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Adopt-A-Street Volunteers
Thanks to all our volunteers who devote their time to Adopt-A-Street and the Great American Cleanup. Without you, we could not be so proud to call Broward County home.
Adopt-A-Street Group Leaders:
An Event Completion Form must be submitted after each cleanup in order to receive credit toward your required four cleanups per year.
(For Adopt-A-Street Group Leaders Only) Event Completion Form
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "about 65.4 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2004 and September 2005."
Some interesting facts about volunteering:
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 About ¼ of men volunteered in 2005.
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About 1/3 of women volunteered in 2005; women volunteered at a higher rate than men across age groups.
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Ages 35-44 were most likely to volunteer.
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Volunteers spent a median of 50 hours on volunteer activities.
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The most common reason for not volunteering was lack of time.
Source: Volunteering in the United States, 2005. Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor www.bls.gov.
Adopt-A-Street is a volunteer Litter Prevention and Removal Program. Groups can sign up to adopt streets in their city or near their school. Any group, family or individual can have an adopted street depending on availability. Call our LITTER HOTLINE at 954-474-1835 to receive an information packet and list of available streets.
The Great American Cleanup is our annual call to action. Each year we look for one-time volunteer groups to help keep Broward Clean & Green during March, April and May. Call our LITTER HOTLINE at 954-474-1835 to put your name on our interested volunteers list. Each year we send out invitations to interested groups that would like to coordinate a cleanup. We supply the bags, gloves, safety vests, and some promotional items for volunteers. Your group can clean up a local park, a beach area, or around your community. There are also several larger-scale events in which your group can participate. Look for more information on scheduled events listed on our Great American Cleanup page.
Adopt-A-Street Volunteer Testimonials
"I volunteer to keep Broward beautiful because it is one way for me to give back to the community. When I came to this country in 1984, I came to pursue an education, and now that I'm employed, married and have children, I want to set an example to show my gratitude. After graduating from FIU, I asked one professor who contributed to my success how I could ever pay him back for all that he had done for me. He told me, 'pay it forward'. It is important to recognize that behind every successful community is a group of dedicated volunteers. In Islam, there exists a strong tradition of volunteerism. Volunteering is also a way to humble oneself and to learn humility."
--Altaf Ali, A.A.S. Group Leader for the group Council on American-Islamic Relations
"When you volunteer to help out your community, it's a win-win situation. You help your community, therefore you help yourself."
--Anonymous
"The reason that I volunteer to clean up the street is that I enjoy helping my city, improving the quality of life in my neighborhood, and assisting the environment."
-- John Fiore, A.A.S. Group Leader for the East Neighborhood Association in Wilton Manors
"I heard the saying, 'Givers Get', and realized that by giving of myself I receive a lot in return. When I volunteer, I get great memories, new friends, and the satisfaction that I did something meaningful - and though it may seem small, when added to the efforts of others, it makes a very big difference!"
--Anonymous
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"I love the Great American Cleanup as well as the Adopt-A-Street program! My students, who have dubbed themselves the "Butterfly Brigade," adopted the road adjacent to our school and clean it at least once a month. We have also participated in the Great American Cleanup for three years now. It is great for my students to see just how much they are helping the environment! They've commented that "every little bit of trash picked up becomes a whole lot when it's all weighed." The cleanup also fosters citizenship and teamwork. They are all working together for the good of the group and their community. Plus, the students really enjoy trying to beat the "pound record" during each clean-up. We've picked up between 30 and 70 pounds of trash each time we've cleaned the road! It is amazing what a positive impact it has had on my students as well as the environment.
--Jill Putney, Tradewinds Elementary Teacher, and A.A.S and Great American Cleanup Volunteer
Additional Articles
Miami Herald-Sunday, February 18, 2006
The Road Less Littered - pdf
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