Adopt-A-Spot is a brand new campus stewardship volunteer program sponsored by Facilities Management, that involves the adoption of specific locations on the UH campus, with a commitment and action to keep the location litter free and beautified throughout the semester. The April 22 event marks the first Adopt-A-Spot event – other Adopt-A-Spot events will be scheduled throughout the year.
The program is designed to encourage community ownership of our wonderful campus and to prevent littering through beautification and maintenance events. The ultimate campus goal is to achieve a zero waste level on campus – this means a goal of diverting as high a percentage of waste and litter as possible from the landfills through consistent and continuous recycling and trash collection.
This Monday, April 22, Adopt-A-Spot campus partners will collect and pick up trash and recyclables, and weed and spread mulch in landscape beds in the adopted area. Campus partners are students, student organizations, faculty and staff volunteers. FM staff members will be on hand during the event and will support the volunteers by providing supplies, tools, collection bags and collection bag pickup. Adopt-A-Spot gives employees, students and student organizations an opportunity for year-long involvement and stewardship in helping keep the campus beautiful while raising awareness of sustainability and recycling initiatives.
We are proud to recognize and thank the following groups as Adopt-A-Spot campus partners that will be participating in the Earth Day event --
American Advertising Federation Architecture and Art Library Staff
Master of Public Administration American Medical Student Association
Alpha Psi Omega American Optometric Student Association
A&F (Administration and Finance)
If individuals or groups are unable to make the April 22 date, any day and time during the week of April 22 can be chosen to fulfill the Adopt-A-Spot Earth Day commitment.
A map of adopted areas will be provided. Below is the scheduled event itinerary
Check-In Sample Sign
Monday, April 22, 8:30 a.m.
Location – South of Fine Arts Building
Pick up supplies for yourself and/or group
Receive a map of your Adopt-A-Spot location
Be Prepared
Wear appropriate and comfortable clothing
Remember hats
We’ll provide water, gloves, tools and bags
A limited number of hand-held grabbers will be available per group
Go To Adopt-a-Spot Location
Signs placed at designated group’s Adopt-A-Spot location
Green it up! 9:00 a.m. (Plan to spend 60 to 90 minutes at the clean-up site)
Tools and mulch will be placed at and around bed areas
Deposit bags and large items at designated sites
Have Fun!!
Safety First
We want all our Partners to enjoy a safe activity
We will provide you with clean up instructions
Safety rules and tips on planning and executing your clean up
If there is ever an emergency during an activity, immediately call campus police or 911 to request help.
Take the opportunity to connect with other volunteers and enjoy the outdoors by beautifying and cleaning up an adopted area of the campus.
For additional information about this Adopt-A-Spot and/or to sign up for Adopt-A-Spot, please direct questions and comments to James Ballowe, Adopt-A-Spot Program Manager, 832-842-4871, jballowe@central.uh.edu
About the University of Houston and Facilities Management
The University of Houston is a comprehensive national research institution serving the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning and strategic industry partnerships. UH serves more than 40,700 students in the nation’s fourth-largest city, located in the most ethnically and culturally diverse region of the country