Spring Break
200 students, residents gather at Bonnet Shores, Eastward Look, participate in annual cleanup
Jennifer Scungio
Issue date: 4/25/06 Section: Campus
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04/25/06 - In celebration of Earth Day, the annual Narragansett-URI Spring Cleanup took place Saturday morning in the Bonnet Shores, Eastward Look and Point Judith areas of Narragansett.
Margie Manning, also known as "Earth Lady" in the Bonnet Shores community, has been the event coordinator of the cleanup for the past eight years.
She said more than 200 University of Rhode Island students and Narragansett residents arrived at the Bonnet Shores Community Center to volunteer.
Students and residents walked along the streets of Bonnet Shores, Eastward Look and Point Judith picking up various types of litter and tree branches.
Volunteers signed in at 10 a.m. and were assigned streets and areas throughout Narragansett. They received trash bags and gloves before setting out.
Manning said the community received a grant from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, which sponsored the event and was able to pay for a dumpster.
By noon, the dumpster was filled to the brim with an assortment of litter and tree branches.
Residents and students worked together to place an old piece of a dock into the dumpster.
Manning said that because the URI students live in the area it was a great way for them and residents to give back to the community and come together.
"Students came by the busload," said Manning. "They were all very polite."
Students cleaned up the neighborhoods alongside the Narragansett residents from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
"There was a great turnout of URI students," said Bonnet Shores resident Karen Jedson.
Many URI fraternities and sororities came out to help.
"Our sorority informed us that there was going to be a cleanup, so we volunteered," said Katie Dickinson, a sister of Chi Omega.
"It was a really good turn out ... there was a lot of people," said Sarah McCormick, also a sister of Chi Omega.
"I felt like I was a lot of help to the environment. It makes you not want to litter," said Delta Zeta sister Michelle Laurita.
Margie Manning, also known as "Earth Lady" in the Bonnet Shores community, has been the event coordinator of the cleanup for the past eight years.
She said more than 200 University of Rhode Island students and Narragansett residents arrived at the Bonnet Shores Community Center to volunteer.
Students and residents walked along the streets of Bonnet Shores, Eastward Look and Point Judith picking up various types of litter and tree branches.
Volunteers signed in at 10 a.m. and were assigned streets and areas throughout Narragansett. They received trash bags and gloves before setting out.
Manning said the community received a grant from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, which sponsored the event and was able to pay for a dumpster.
By noon, the dumpster was filled to the brim with an assortment of litter and tree branches.
Residents and students worked together to place an old piece of a dock into the dumpster.
Manning said that because the URI students live in the area it was a great way for them and residents to give back to the community and come together.
"Students came by the busload," said Manning. "They were all very polite."
Students cleaned up the neighborhoods alongside the Narragansett residents from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
"There was a great turnout of URI students," said Bonnet Shores resident Karen Jedson.
Many URI fraternities and sororities came out to help.
"Our sorority informed us that there was going to be a cleanup, so we volunteered," said Katie Dickinson, a sister of Chi Omega.
"It was a really good turn out ... there was a lot of people," said Sarah McCormick, also a sister of Chi Omega.
"I felt like I was a lot of help to the environment. It makes you not want to litter," said Delta Zeta sister Michelle Laurita.
