| Show Bruins adopt highway Pat Horgan Sports Editor O ON N April 20 early morning morning morning morn morn- ing commuters noticed a huge up clean-up effort by bythe bythe bythe the Athletic Depart Depart- ment Many vehicles honked at the basketball athletes and their staff as they collected trash dressed in orange vests The Highway Adopt-A-Highway program is sponsored by the Utah Department of Transportation The once lit section of freeway between between between be be- tween and South has been cleaned four times by the Athletic Department this year and should remain clean for some time it was hard work and my legs and back ache I feel extreme satisfaction from doing something that will willI I benefit the community said one volunteer The entire effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort took two hours of constant constant constant con con- stant work cleaning up not only the shoulder but the embankment as well The department feels the Highway Adopt-A-Highway program is isan isan isan an excellent way to give something back to a community community community com com- that has given the athletes their educational op op- op- op Norma Carr director of athletics at contacted the highway department last year and enrolled enrolled enrolled en en- rolled the department in the program Its important that we involve the young men and women in community activities as our athletic department is very appreciative tive of the support the community community community com com- gives our program said Carr The basketball teams ended their two-hour two project with dirty hair and clothes over 40 large garbage bags of trash and a feeling of tion Hopefully because of motorists witnessing our efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts they'll think twice before throwing litter onto the highway said Amanda De Lucia assistant women's basketball coach |
