Vermont Green Up Day organizers look to break record with massive community clean up

BUT THIS GREEN UP DAY COULD LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT... WITH ORGANIZERS HOPING TO SET A NEW WORLD RECORD! AND ANNA -- THIS IS GOING TO BE A ááBIG COMMUNITY EFFORT. GREEN UP VERMONT NEEDS 5 THOUSAND SIGNATURES... TO BREAK THAT GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE MOST PLEDGES RECEIVED FOR TRASH PICKUP IN 24 HOURS. ORGANIZERS SAY ITS FEASIBLE... WITH MORE THAN 250 TOWNS AND CITIES PARTICIPATING. 10;13;19;09 <BRYAN RIVARD, SKI VERMONT, :04 "THIS IS A COLLABORATION. WE ALL HAVE TO DO OUR PART TO TAKE CARE OF, YOU KNOW, THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE CARE ABOUT."> THAT'S WHAT GREEN UP DAY IS ALL ABOUT, ACCORDING TO SKI VERMONTS COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR, BRYAN RIVARD. UNITING PEOPLE ACROSS VERMONT ON A MISSION TO CLEAN UP THE PLACE WE LOVE. <:05 "IT'S A COOL OPPORTUNITY FOR US PERSONALLY CAUSE, YOU KNOW, ROUTE 100 IS INFORMALLY KNOWN AS THE SKIERS HIGHWAY."> THE 223 MILE STRETCH WAS GIVEN THE NICKNAME BECAUSE IT PASSES ALMOST EVERY MAJOR SKI RESORT IN VERMONT. FROM CANADA TO THE MASSACHUSETTS BOARDER. AND THIS YEAR, THE GOAL IS TO CLEAN UP EVERY MILE. GREEN UP VERMONT CALLS IT THE TOP TO BOTTOM CAMPAIGN. <:10 "AND HOWEVER LONG IT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM."> ON SATURDAY RIVARD SAYS THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND HIM WITH A TRASH BAG IN HAND. ALONG SIDE STAFF AND VISITORS FROM SKI RESORTS ACROSS THE STATE. ALL COMING OUT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MORE THAN 50 YEAR OLD TRADITION. 10;12;54;21 <:11 "IT REALLY COMES TO THE HEART OF WHAT SKIING IS ABOUT. SKIING IS ABOUT GETTING OUTSIDE AND ENJOYING NATURE AND ENJOYING NATURE IN VERMONT WHICH IS YOU KNOW, VERMONT WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, ARGUABLY, I THINK, ONE OF THE PRETTIEST STATE'S WE'VE GOT. SO IT'S JUST KIND OF A MANIFESTATION OF THAT."> BUT HE SAYS EFFORTS LIKE THIS ARE CRITICAL TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. 10;13;53;19 <:02 "SO, COME OUT AND JOIN US."> SO THAT FROM THE VALLEYS, UP TO THE MOUNTAINS.... EVERYONE IS DOING THEIR PART TO CREATE A GREENER FUTURE FOR THE GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE. FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN SINGING THE PLEDGE. OR JOINING CLEAN UP EFFORTS. YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING YO

Residents across Vermont are preparing to head out to the streets this weekend for the state's annual Green Up Day, but this year's efforts will likely be a bit different as organizers hope to set a new world record.The group Green Up Vermont is looking to collect 5,000 signatures ahead of this year's statewide beautification day to break a Guinness World Record for most pledges received for trash pickup in 24 hours. Organizers told NBC5 they believe it is a feasible goal, as more than 250 towns and cities in the Green Mountain State are set to participate in this year's event.Meanwhile, not-for-profit trade association Ski Vermont is also looking to lend a helping hand to break that record, with a push to organize what they are calling the longest litter pick-up team ever along Route 100. The roadway, which is known as "The Skier's Highway" runs 223 miles from North Troy to Stamford.This is a collaboration. We all have to do our part to take care of, you know, the environment that we care about," Ski Vermont Communications Coordinator Bryan Rivard said.The association said it hopes to unite people all across the state to help clean up the place they live and love.The stretch of roadway was nicknamed The Skier's Highway because it passes almost every major ski resort in Vermont, from Canada all the way down to the Massachusetts border."We'll get it cleaned from top to bottom," Rivard said.He, along with staff and visitors from across the state, will be walking Route 100 with a signature green trash bag in hand, to participate in the 54-year-old tradition."It really comes to the heart of what skiing is about," Rivard said. "Skiing is about getting outside and enjoying nature. Vermont is, arguably, one of the prettiest states we've got. So it's just kind of a manifestation of that."From the valleys to the mountains, you can expect to see folks doing their part to create a greener future for the Green Mountain State this weekend. Anyone interested in signing on to the pledge or in joining a local clean-up effort can visit the Green Up Vermont website.

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The group Green Up Vermont is looking to collect 5,000 signatures ahead of this year's statewide beautification day to break a Guinness World Record for most pledges received for trash pickup in 24 hours.

Organizers told NBC5 they believe it is a feasible goal, as more than 250 towns and cities in the Green Mountain State are set to participate in this year's event.

Meanwhile, not-for-profit trade association Ski Vermont is also looking to lend a helping hand to break that record, with a push to organize what they are calling the longest litter pick-up team ever along Route 100. The roadway, which is known as "The Skier's Highway" runs 223 miles from North Troy to Stamford.

This is a collaboration. We all have to do our part to take care of, you know, the environment that we care about," Ski Vermont Communications Coordinator Bryan Rivard said.

The association said it hopes to unite people all across the state to help clean up the place they live and love.

The stretch of roadway was nicknamed The Skier's Highway because it passes almost every major ski resort in Vermont, from Canada all the way down to the Massachusetts border.

"We'll get it cleaned from top to bottom," Rivard said.

He, along with staff and visitors from across the state, will be walking Route 100 with a signature green trash bag in hand, to participate in the 54-year-old tradition.

"It really comes to the heart of what skiing is about," Rivard said. "Skiing is about getting outside and enjoying nature. Vermont is, arguably, one of the prettiest states we've got. So it's just kind of a manifestation of that."

From the valleys to the mountains, you can expect to see folks doing their part to create a greener future for the Green Mountain State this weekend.

Anyone interested in signing on to the pledge or in joining a local clean-up effort can visit the Green Up Vermont website.

Vermont Green Up Day organizers look to break record with massive community clean up

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