Uniontown, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is inviting high school students in Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, and Washington Counties to participate in the annual Paint the Plow program. The program challenges youth to paint an original mural on a PennDOT’s snowplow blade, while incorporating a designated statewide safety theme, to promote winter driving safety and foster appreciation for school art programs and student creativity.
The designated 2024 theme, “Use your reason when it’s freezin’”, was chosen to remind motorists to use caution when driving in the winter months, and always, by practicing safe behavior including avoiding distractions, impairment, and aggressive driving and always wearing a seat belt.
The Paint the Plow program first started in Pennsylvania in 2015 and has expanded to most counties across the state. In the southwest region last year, high school students from Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties participated.
Students in public and private high schools are welcome to participate and must have their school officials complete and return an application to the regional PennDOT coordinator Emily Swecker at eswecker@pa.gov by Friday, August 16. Plow delivery and pick-up dates vary by county.
Additional information on the program, including the guidelines for participation and photos of past plows, can be found online at www.penndot.pa.gov/PaintthePlow or obtained from Emily Swecker.
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