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Adopt-A-Spot
ADOPT-A-SPOT PROGRAM INTENT
Encourage citizen participation in Litter cleanups of designated areas in their community at regular intervals. Individuals, organizations. or businesses may agree to keep a designated area, other than a highway, cleared of litter for a two-year period.
In exchange, volunteers are given materials to help them with the cleanups, and a sign bearing their name to be posted in the area. At the end of the two-year period, the volunteers will receive a special certificate of appreciation and may renew their agreement.
Adoptable locations could include parks, vacant lots, parking lots, walkways, median strips, streets, campuses, public grounds, bus stops, and other littered areas.
Parties interested in highway cleanups should refer to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) "Adopt-A-Highway" program.
ADOPT-A-SPOT PROGRAM CONDITIONS
1. Participants in this program must be accepted by Clean Fairfax Council, Inc.
2. The Executive Director of Clean Fairfax Council, Inc. will coordinate, review, and approve the proposed area(s) of adoption. If there is a question of safety or health, the proposed adoption should not be approved.
3. Any local community organization, business, or individual (18 years or older) is eligible to adopt a spot. However the Council reserves the right to deny adoption requests for any reason whatsoever.
4. The agreement form provided by the Council is the form approved by the Attorney General's Office and must be used as written. If needed, write "see attachment" on the agreement form and on a separate page address local concerns. Participant sign both forms.
5. Adoption length is two years, with four cleanups per year. If the adoption is a bus stop, the number of cleanups is many more. We recommend at least every other week for cleanup and raking of bus stop area as well as emptying of trash receptacle as necessary.
6. Group members less than 15 years of age must be supervised by an adult. Large groups should be divided into teams of eight or less members.
7 Participants should hold at least two meetings a year to review safety and other guidelines. No participants may be involved in a cleanup without attending the meeting.
8. The Executive Director of the Council will supply information, trash bags, and safety vests (if it is a street). The materials will be distributed prior to the cleanup.
9. The Executive Director will provide information on the disposal of the trash. This can usually be taken care of by disposing of the trash in the participants's regular trash pickup.
10. Participants are encouraged to recycle.
11. A sign noting the program and the participant's name will be provided by the Council for installation in the cleanup area. Signs will be made according to specifications and artwork supplied by the Council. Signs are erected at the participant's expense and only with the permission of the owner of the property at the location of the Adopt-A-Spot site. Make sure you have the permission of the owner of the property to erect the sign prior to ordering it.
12. The program will be monitored by the Executive Director of Clean Fairfax Council.
13. After each cleanup, adopting groups must file an activity report detailing the number of people involved, number of bags of litter collected, recyclables, and hours involved. Printed forms will be provided by the Council. Completed forms must be forwarded to the Council immediately following the cleanup.
14. Adopting groups will be encouraged to schedule two of their four cleanups in April and October to coincide with the statewide litter and/or recycling programs.
15. Clean Fairfax Council reserves the right to revise these terms as needed. The adopting group will receive copies of program conditions, signed agreement, safety tips and activity reporting form.
16. For more information, call the Clean Fairfax Council office at 703/324-5471.