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September/October 2014
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WHAT’S UP IN SOUTH FLORIDA
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Southern Command beautification project for City of Doral volunteers. Photo provided by the City of Doral
The City of Doral established the Adopta-Street Program to promote cleanliness by decreasing litter throughout City streets. The Adopt-a-Street program is an important way of maintaining the beautification of our City’s right-of-way. U.S. Army Garrison-Miami, under the auspices of the Volunteer Program, organized a volunteer group consisting of more than 30 Active Duty, Reserve service members, Family members and DoD civilians to help clean up the road for the Doral Adopt-aStreet program. This endeavor consists of a two year agreement that will keep each group responsible for the removal of litter along their adopted street a minimum of four times each year. As an important part of the beautification program, the Public Works Department prepares a special event where City Council members recognize the group for their participation in the program on their first scheduled clean-up. In gratitude and acknowledgement of the group’s commitment to the Adopt-a-Street Program, the City of Doral places a sign with the name of the group or person along their adopted road.
Jessica Jimenez, SCJ2, is the organizer of the volunteer group for the Adopt-a-Street Program. The City of Doral City Council approved the Adopt-a-Street program with the command in May 2013. The Public Works Department prepared an event where the City Council recognized the group for participation on their first scheduled clean up. The location is between NW 87th Avenue and 97th Avenue along NW 33rd Street. On January 25, 2014 and March 8, 2014 this group of volunteers picked up a total of 225.5 pounds of litter within four hours. A special thanks to SCJ2 for allowing the staff to volunteer for this outreach project! Contact the Volunteer Program at the U.S. Army Garrison-Miami for additional details on how to help keep your community beautiful and volunteer in this outreach project. The point of contact is Mary Ortiz, phone - 305.437.2667 or e-mail - mary.e.ortiz.civ@mail.mil.