The primary mission of The Mississippi Renaissance Garden Foundation is to create a memorial botanic garden on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that will provide a place for people to reconnect with the beauty of their environment. The garden will commemorate the Renaissance of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and renew the spirit of our people as well as recognize the compassion, generosity and love of the many volunteers from all cultures who are making the Renaissance possible.

Equally important is our mission to help to Bring Back the Beauty to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. MRG has programs that will help this become a reality. To do this, we are cooperating with other organizations such as Harrison County's Beautification Commission to help to bring about a wonderful transformation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It is our desire to foundation's desire to foster civic pride and the restoration of the beauty and cleanliness of the Gulf Coast with our"Bring Back the Beauty" program.

There are four segments to our Bring Back the Beauty Program. They include:

(1) Education
(2) Civic Pride
(3) Preserving the Oaks
(4)Community Beautification

While waiting for funding and land for our garden, we are endeavoring to work, through our many programs and projects, on restoring civic pride, fostering cleanup and pride of property, helping to preserve our Live oaks and plant replacements for those lost to Katrina, and encourage community beautification. This is being done by someof our board members working on many of the Renaissance and Smart Code committies along the Coast.

Coming soon: A page listing all of our accomplishments thus far.

Beauty Award Links:

Bring Back the Beauty Award Information
Bringing Back the Beauty Award
First Ten Awards
2007 Awards
2008 Awards

Slogans to Adopt That Will Benefit Everyone
Site Selection Criteria
We Care Cleanup Project

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The Harrison County Beautification Commission is deeply involved with our Bring Back the Beauty Program. The Harrision County Beautification Director, Cindy Simmons, is on the MRG Board and works with countless beautification and clean-up efforts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The HCBC is a sponsor of many of our events and programs.