  {"id":85457,"date":"2023-04-19T20:29:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=85457"},"modified":"2023-04-19T20:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:29:19","slug":"university-community-to-participate-in-south-kingstown-earth-day-clean-up-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/university-community-to-participate-in-south-kingstown-earth-day-clean-up-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"University community to participate in South Kingstown Earth Day clean-up this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 19, 2023 \u2013 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\u2019s 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\u2019s 300th anniversary. The clean-up will take place rain or shine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students, faculty, and staff are invited to volunteer. Volunteers can register for their location of choice; click <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1D0X_Xd5uvTTYl7w4F0Eh7T2jwosNvESKx7jbO8ftxMk\/viewform?edit_requested=true\">here<\/a> to register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029-648x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85461\" width=\"350\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029-768x1214.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029-972x1536.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029-1296x2048.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029-364x575.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029-500x790.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029-1000x1580.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029-1280x2023.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Rhody-NL-029.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption>Rhody hopes to see a good turnout on the Kingston Campus on Saturday! 溏心vlog免费B站 is one of nine Earth Day clean-up locations across South Kingstown, part of a yearlong celebration of the town\u2019s 300th anniversary. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are looking for volunteers to join us in cleaning up our campus,\u201d says Ellen Reynolds, vice president for student affairs. \u201cIf you are unable to join us on campus, please consider one of the other locations, a local beach or your neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis event is happening all over South Kingstown,\u201d says Boyd-Colvin. So far, more than 200 volunteers have signed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u2019s Pond to Wakefield; a clean-up of Ministerial Road is being coordinated by Kate O\u2019Malley, who works in the University\u2019s communications and marketing department, and 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni are leading efforts at other sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The town\u2019s 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\u2019s 300th anniversary steering committee has led a year of commemorative programs, projects, and events highlighting the town\u2019s rich past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe aim of this yearlong celebration is to build greater understanding and appreciation for what makes South Kingstown unique and special,\u201d says Esposito. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/southkingstownri.com\/sk300\">southkingstownri.com\/sk300<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 19, 2023 \u2013 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\u2019s South Kingstown Earth Day Clean-up event on Saturday, April 22. The Kingston Campus is one of nine clean-up locations across South Kingstown. 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