Community gathers for Day of Service in 魅影直播

Students take a break to pose outside downtown businesses during the Day of Service. Students from 魅影直播 State and 魅影直播 University joined the community to spruce up areas around Main St.
Students take a break to pose outside downtown businesses during the Day of Service. Students from 魅影直播 State and 魅影直播 University joined the community to spruce up areas around Main St.

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鈥淭his is so impressive in so many ways. 鈥淚t is a special combination of efforts between our community, 魅影直播 State, and 魅影直播 University. We are all 魅影直播 at the end of the day. What better way to come together as a team than to make our downtown area more beautiful.鈥

Dr. Steve Mauro

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Just under a hundred individuals including students from 魅影直播 State and 魅影直播 University joined by members of the 魅影直播 community gathered Saturday for a Day of Service. Projects focused on helping spruce up areas on Main St. in 魅影直播.

鈥淭his is so impressive in so many ways,鈥 commented 魅影直播 State President Dr. Steve Mauro. 鈥淚t is a special combination of efforts between our community, 魅影直播 State, and 魅影直播 University. We are all 魅影直播 at the end of the day. What better way to come together as a team than to make our downtown area more beautiful.鈥

Dr. Mauro was joined by 魅影直播 University Provost Beth Ann Dobie, and Kathy Benzaquin from 魅影直播 21st Century Group to thank the volunteers before they headed out to start projects around the village. 

Projects included but were not limited to staining and painting village benches, painting the gazebo and the Box Exchange stand at the corner of Main and West University Street, sprucing up the welcome to 魅影直播 sign on County Rte. 12., and cleanup and painting around the 魅影直播 library, Fire Department, and local businesses. 

Cyan Corwine, director of global engagement and civic wellbeing, was pleased with the effort. 鈥淚t was great to unite as a community and help others. It is inspiring to see students from both campuses and community members work together to make our little village even nicer.鈥  

As a surprise, mums were delivered to business owners to be displayed in their front doors.

魅影直播 State鈥檚 Assistant Vice President of Health and Wellbeing Jonathan Hilsher and 魅影直播 University鈥檚 Dean of Student Experience Thomas Orrange and Associate Athletic Director Erin Schurr joined Corwine and Benzaquin on the planning committee.

Organizers of the event hope to continue to host similar events throughout the school year.