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Monday, October 22, 2001
Contact: Peter Bailley
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309-341-7715
To celebrate "Dandelion Day 2001" more than 65 Knox College students participated in volunteer projects, both on and off-campus, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001. (Photo, right: Justin Sornsin, a junior from Rockford, Illinois, and Kurt Stuart, a sophomore from Libertyville, Illinois, clean leaves from a street through campus. Both are members of Beta Theta Pi. Download 300 dpi photo)
"Dandelion Day was originally held at Knox in the early part of the 20th century, as a spring-time weed-pulling event," said Brian Gawor, Assistant Director of Residential Life and coordinator of the day's activities. "Last year, several students asked for volunteer opportunities and we're glad to help organize their efforts to benefit the campus and the community."
Projects completed on Dandelion Day:
- Cleaning of areas around college residence halls
- Removal of waste from the Trevor field bleachers
- Helping the Galesburg Rescue Mission clean and sort clothing
- Assisting with leaves and gutters at Corpus Christi Church
- Helping two staff members at their homes
- Cleaning one of the maintenance shops
- Assisting the Off-Campus Study Office
- Cleaning at the Human Rights Center
- Preparing Catering areas for Homecoming
- Cleaning of the Circle Drive to CFA and the Fieldhouse
- Planting outside the Gizmo
Students participating were:
Chairs
Beth Marzoni, Jensie Wight
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Volunteers |
Teri Eicher |
Emily Smith |
Other students not listed above took part but did not sign the registration sheet.
Founded in 1837, Knox is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, with students from 47 states and 41 nations. Knox's "Old Main" is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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