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NASA GRC Adopt-a-Highway Program
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As part of the State of Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)-sponsored Adopt-a-Highway Program we help to maintain the grassy areas adjacent to the John H. Glenn Highway I-480/Grayton Road interchange by conducting a once-a-month litter removal activity. This program was initiated at Lewis Research Center/Glenn Research Center in 1995 and is sponsored internally as an ongoing community service activity by the GRC Earth Day Committee and the Office of External Affairs. The I-480/Grayton Road interchange is an important highway area in the GRC neighborhood and an area that serves as the gateway to Cleveland for many visitors who arrive at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. We have gloves, safety vests, trash bags and the other essentials for the job. Transportation is provided in a GRC van(s) and truck. The ODOT usually helps us out by putting up "Caution" signs and orange cones to alert drivers that people are deployed close to the highway. Our efforts are acknowledged by two signs on I-480.
The safety of our participants in this activity is one of the major
concerns. For anyone who has not participated before, there is
a requirement to watch a short video on highway cleanup safety
before participating in this activity. To
fulfill this requirement, please click on the video above and
watch it for the safety rules that govern this activity. Any
questions, call Rich Kalynchuk at 216.433.3724.
We welcome the participation of anyone from the GRC family. Cleanups are normally scheduled monthly during the spring, summer and fall months - - and rescheduled if the weather does not cooperate.
Special thanks to the GRC TFOME partner companies, Sierra Lobo, Jacobs Sverdrup and Gilcrest for the involvement of some of their employees. And similar "thank you's" to Zin Technologies and the OAI for their involvement in this program.
2009 Schedule |
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Clean up Dates |
Number of Volunteers |
Trash Collected |
Bags |
April 23 |
6 |
140 lbs. |
14 |
May 21 |
6 |
140 lbs. |
8 |
June 19 |
7 |
100 lbs. |
14 |
August 20 |
12 |
230 lbs. |
23 |
September 24 |
8 |
240 lbs. |
16 |
October 22 |
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November 19 |
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Total |
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850 lbs. |
75 |
Article: Ohio's Adopt a Highway program marks 20 years of getting litter off the roadsides
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2008 Schedule |
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Clean up Dates |
Number of Volunteers |
Trash Collected |
Bags |
April 24 |
11 |
400 lbs. |
20 |
May 22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
June 26 |
10 |
360 lbs. |
12 |
July 24 |
14 |
300 lbs. |
25 |
August 21 |
7 |
165 lbs. |
11 |
September 18 |
4 |
60 lbs. |
5 |
October 23 |
5 |
75 lbs. |
5 |
November 20 |
0 |
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Total |
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1,360 lbs. |
78 |
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Some Interesting Adopt-A-Highway Pages
District 4 Adopt-a-Highway Page
District 6 Adopt-a-Highway Page - Lots information on this site
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