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Vassar Volleyball Programs Part of National Adopt-A-Highway Project
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 27, 2011) – The Vassar College
men’s and women’s volleyball team have adopted a two
mile stretch of highway from Route 55 between Burnett Blvd and
Noxon Road, near the Vassar College campus. As caretakers of this
parcel of highway, the Brewers take their civic responsibility
seriously. The women’s team recently completed its first
clean-up, with the men’s team to follow when not in
season.
"The volleyball program has always embraced the idea that we need
to be responsible members of our community, so we were excited to
have this opportunity, especially for a stretch of road so close to
home,” said head coach Jonathan Penn. “It was a tough
job - gathering trash in the side of the highway is not much fun -
but after we finished and were returning to campus it was
incredibly gratifying to see the numerous large piles of bagged
trash that we had collected. The team worked hard and had a great
spirit. It is nice to do something that has such a tangible and
visible outcome."
The Adopt-A-Highway program, organized by the New York State
Department of Transportation, is part of a national effort waged by
thousands of communities to enhance the aesthetics of highways by
keeping them clean.
Adopters are asked to commit to picking up litter along the
section of state highway, which is usually two miles long, at least
four times a year for two years. Adopters may mow the roadside or
plant flowers and other NYSDOT-approved vegetation. Adopters may
also keep the proceeds they earn from any recyclable trash.
For more information on Adopt-A-Highway, click on this link.
