MICHAEL F. EASLEY ·
GOVERNOR
SPRING LiTTER SWEEP
2006
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,Ihe North Carolina Department of Transportation organizes an annual Spring
statewide roadside cleanup to ensure clean and beautiful roads in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, lhe Spring 2006 "LITIER SWEEP" roadside cleanup will take place
April 17 - 30, 2006, and encourages local governments and communities, civic and professional
groups, businesses, churches, schools, families and individual citizens to participate in lhe Department
of Transportation cleanup by sponsoring and organizing local roadside cleanups; and
WHEREAS, Adopt-A-Highway volunteers, Department ofTransp01tation employees,
Department of Correction inmates and community service workers, local government agencies,
community leaders, civic and community organizations, businesses, churches, schools, and
environmentally concerned citizens conduct annual local cleanups during "LITIER SWEEP" and may
receive certificates of appreciation for !heir participation; and
WHEREAS, lhe great natural beauty of our state and a clean environment are sources of great
pride for all North Carolinians, attracting tourists and .aiding in recruiting new industries; and
WHEREAS, lhe cleanup will increase awareness of the need for cleaner roadsides, emphasize
the importance of not littering, and encourage recycling of sol id wastes; and
WHEREAS, !he 2006 Spring cleanup will celebrate the 18'h Anniversary oflhe North Carolina
Adopt-A-Highway program and its 6,000 volunteer groups that donate their labor and time year round
to keep our roadsides clean; and
WHEREAS, the "LITIER SWEEP" cleanup will be a part of educating lhe children of Ibis ·
great state regarding lhe importance of a clean environment to lhe quality of life in North Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL F. EASLEY, Governor of lhe State of Norlh Carolina, do
hereby 17 - 30, 2006, as "SPRING LITTER SWEEP" time in Norlh Carolina and
100 counties to take an active role in making their communities cleaner.
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
~::OF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State
Cap it<)! in Raleigh Ibis sixth day of January in the year of our Lord two
lhe Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and