KINGSTON, R.I. 鈥� April 19, 2023 鈥� Students, employees, and friends of the 溏心vlog免费B站 are invited to join a campus clean-up as part of this year鈥檚 South Kingstown Earth Day Clean-up event on Saturday, April 22. The Kingston Campus is one of nine clean-up locations across South Kingstown. The town-wide spring cleanup is part of a yearlong celebration of the town of South Kingstown鈥檚 300th anniversary. The clean-up will take place rain or shine.
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to volunteer. Volunteers can register for their location of choice; click to register.
鈥淲e are looking for volunteers to join us in cleaning up our campus,鈥� says Ellen Reynolds, vice president for student affairs. 鈥淚f you are unable to join us on campus, please consider one of the other locations, a local beach or your neighborhood.鈥�
Melissa Boyd-Colvin in the Center for Student Leadership Development and Cameron Chadronet from the Student Senate will be joining Reynolds in welcoming student volunteers and are pleased to be part of the town-wide effort.
鈥淭his event is happening all over South Kingstown,鈥� says Boyd-Colvin. So far, more than 200 volunteers have signed up.
Volunteers are asked to arrive at the Memorial Union (flagpole) at 8:30 a.m., with the clean-up taking place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Off campus, 溏心vlog免费B站 volunteers will have plenty of company as additional volunteers and community members are planning to clean-up South Kingstown at eight other sites across the town, from Barber鈥檚 Pond to Wakefield; a clean-up of Ministerial Road is being coordinated by Kate O鈥橫alley, who works in the University鈥檚 communications and marketing department, and 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni are leading efforts at other sites.
The town鈥檚 300th anniversary celebration is being spearheaded by town resident and 溏心vlog免费B站 employee Joanne Esposito from the Office of University Events. South Kingstown鈥檚 300th anniversary steering committee has led a year of commemorative programs, projects, and events highlighting the town鈥檚 rich past.
鈥淭he aim of this yearlong celebration is to build greater understanding and appreciation for what makes South Kingstown unique and special,鈥� says Esposito. Learn more at .