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Workin' to 'Make a Difference'
Joan Downs
Issue date: 10/10/07 Section: News
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Around 950 volunteers took part of the third annual Make A Difference Day in Whitewater Friday, Kim Clarksen of Leadership Development Office said.
Make A Difference Day was conceived by Kevin Brunner, Whitewater's city manager, and Barb Jones, assistant chancellor of Student Affairs at UW-Whitewater. The goal was to make connections between UW-Whitewater and the city.
"This was a great outpouring of people who wanted to take part in a variety of community betterment projects, and this year's turnout far exceeded the 600 plus volunteers
who worked last year," Brunner said in his city weekly report.
The volunteers came as individuals, members of residence halls, fraternities, sororities, athletic teams, and many other groups. Many volunteers, such as freshman Lindsay Churchill, said they appreciated the complementary roles of campus and the community.
"I wanted to get out and do something for the community," she said. "It was easy to sign up. It was well-advertised."
Several students including sophomore Brian Rice said it was a great way to give back to the community.
"They help us out all the time," he said. "It's the least we can do."
Monica Reitz, president of Phi Eta Sigma, said it was an opportunity to bring individuals as well as groups together.
"Bringing all sorts of different groups together, it's great Whitewater does that," she said. "Work certainly gets done faster with groups."
Junior Amy Gahl of the softball team said different athletic teams participate in the event. The softball team participates every year. She said 19 of the 26-member team showed up on Friday.
A group of students including members of the University Center, Tau Kappa Epsilon and the cheerleading team combined their efforts in cleaning up the area around the train depot. They created and demonstrated a cheer: "Clean it up … Let's make a difference."
Their tasks included sweeping the paths, raking mulch back around the trees, sweeping away cobwebs and cleaning up garbage.
Make A Difference Day was conceived by Kevin Brunner, Whitewater's city manager, and Barb Jones, assistant chancellor of Student Affairs at UW-Whitewater. The goal was to make connections between UW-Whitewater and the city.
"This was a great outpouring of people who wanted to take part in a variety of community betterment projects, and this year's turnout far exceeded the 600 plus volunteers
who worked last year," Brunner said in his city weekly report.
The volunteers came as individuals, members of residence halls, fraternities, sororities, athletic teams, and many other groups. Many volunteers, such as freshman Lindsay Churchill, said they appreciated the complementary roles of campus and the community.
"I wanted to get out and do something for the community," she said. "It was easy to sign up. It was well-advertised."
Several students including sophomore Brian Rice said it was a great way to give back to the community.
"They help us out all the time," he said. "It's the least we can do."
Monica Reitz, president of Phi Eta Sigma, said it was an opportunity to bring individuals as well as groups together.
"Bringing all sorts of different groups together, it's great Whitewater does that," she said. "Work certainly gets done faster with groups."
Junior Amy Gahl of the softball team said different athletic teams participate in the event. The softball team participates every year. She said 19 of the 26-member team showed up on Friday.
A group of students including members of the University Center, Tau Kappa Epsilon and the cheerleading team combined their efforts in cleaning up the area around the train depot. They created and demonstrated a cheer: "Clean it up … Let's make a difference."
Their tasks included sweeping the paths, raking mulch back around the trees, sweeping away cobwebs and cleaning up garbage.
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