SAN FRANCISCO, May 13  -- In an effort to create cleaner, safer and more beautiful communities and roadways, Keep America Beautiful(R), Hands On Bay Area and San Francisco Honda will rally volunteers to participate in broad-scale community improvement projects on Saturday, May 14, beginning at 9:45 a.m., at San Francisco's Buchanan Mall as part of Keep America Beautiful's national Great American Cleanup(TM).

This initiative is showcasing American Honda Motor Company, Inc.'s Road to a Cleaner America campaign, which is part of the Great American Cleanup. On behalf of Honda, Keep America Beautiful will be awarding a $2,000 grant to Hands On Bay Area in support of its activities. In addition, ABC television's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" star Paige Hemmis will lend her makeover expertise and work side-by-side with volunteers to help transform San Francisco's Buchanan Mall. The City of San Francisco will receive a Great American Cleanup "Star City" citation on Friday, May 13, in recognition of Mayor Gavin Newsom's "SF Can" anti-litter initiative. Former San Francisco Public Works Director Ed Lee, who was recently appointed city administrator, also will participate in the ceremonies.

  WHO:        ABC television's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" star Paige
              Hemmis; Keep America Beautiful; Hands On Bay Area; and San
              Francisco Honda

  WHAT:       Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup, the nation's
              largest annual community improvement program, runs March 1 -
              May 31. In 2004, 2.3 million volunteers improved more than
              15,000 communities during 30,000 events in all 50 states.
              Locally, this program is being led by Hands On Bay Area.
              Volunteers will weed, mulch and plant flowers around Buchanan
              Mall play structures and the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center.
              Individuals interested in participating in the Great American
              Cleanup, can contact Hands On Bay Area at 415-541-9616.

  WHEN:       Saturday, May 14, beginning at 9:45 a.m.

  WHERE:      Kickoff is at Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, 1050
              McAllister Street (at Webster Street), San Francisco, CA. The
              clean-up will take place at Buchanan Mall, which runs five
              city blocks between Grove and Eddy streets, and is centered at
              Ella Hill Hutch Community Center.

  PHOTO OPS:  ABC television's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" star Paige
              Hemmis working with volunteers to help transform Buchanan Mall

  INTERVIEWS
  AVAILABLE:  Paige Hemmis, ABC television's "Extreme Makeover: Home
              Edition"; Gail Cunningham, Vice President, Keep America
              Beautiful, and Managing Director, Great American Cleanup;
              Davin Miyoshi, Board Chair, Hands On Bay Area

  CONTACT:    Larry Kaufman or Monica Surfaro Spigelman, Keep America
              Beautiful: (203) 323-8987, ext. 817 or 811;
              mobile (914) 772-6607; lkaufman@kab.org or mspigelman@kab.org
              Angela Garcia, Starfish P.R., for Paige Hemmis,
              (310) 429-8868, angela@starfish-pr.com

Keep America Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation's largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. This national nonprofit forms public-private partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments. The Great American Cleanup(TM) is one of its many programs that encourage people to care for communities through volunteer participation. For more information, visit http://www.kab.org/ .

Source: Keep America Beautiful, Inc.

CONTACT: Larry Kaufman, ext. 817, lkaufman@kab.org, or Monica Surfaro
Spigelman, ext. 811, mspigelman@kab.org, both of Keep America Beautiful,
+1-203-323-8987; mobile +1-914-772-6607; or Angela Garcia, Starfish P.R.,
+1-310-429-8868, angela@starfish-pr.com, for Paige Hemmis

Web site: http://www.kab.org/