels Verizon 45 and Altice USA 76, every Saturday at 6:30pm and Sunday at 10:30am. Join us as TBC showcases WPBF’s latest activities, local events coverage, dives into our city’s vibrant history, and spotlights interviews with community changemakers.
If you happen to miss an episode on TV, you can catch up on all the shows by clicking on “This Blooming City”.
If you have suggestions for shows or would like to participate, contact show host Marie Silverman Marich at info@wpbf.org.
Media Coverage
Native Plant Plug Give-Away in White Plains
Westchester Pollinators E-newsletter
May 2022
Beautification Foundation Launches Purple Ribbon Campaign in White Plains
White Plains Examiner
June 13, 2020
The White Plains Beautification Foundation – Visit Our Gardens
White Plains Examiner
June 3, 2020
Wanna Beat the COVID-19 Blues? Think Flowers
Examiner News Online
April 16, 2020
Spring in the Air – and the Ground
White Plains Examiner
April 11, 2020
White Plains Beautification Promotes Pollinator Pathway Participation
White Plains Examiner
Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2019
White Plains – This Blooming City Blooms
White Plains Examiner
May 8-14, 2018
White Plains replaces giant basket damaged in accident
Journal News/Lohud
March 28, 2017
A Beautiful Evening
WAG Magazine
November 2016
The Damaged Giant Flower Basket Has Graced a White Plains Traffic Island for 20 Years.
Lohud on Facebook
May 15, 2016
Giant White Plains Basket Needs Expert Repair
Lohud/The Journal News
May 13, 2016
White Plains Beautification Flower Garden Basket Weathers Another Storm
The White Plains Examiner
May 11, 2016
Destroyed Flower Basket Repair
Fios1 News
May 6, 2016
Damage to Giant Flower Basket in White Plains Puts Spring Planting behind Schedule
Fios1 News
May 6, 2016
White Plains Flower Basket Damaged during Car Accident
White Plains Daily Voice
May 5, 2016
White Plains Blower Basket Bashed by Car
Lohud/The Journal News
May 5, 2016
Gala 2015
WAG Magazine
December 2015
Always in Bloom – WPBF Gala
WAG Magazine
November 2015
Searching for the Flower Thief
ABC News
Oct. 15, 2015
White Plains Plagued by Flower Thefts
Lohud.com and Journal News
Oct. 14, 2015
Search for Person Digging Up Flowers in White Plains
ABC News
Oct. 10, 2017
Always in Bloom
WAG Mag
October 2015
More Plants Stolen from White Plains Beautification Foundation Gardens
The White Plains Examiner
Aug. 4, 2015
New Host Lights Up White Plains Cable Program ‘This Blooming City’
The White Plains Examiner
July 21-27, 2015
White Plains Beautification Group Marks 50th Anniversary
White Plains Daily Voice
April 27, 2015
Everything’s Coming Up Golden in White Plains This Spring
The White Plains Examiner
April 21-27, 2015
White Plains Beautification Plants 8,000 Daffodil Bulbs for Spring 2015
TheExaminerNews.com
Feb. 24-March 2, 2015
White Plains School District and Beautification Foundation Celebrate Arbor Day 2014
TheExaminerNews.com
April 29-May, 2014
Arbor Day in White Plains
Lohud.com
April 23, 2014
White Plains Beautification – Volunteering Is Beautiful in Tree City
Daily News Special Section
March 27, 2014
White Plains Beautification Foundation Fall Gala
TheExaminerNews.com
October 06, 2013