May 13, 2013

Lafayette Serves Communities in Easton and around U.S. for Lafapalooza

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Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumni helped community organizations in Easton and cities across the country in April during Lafapalooza ’13: Lafayette’s National Day of Service.

View more images of student and alumni projects on Flickr

Students in the Easton Community

Whitney Vaughn '15 distributes mulch in downtown Easton's Center Square.
Charlotte Phillips '15 pours fresh topsoil near a tree in Easton's Center Square.
Stacy Widerman '15 carries a bucket of topsoil.
After helping at Easton’s Center Square, the students walk down Northampton Street for another clean-up project on Larry Holmes Drive.
Maura Schlussel '15 throws weeds in a bucket on Larry Holmes Drive.
Melissa Allen '15 helps plant small shrubs along the median on Larry Holmes Drive.
Erin Kavanagh '13 carries a container of soil down Larry Holmes Drive.
Students plant shrubs on the divider of Larry Holmes Drive.

On April 27, students volunteered for projects benefiting Easton Area Neighborhood Center, Easton Health and Rehabilitation Center, Easton Main Street Initiative, Safe Harbor shelter, West Ward Neighborhood Partnership, and ProJeCt of Easton. These were organized by the College’s Landis Community Outreach Center.

Projects included indoor and outdoor clean-ups, painting, gardening, and other activities to help local nonprofits.

In addition to the projects in Easton, 10 regional alumni chapters coordinated volunteer activities throughout the months of April and May in Washington, D.C.; Denver, Colo.; Roxbury, Mass.; Seattle, Wash.; Philadelphia; New Jersey; New York City; and the Lehigh Valley.

Alumni Serve Their Communities

Jim Berstler '08 and Lauren Sites '08 at the Boston Red Cross Food Bank
Kate Ellis '08 (left), Becca Nickerson '08, and Carli Siger '07 at the Boston Red Cross Food Bank
Brandon Kurtzman '07 at the Boston Red Cross Food Bank
Two Middle Township High School students (l-r) join Francy Burke '80, P'04 '16 and David Burke '79, P'04 '16, and Mid Jersey Cape Rotary Club members Rev. Wayne Conrad and Bob Jenkins in promoting the dual Rotary/Lafayette event which included a bike-a-thon and roadside cleanup to benefit the Middle Township High School and surrounding community.
Robert Follett '09, Matthew Scheps '12, Erika Gould, Christine Singer '08, and Lucas Zmroczek '10 at the Celery Farm of the Fyke Nature Association.
Lorre-Ann Fisher ’12 helped clean up the Roberto Clemente Community Garden for New York Cares Day.
Steve Chapman ’03 helped clean up the Roberto Clemente Community Garden for New York Cares Day.
Adam Preller ’08 (l-r), Dane Barkin ’08, and Steve Chapman ’03 helped clean up the Roberto Clemente Community Garden for New York Cares Day.
Members of the New York City alumni chapter helped clean up the Roberto Clemente Community Garden for New York Cares Day.
Liz Litchfield '05 (left) and Karen Bouldin '08 are helping restore crucial habitat in Seattle's largest forest, Pigeon Point Park.
Members of the N.J. Skylands alumni chapter helped renovate the Morris County Habitat for Humanity.
Members of the N.J. Skylands alumni chapter helped renovate the Morris County Habitat for Humanity.

The Landis Center hosts dozens of programs and organizations dedicated to helping local, national, and international communities. Volunteer opportunities include Alternative School Break Club, Hunger and Homelessness Week, America Reads America Counts, Make a Difference Day, Best Buddies, Literacy Day, Kids in the Community, and many others.

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