October 24, 2014

Students Make a Difference in Easton

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Over the weekend, more than 220 students, faculty, and staff volunteered for service projects throughout the Easton community during the annual Make a Difference Day.

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Jamie Redes ’17, Shireen Kaboli ’15, and Tori Binz ’17 wash and weigh squash at Easton Area Community Center’s urban farm.
Basmah Raja ’15 puts a fresh coat of paint on a wall in Easton’s Safe Harbor homeless shelter.
Corbin Jacobs ’17 and Jaysen Bohrod ’17 pull a plant out of its pot and plant it along S. Sitreaves Street.
Students clear weeds at Paxinosa Elementary School.
Josh Sperber ’15 and Abby Williams ’15 organize and inventory items at the Easton Area Community Center.
Victoria Hetherington ’18 and Wen Shi ’17 clear weeds at the Lynn Street Community Garden.
Joshua Silver ’17 dumps yard waste in a compost bin at the Easton Area Neighborhood Center’s urban farm.
Caroline Bitterly ’17 uses stencils to paint designs on a wall in the Journey Home building.
James Klimek ’15 cleans the windows of the Journey Home building on Second Street.
Connor Heinlein ’15 sweeps up in front of the Journey Home building on Second Street.
Ariana Rothman ’18 paints a room at Safe Harbor homeless shelter.
Students plant trees along the 1300 block of Lehigh Street.

Hosted by the Landis Community Outreach Center, the day’s projects benefited the Center for Animal Health and Welfare, Children’s Home of Easton, Easton Area Community Center, Easton Urban Farm, Easton Weed and Seed, Firth Youth Center, Paxinosa Elementary School, Safe Harbor homeless shelter, Third Street Alliance, and various community gardens. The work varied from painting, to landscaping, to light construction.

The Landis Center hosts dozens of programs and organizations dedicated to helping local, national, and international communities. Volunteer opportunities include Alternative School Break, Hunger and Homelessness Week, America Reads America Counts, Best Buddies, Literacy Day, Kids in the Community, Pre-Orientation Service Program, Lafapalooza: Lafayette’s National Day of Service, and many others.

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1 Comment

  1. Amy Blythe says:
    November 4, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    THANK YOU to all the students and faculty/staff for giving your valuable time to the Easton community!

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