Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Inaugural "Clean and Feed" event set for Fri. Sept. 11, 2009


YOU are invited to join Pine Technical College in its Inaugural "Clean and Feed Day!" The Pine Technical College Ever Green Club and Phi Theta Kappa are teaming up to host and sponsor this volunteer opportunity, Adopt-A-Highway event.

Ever Green Club members, Honor Society members and PTC students, staff and faculty are jumping in to clean a stretch of highway on Fri. Sept. 11 -- join us to help make the community a cleaner place! Plan for the event to take about two-to-three hours. Phi Theta Kappa will provide lunch for all volunteers.

-- Date: Fri. Sept. 11, 2009
-- Time: 9 a.m.
-- Place: Meet at the PTC auditorium (Room 20)
-- Bring: Sunscreen, bug spray, disposable gloves

"This is the first event of its kind that we’ve held, and it is not only aligned with the Ever Green Club’s mission, but it’s also a way for students to get some fresh air, hang out with other students and do something good for the environment, the community and themselves," said Heather Hansen Mead, President, Ever Green Club. "The Ever Green Club is proud to be behind this event," Hansen Mead added.

More information: Safety vests will be provided. In the case of rain, the event will be rescheduled for Sept. 18 at 9 a.m. For more information, e-mail Alexis Grinde: grindea@pinetech.edu.

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