MatSu Litter Pickers

HELLO, MY NAME IS MAC MCPHERSON AND I AND MY TWO PARTNERS AND I ANTHONY SCHMIDT AND

LEE PETERSON MAKE UP WHAT WE CALL THE MATSU LITTER PICKERS.  YOU MAY HAVE SEEN US OUT ON THE PARKS HIGHWAY CLEANING IT UP ON OCCASION, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM WALMART IN WASILLA TO THE INTERCHANGE TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE.

IT'S ABOUT A FIVE MILE STRETCH AND THIS IS THE 6^TH SEASON THAT WE’VE BEEN DOING THIS. LAST YEAR WE PICKED OVER 19 THOUSAND POUNDS OF GARBAGE ALONE. WE ARE FACED WITH A PROBLEM THIS YEAR, THE ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM HAS NO FUNDS THIS YEAR SO FAR AND WE CAN’T GET THE LITTER THAT WE’VE PICKED THIS YEAR DUMPED AT THE LANDFILL. WE HAVE LITERALLY ALMOST FILLED A CONEX FULL OF LITTER SINCE MARCH.

WE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP SO THAT WE CAN DUMP WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR AND MAYBE BE ABLE TO KEEP YOUR HIGHWAY INTO WASILLA CLEANED UP. WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE HONK AT US, DROP OFF WATER, LUNCH, GIFT CARDS ETC, AND WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS, HOWEVER, WE ARE NOW ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE HELP TO GET WHAT  WE HAVE PICKED SO FAR DELIVERED TO THE LANDFILL AND TO HELP US SENIOR VETERANS CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE LIKE TO DO BEST, CLEANING UP THE HIGHWAY SO THAT ALL OF US CAN ENJOY OUR STATE THAT MUCH MORE. THANK YOU!