Corrected: Eastern to Beautify Willimantic during 'Town Pride, Town Wide'
Updated event time and additional info on funding and volunteers. Additional photo attachments at bottom of release.
Willimantic, CT (04/18/2018) — On Saturday, April 28, Eastern Connecticut State University will host its 10th annual "Town Pride, Town Wide" community beautification event. The event will take place at various project sites across Willimantic from 9:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Town Pride, Town Wide started years ago as a means to give Eastern students the opportunity to work closely with local community members and community agencies to leave their mark on Willimantic. This event is a collaboration between Eastern's Center for Community Engagement (CCE), the Windham Region Chamber of Commerce, Willimantic Waste Paper Co. and the Town of Windham. The CCE looks to send more than 150 Eastern student volunteers to more than 25 project locations in the greater Windham area on the day of the event.
Eastern Connecticut alumni from the Becket Chimney Corners YMCA in Becket, MA, have been invited to participate in the event as well, through the organization's "Deeds of Love and Service" program which will provide community service throughout New England on April 28.
Community sites include Lauter Park Community Gardens, CLiCK Willimantic, Veterans Memorial Park in Andover, Willimantic Whitewater Park, St. Joseph Living Center, the Airline Trail, the Windham Textile and History Museum, the Garden on the Bridge, and more.
Town Pride, Town Wide is funded in part by The Last Green Valley, Inc. More than 150 Eastern students will turn out for the event, which is the largest volunteer event of the year for Eastern.
Written by 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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Eastern students at a previous Town Pride, Town Wide event
Eastern students at a previous Town Pride, Town Wide event