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026 <br />2008 <br />BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />A PROCLANIATION <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation organizes an annual fall statewide roadside <br />cleanup to ensure clean and beautiful roads in North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, the fall 2008 LITTER SWEEP roadside cleanup will take place <br />September 20 through October 4, 2008, and encourages local governments and communities, civic and professional <br />groups, businesses, churches, schools, families and individual citizens to participate in the Department of Transportation <br />cleanup by sponsoring and organizing local roadside cleanups; and <br />WHEREAS, Adopt-A-Highway volunteers, Department of Transportation employees, Department of Correction inmates <br />and community service workers, local government agencies, community leaders, civic and community organizations, <br />businesses, churches, schools, and environmentally concerned citizens conduct annual local cleanups during LITTER <br />SWEEP and may receive certificates of appreciation for their participation; and <br />WHEREAS, the great natural beauty of our state and a clean environment are sources of great pride for all <br />North Carolinians, attracting tourists and aiding in recruiting new industries; and <br />WHEREAS, the cleanup will increase awareness of the need for cleaner roadsides, emphasize the importance of not <br />littering, and encourage recycling of solid wastes; and <br />WHEREAS, the 2008 fall cleanup will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the North Carolina Adopt-A-Highway <br />program and its 6,000 volunteer groups that donate their labor and time year round to keep our roadsides clean; and <br />WHEREAS, the LITTER SWEEP cleanup will be a part of educating the children of this great state regarding the <br />importance of a clean environment to the quality of life in North Carolina; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, 1, MICHAEL F. EASLEY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim <br />September 20 through October 4, 2008, as LITTER SWEEP time in North Carolina and encourage citizens in all 100 <br />counties to take an active role in making their communities cleaner. <br />MICI IAEL F. EASLEY <br />0 <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at <br />the Capitol in Raleigh this first day of January in the year of our Lord two thousand and eight, and of the Independence of the <br />United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second. <br />