Often I have glanced at those Adopt-A-Highway signs on the sides of the road and wondered, "What is that all about?" I have attempted to take a picture while driving of one groups name- Upper Midwest Pagan Alliance. (unsuccessful & blurry) Apparently they have taken time outside of themselves to care about issues of litter control. On the way to work today, I noticed our local pagans did an excellent job cleaning up their section of road.
Here are some little known facts:
1. Apparently pagans are okay with referring to themselves as... p a g a n s. (I guess political correctness didn't flush that one down the crapper.)
2. YOU TOO can Adopt a Highway! A minimum committment of 2 years is required.
3. Your group cleans up 2-mile sections of freeway only 2-3 times per year.
4. The state will post a lovely 3'x 5' sign with your group name on it.
(I hope you'd get to keep it after your time expired...otherwise I'd have to accidentally stumble into the illegal pedestrian zone & trip with a chainsaw in the middle of the night. A crime? Yes. But a pretty sweet momento.)
5. This litter control volunteer service is only available in certain states that love the planet...hmm, maybe shoulda saved this post for Earth Day.
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Now, perhaps you are wondering why you'd take on this volunteer endeavor?
1. Too feel warm and fuzzy.
2. To get a sign.
3. To help "the earth"...or whatever.
4. To get free safety reflective vests and hats and gloves. Maybe boots too. If you get boots with reflective tape- that's a win-win situation. I am SO in.
5. To go on one of the biggest treasure hunts ever. You'd probably be surprised at the random junk that shows up on the side of the freeway. I often wonder about items I see as I drive...like, how does someone lose one shoe? or a mattress? or a bag of tiki torches? Not to mention the stuff that flies off of semi's that could be used creatively for a backyard fort. You gotta think outside the box, people!
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