The City of Burlington's Graffiti Removal Team: September 2009

Monday, September 14, 2009

WANTED: Dish Washing Gloves

The wonderful volunteers of GRT need your help to protect their precious hands while removing graffiti! Anything you can spare will do!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Graffiti is no match for 10 UVM Trekkies!

Over 60 stickers removed!

These Trekkies mean business!!

Superheroes Come to Burlington

10 volunteers
2.5 hours of service
60 tags removed

If you missed the Superheroes in Burlington, You-Missed-Out. This spectacular group beefs up their calf muscles peddling to their destinations, where they stop and serve different communities with their superhero powers.

Contact Nicky for more Superhero information!

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GRT History

Formally known as The First Response Team, GRT is Burlington's network of hands on community improvement volunteers. GRT educates about the harm of graffiti and organizes groups to go out and clean in order to maintain a sense of security and Burlington community pride. GRT also puts together other numerous programs for the benefit of Burlington and its residents, including:

*Adopt-a-Block--Community members learn how to keep their space clean by receiving a graffiti removal kit and training.

*Operation Snow Shovel--A program that teams up volunteers with an elderly or disabled community member to shovel their steps and walkways so they can remain mobile during winter months.

Adopted Cleaning Areas

These are mapped areas of Burlington where Adopt-a-Block members are on patrol. The highlighted streets represent the general areas our 26 (and counting) members have adopted to take care of graffiti and litter.

Take a look and see if your street is adopted...

Calahan Park area

Chase St. area

Main St. & Downtown area

Old North End

Don't see your street highlighted? Consider adopting your area to make sure it's Green!

If you would like to help out, either as a one-time, continuous or group of volunteers, please call the GRT at:

(802) 865-7548

or email at:

nbeaudoin@ci.burlington.vt.us