A Texas Rural Leadership Program class is putting together community cleanup and beautification projects on June 13 in Bee, Refugio and Live Oak counties.

Leadership Bee County Class #10 participants from Beeville, Three Rivers and Refugio are organizing Operation T-Cup (Tri-County Clean Up) for their graduation project as a means to make a positive contribution to their communities reflecting the diversity of their class.

In Beeville, a butterfly garden will be constructed at the Head Start program on 815 N. Tyler St. to provide a nature experience for children.

In Refugio, businesses and volunteers will clean up along Highway 77 from the high school to the Catholic church.Recycling containers will be provided to the high school, and dumpsters will also be provided to the public over the weekend for trash disposal.

Volunteers from Live Oak County will clean up two vacant lots in George West which are at the entrance of town.

Volunteers are needed for the cleanup. For information on the Beeville project, contact Kelsey Hill at 362-3280 or stop by the Extension office at 210 E. Corpus Christi St.

For information on the Refugio projects, call Lenny Anzaldua at the Chamber of Commerce.

For the Live Oak County project, call Michael Ginster at 786-1400 or stop by the Boys & Girls Club office at 611 Tips St. in Three Rivers.