Old Florida Road Cleanup
By Scott Hatch
President, New England 4 Wheelers, Inc.
A few days before the actual clean up a few of us were worried that we may not have a lot of work to do or trash to pick up...boy were we wrong! The majority of trash was picked up off the side of East Hoosac Street. Unfortunately the trash service was not able to determine the actual weight of all the trash that we picked up. We did collect over 7 cubic yards of assorted trash, 18 tires, a freezer, a couch, 2 mattresses, and a large pile of scrap metal. Luckily the town of Adams disposed of the tires at no cost, but New England 4 Wheelers, Inc. did pick up the tab for the dump truck.
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A few members of the cleanup crew (from left to right): |
| Carl Merrick, Paul Ferrari, John Meinck, Bill Barnes and Scott Hatch. |
On behalf of New England 4 Wheelers, Inc. I would like to thank the following people for this monumental effort...
Adams Board of Selectmen, Florida Board of Selectmen, WNAW/WMNB Radio's Don and Corey Thurston for allowing us to place a dump truck on their property. Sandy at Berkshire Solid Waste Mgmt. for allowing us to dump off the tires, Chris at Delmolino's who supplied the dump truck.
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The biggest thanks of all go out to Bill Barnes and Carl Merrick, without their dedication and hard work this would never have been as huge a success as it was.
Now for the individuals and their club affiliations…
From NE4WI, MA: Dave Cleveland, Paul Ferrari, Carl Merrick, Greg Baldwin, John Foster, Todd Landers, Mike McCain, Brian Seeley, Jud Pappas, Rick Boiros, Mike Broberg, Andy Vega, Scott Hatch, Tim Mulverhill, John Meinck, and Bill Barnes.
From JonFund, CT: Dan Stra and Dave Smith.
From Yankee Toys, MA: Nicholas Jennings, Mike Fox, and Mark Waller.
From Deepwoods Extreme, NH: Roy Van Gemert, Mike Desmond, Tammy Lynn Lucke, and Russell Cook.
From Baystate Jeepers, MA: Rich Banfield, Joe Ostrenga, Joe Lacey, and Walter Dacey.
From Long Island Off Road, NY: Joe Stevenson and Andy Murphy.
Eastern 4 Wheelers, CT were on a trail ride in the area and significantly contributed to the cleanup of the interior of Old Florida Road.
Special Mention:
Jeep Jamboree USA was represented by Todd Landers, Bill Barnes, Tim Mulverhill and Andy Vega. North East Association of 4WD Clubs was represented by Scott Hatch (VP), Tammy Lynn Lucke (Secretary), and Russell Cooke (Web Master).