1/7/2016
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
ITD recruiting northern Idaho volunteers for cleaner community, free coffee
COEUR d'ALENE - Free coffee, a cleaner community and a safer highway is a trifecta the northern Idaho region of the Idaho Transportation Department is banking on in calling for residents to get involved in its volunteer services programs. These services include litter pickup regionwide and the free coffee program at the Huetter Rest Area, located just eight miles into Kootenia County, between Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene on Interstate 90.
“If you’ve ever wondered what you, your family or your business could do to help the community, this might be the answer,” said ITD’s Robin Karsann, the Adopt-a-Highway coordinator in the region.
“How about adopting a section of state highway for trash removal or volunteering for the Huetter Rest Area’s ‘Free Coffee’ program? Both programs are rewarding and keep our roadways safe for all to enjoy,” Karsann explained.
Click here for the soundbite from Karsann.
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There are approximately 117 miles of state highway in the region eligible and available for the Adopt-a-Highway litter removal program.
There are about 30 current volunteers in the Huetter free coffee program. Volunteers serve free coffee at the rest area to encourage the traveling public to stop, chat, stretch their legs, wake up, and get reinvigorated so drivers don’t fall asleep and cause an accident, hurting themselves or other travelers.
For more information on adopting a section of state highway for litter pickup or volunteering for Huetter’s “Free Coffee” program, please contact Karsann at 208-772-8011, or robin.karsann@itd.idaho.gov. The information is also available on ITD’s website by going to the homepage at itd.idaho.gov, clicking on “Highways” and then “Volunteer Services.”
“Let’s keep Idaho green, clean, and safe!” said Karsann.