Making Mansfield a Cleaner, Greener Place to Live, Work, and Play
Founded in 2009 following the first Great Mansfield Cleanup, Keep Mansfield Beautiful offers programs to make our community a cleaner, greener, more beautiful place to live, work, and play. We are a board of the Town of Mansfield and proudly collaborate with town departments to support the mission to keep Mansfield a cleaner, greener community.
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Keep Mansfield Beautiful’s roots trace back to the first Great Mansfield Cleanup, which took place in May 2008. On that day, hundreds of Mansfield residents turned out to remove tons of litter that had accumulated over the course of many years.
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This enthusiastic response spawned the formation of the Mansfield Beautification Committee, which is known today as Keep Mansfield Beautiful. Our mission, as stated above, is to encourage community members to get involved in keeping our town clean, promote environmentally friendly practices, and beautify our public spaces.
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We’ve got ambitious goals for Mansfield and we need your help to achieve them. Here’s how you can help:
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If you see litter, pick it up! If you go for regular walks or walk your dog, why not take a bag and clean up what you find along the way? Better yet, sign up for our Adopt-a-Street program.
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Teach your kids that it’s wrong to litter. Set a good example and encourage them to participate in the Great Mansfield Cleanup, our Fall Litter Sweep, or sign up for our Adopt-a-Street program.
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Volunteer for projects to beautify our public spaces, such as Adopt-a-Spot, or suggest new projects.
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If you’re a student, learn about environmental stewardship and organize projects to make your school more sustainable by increasing recycling.
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If you own a local business, clean up any litter in the area surrounding your building. Landscape your grounds and take pride in the appearance of your building. Offer your customers the ability to recycle any waste that’s created at your business.
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If you prefer to donate via check, please make your check payable to the Mansfield Beautification Committee​ Account 4070-483000 and mail it to:
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Town of Mansfield​
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Attn. Mansfield Beautification Committee
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6 Park Row
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Mansfield MA 02048
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Thank you for your support!
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Committee Members
Jeff Ward, Chairman
Jeff and his wife Michelle have lived in Mansfield since 1999 and they have two daughters in the Mansfield school system. The family participates in our Adopt-a-Spot program as well as the Great Mansfield Cleanup. Jeff works as a senior vice president of business development at Winbrook, a marketing fulfillment agency. In his free time, Jeff is an avid golfer and enjoys playing basketball.
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Pat Colbert
Pat has lived in Mansfield for more than 30 years with her husband and her two children. She loves working with children and is currently director of the CCD program at St. Mary's School in Mansfield. Pat has always enjoyed volunteering for school and community events. Her family participated in the first Great Mansfield Cleanup in 2008. Pat found it so rewarding and fulfilling that she wanted to get more involved with beautification projects in Mansfield. Pat's interests include skiing, hiking, gardening, and walking
Ana Newell, Treasurer and Adopt-a-Spot Coordinator
Ana has lived in Mansfield since 1987 with her husband Matt and three daughters. She passionate about landscape design and built a successful company helping residences of Mansfield beautify their homescapes. Ana is a member of the Garden Club of Mansfield and a Board member of the Mansfield Shredding Service, a nonprofit that employs intellectually challenged students and adults. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, attending farmers markets and craft fairs, reading, and the beach.
Michael Healey
Mike's term ended in Dec 2024 and he has decided to focus his attention onto some other town committees. Mike's passion for making Mansfield beautiful and an awesome place to live will always be . KMB whole heartly thanks Mike for his dedication and amazing helping hands over the past many years. We will miss him but we know Mansfield will forever be a better place because of Mike's past and future work.
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Janice Wivagg
Janice, her husband, and their two dogs moved to Mansfield to be closer to their four grown children, all of whom live and work in the Boston area. Janice has a long history of volunteering and says she cannot remember a time when she was not volunteering her time. She is part of a family of scouts and practices the principle of leaving a place better than you found it. Janice works as a full-time custom framing supervisor. In her spare time, she loves cooking, gardening, crafting, and the great outdoors. She can frequently be seen walking her dogs around Mansfield while picking up litter.
Kelly Kemp
Kelly has lived in Mansfield since 2001 with her husband Kevin. She has three young adult daughters. Over the many years she has lived in Mansfield Kelly has participated in several community events and youth programs. She strives to give back to the town of Mansfield and is proud to have been involved in the Plymouth Street turf field project. She enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, crafting and soccer refereeing.
Martha O'Connell, Clerk
Martha has lived in downtown Mansfield since 2012. A former project manager with experience in several federally-regulated industries, Martha joined Keep Mansfield Beautiful after learning about the Downtown Flower Barrell program. She is passionate about revitalizing and beautifying downtown Mansfield. She spends her free time enjoying her extended family, especially her many grandchildren who attend the Mansfield schools.
Danielle Dupre
Danielle joined KBM in 2023. She is a new resident to Mansfield and feels strongly about giving back to the community she resides in along with her passion to see a greener community she joined the community. She brings skills which will elevate the social media presence of Keep Mansfield Beautiful.
Kara DesRoche
Kara joined KBM in 2024. A mother of 3 with a passion for volunteering for the Mansfield community. Kara joins KMB to help bring awareness to community about doing their part to keep Mansfield beautiful and a special place to live and bring up our children.
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Nancy Wall, Executive Director emeritus
In Memory of Nancy WallA resident of Mansfield for the past thirty-five years, Nancy Wall was well known in the community. She served on the Mansfield Board of Health and the Keep Mansfield Beautiful Committee, where she spearheaded the annual appearance of the downtown flower barrels. Fiercely independent but never pushy, she worked quietly and with purpose to move things along. Nancy’s proudest achievement was raising money for the town mural paintings on Route 106, near the train station.
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Keep Mansfield Beautiful committee members remember fondly working with Nancy and are saddened such a strong, hard working, loving woman is no longer with us. We are grateful that our work to restore and enhance the town’s mural was completed this year, allowing Nancy to once again see how her vision and efforts brought beauty to Mansfield. With Nancy herself featured on the mural, it now serves as a lasting and fitting tribute to her
Neil Rhein, Founding Member
