Adopt-A-Highway Program

NEWS RELEASE

Contact Person_________________________________

Phone No._____________________________________

LOCAL GROUP PROMOTES CLEAN HIGHWAYS

________________________________________________did their part to clean up the environment and
(name or organization)

make the community more beautiful last____________________________________________________.
(day of the week & date)

As participants in __________________ Adopt-A-Highway Program, they collected trash along ____ miles
(town)

of__________________________________________________________________________________.
(road name and # and town / city)

hours and collected_______________________bags of bottles,____________________________bags of

cans, and _________________bags of other litter.

"___________________________________________________________________________________
(quote from organization president or member)

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________, " said

________________________________member/president_____________________________________.
(name of organization) (person’s name)

"__________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________."

To adopt a highway, individuals, organizations or businesses agree to keep selected highways cleared of litter for a certain period. In exchange, volunteers are recognized with signs bearing their names in that community.

Anyone interested in participating in the Maine DOT Adopt-A-Highway Program should call (207) 624-3270 for more information.