St. John's Adopt A Highway

Tomorrow morning at 9 any volunteers who would like to help are welcome to help clean up St. John's Adopt A Highway stretch on 417 in Franklin. Every year, thousands of pounds of trash and recyclables are picked up from the sides of roads across the country by volunteers participating in Adopt-A-Highway and Sponsor A Highway programs. 

The Adopt A Highway programs remove litter from the sides of roads, fostering healthy environments and rescuing recyclables. The programs allow people to make a difference for creation while protecting both motorists and the environment.  Volunteers are able to remove litter and beautify the road systems and also report any damage or problems that can be seen while walking along the side of the road. 

While its an easy program for companies to get involved with for both advertising and environmental bragging rights, this first step can really open a door for volunteers who walk the routes picking up litter. It is one thing to think about trash affecting our towns and it is another thing to spend a couple of hours picking up trash and realizing the very immediate effect it has on the environments next to roads. 

I hope at some point you can participate in cleaning up a roadside and see what a difference it can make, for both the road and you!