April 18, 2016

Lafayette Serves the Community

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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 ’16: Lafayette’s National Day of Service. On April 9, students volunteered for projects benefiting the Easton Urban Farm, The Journey Home, Nurture Nature Center, ProJeCt of Easton, and various Easton community gardens. These projects were organized by the College’s Center for Community Engagement.

Bridget Walsh ’16 unloads a wheelbarrow load of mulch in a bed at the Easton Urban Farm.
Students get rid of weeds at the Easton Urban Farm.
Kendall Sangster ’18 gets rid of weeds at the Easton Urban Farm.
Students get rid of weeds at the Easton Urban Farm.
Jennifer Bognar ’16 fills in holes on molding with putty at the Journey Home female inmate reintegration program.
Claudia Rodriguez ’17 shares a laugh during her work at the Journey Home female inmate reintegration program.
Hagar Kenawy ’17 paints walls at the Journey Home female inmate reintegration program.
Margaret Aske ’17 paints molding at the Journey Home female inmate reintegration program.
Paul Polk ’18 helps set up a vertical garden at the Nurture Nature Center.
Tucker Emery ’17 fills a vertical garden with soil at the Nurture Nature Center.
Cassie Apgar '16 pulls weeds in the Lynn Street community garden.
Casey Sullivan '16 gets her hands dirty at the Lynn Street community garden.
Phoebe Wilks '16 and Paige Adams '16 build a frame for a raised bed in the Lynn Street community garden.
Coleen McDonald '18 carries lumber to build a frame for a raised bed in the Lynn Street community garden.
Raquel Frier '18 rakes mushroom soil fertilizer in a raised bed at the Lynn Street community garden.
Jack Kleinert '18 and Sasha Seliverstova '17 unload fertilizer at the Lynn Street community garden.
Lucy Kahn '19 separates tomato cages at the Ferry Street community garden.
Caroline Bitterly '17 helps set up tomato cages at the Ferry Street community garden.
Emily Scholler ’18 and Sydney Burton '18 prepare the soil for planting at the Ferry Street community garden.
Sam Bernhardt '18 and Bethany Rack '16 repair garden beds at the Ferry Street community garden.
Munyaradzi Chifetete '17 tills the soil at the ProJeCt of Easton’s community garden.
Jasper Higa '17 loosens soil at the ProJeCt of Easton’s community garden.
Vincent Stanec '17 and Alessandro Sindoni '16 fill garden beds at the ProJeCt of Easton’s community garden.

 

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