On Saturday, approximately 250 students, staff and faculty from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville took up shovels, rakes and more to work on various community projects as part of the National Make a Difference Day.
SIUE volunteers worked at Willoughby Farm in Collinsville, Arlington Wetlands in Pontoon Beach, Granite City Community Gardens, Sunshine Cultural Arts Center in East St. Louis, La Vista CSA in Godfrey and the Metro East Humane Society in Edwardsville.
National Make a Difference Day, which was Oct. 25, is the largest national day of service. Volunteers united with a common purpose, “to improve the lives of others.”
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Pictured from left to right are SIUE students shoveling compost, Mary Healey, Abel Mengsteab and Emily Buelow at Willoughby Farm. Watching in the background are Dr. Julie Furst-Bowe, SIUE chancellor; and Dr. Parviz Ansari, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs.
Two SIUE students remove unwanted growth from a fence at La Vista CSA.
Elizabeth Mienz, left, and Elnora Martinez, both of SIUE, are harvesting vegetables at La Vista CSA.
Mary Healey (left) and Abel Mengsteab continue to shovel compost with Dr. Parviz Ansari, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, in the background.