Student volunteers with local church group clean up Sanford road

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By Brittany Caldwell

SANFORD, Fla. — Fifty volunteers with a local church group helped to clean up a Sanford road this weekend.

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Students from the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida, Florida Atlantic University and Palm Beach State cleaned Old Lake Mary Road on Sunday.

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The Save the Earth from A to Z organization is part of the World Mission Society Church of God.

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Environmental organization honors the City of Orlando for sustainable efforts The U.S. Green Building Council awarded Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orlando with Central Florida Leadership Awards at City Hall. (WFTV/WFTV)

Environmental organization honors the City of Orlando for sustainable efforts The U.S. Green Building Council awarded Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orlando with Central Florida Leadership Awards at City Hall. (WFTV/WFTV)

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This cleanup was the second event in partnership with Seminole County’s Adopt a Road Program.

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In two hours, the group collected trash from two-and-a-half miles of road.

The volunteers hope people are inspired by these acts of kindness and will keep Seminole County sustainable.

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