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- Our State
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- April 2001
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- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Our State
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I Will. ihniiIn 1 50.000 \ All volunteers across the •'Into
liiivo joiucil \oi ill Carolina's \«lo|»i- A-l ligliwii) program lo
help inaiiilaiii clear. Iieaiifil'ul ron<:l>i<lo> by picking up trash
• iii< I cducaling I lie public aboui proper irasli disposal.
Beverly Willingham has seen llie (lirlier side of our
stale. For more than 10 years, the 04-year-old retired
school teacher who now sells vitamins and other health
/
supplements ha~ been helping improve the ipiulilv o| life
in North Carolina hv picking up trash along Carlson
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Dairy Road in Guilford County.
be North
established the -Adopt-A-I ligliway prognuu in 1988 in
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Kins*' !<• glowing public concern regarding litter along the
stale's highway-. Administered In the N( DOT Office of
Beatitifiealion Program-, the A \l I program i' a collaboration between community vol-
unieers and the \( DOT. It- puqxise i- to decrease the rnnounl of litter on **ur high-
wav- and improve the Iteauty and iptalitv of the environment, litis is aecomplished In
remov ing and recycling litter from roadsides and educating the public
а1мни
the iinpor-
tance of proper trash dis|K>sal.
since the program - inception, nearly 130,000 AAH volunteers across the state
have joined in to help maintain clear, beautiful roadsides. In 1999. A All volunteers,
community service workers, and inmate- picked up 7.6 million pounds of litter. The
state - goal i- to reduce the amount of waste going into landfills by 40 percent by
the end of thi- year.
One of the largest anti-litter programs in the nation, the A Al I program saves
North Carolina taxpayers more than S3 million annually in roadside cleanup costs.
It represent- about 6.000 groups that include some 150.000 volunteers statewide,
who have adopted more than 12.000 miles of state-maintained roadsides.
The program i- straightforward: Aolunteer groups agree to pick up litter along
a specified, two-mile section of road or highway once even- three months for four
years. In addition, they help promote a better environment in the coiiiiniuuty.
(.roups work with one of the .“>2 A All coordinators in the -tale who oversee the
program in their respective counties to select an available slate-maintained high¬
way Participation doesn't cost anything, and the 1)01 will [Hist signs (one at each
end nl‘ the adopted section) and -upplv safety vests, gloves, and trash hags. The
1)01 will also provide safety training ami remove the trash-filled hags from road¬
side- following a pickup. Aolunteer- must he at least 12 years old.
Ami if the stewardship of the A All program and environmental implications
aren't enough in convince folks to participate in litter-collecting programs this
spring, inayltc their curinsitv will. According t* • veteran A All ineinlier Beverly
Willingham. “Some amazing stuff gets thrown on the side of the road.-
For more information about the Adopt-A-I ligliway program, write to State
AAII ( oordinator. N(.1)01 Office of Beautification Programs. P.O. Box 25201.
Raleigh. N.C. 2"(»1 1: call (800) .131-5864 nr (9|9) 715-3188: fax (919) 715-
2334 or visit it- website at www.dnh.dnl. state. lie
North Carolina
Coast Host
Our rivers, sounds and the
Atlantic Ocean will delight your
family with and abundance of
wildlife, pristine maritime forests,
rolling dunes and world
renowned sportfishing.
Clean sandy beaches combined
with mild weather provide the
perfect natural setting to enjoy
our limitless recreational
amenities.
The North Carolina Coast Host
organization welcomes you to
visit us today Our membership
includes various governmental
and commercial organizations
that are dedicated to promoting
all of the features that make our
coast one of the most popular-
vacation destinations in the
southeast.
P.O. Box 655 • New Bern. N.C. 28563
(800) 948-1099
vvwwcoasthost-nc.com
mfo@coasthost-nc.com
52 Our State April 2001