'Town Pride, Town Wide' Event Set to Beautify Willimantic
Willimantic, CT (04/16/2019) — Eastern Connecticut State University will host its 11th annual "Town Pride, Town Wide" community beautification event on April 27. Activities will take place at various project sites across the Windham region from 9 a.m.-noon. with a community gathering on the Hurley Hall patio on the Eastern campus from noon-1 p.m.
Eastern's Center for Community Engagement (CCE) will deploy more than 200 Eastern student volunteers to more than 18 project sites during Town Pride, Town Wide.
The Town Pride, Town Wide program started as a way to give Eastern students an opportunity to work closely with local community members and agencies to leave their mark on Willimantic. The event is a collaboration between the CCE and the Town of Windham.
The impact Town Pride, Town Wide has on the community surpasses its overarching goal of beautification. "Every year there will always be more weeds to pull, more flowers to plant, more mulch to spread, but the bonds and relationships that are built throughout the community last a lifetime," said CCE Director Kim Silcox. "Town Pride, Town Wide offers Eastern students and local community members alike the unique opportunity to take pride and ownership in our community."
"Town Pride, Town Wide is exceptional in the way that it creates a truly special partnership between Eastern and the Willimantic community through beautifying the area in which we live," said Sarah Tricarico '18, special events coordinator for the CCE and a recent Eastern graduate. "It could not be possible without the willingness and enthusiasm of our community partners and students."
For more information, contact Silcox at silcoxk@easternct.edu or (860) 465-4426 or Tricarico at tricaricos@easternct.edu or (860) 465-5158.
Written Kim Silcox
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving more than 5,300 students annually at its Willimantic campus and satellite locations. In addition to attracting students from 163 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 26 other states and 20 other countries. A residential campus offering 40 majors and 65 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities. Ranked the 25th top public university in the North Region by U.S. News and World Report in its 2018 Best College ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review eight years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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