October 4th was the second of four scheduled clean-ups to take place this semester as part of the Center for Environmental Health and Safety’s “Clean-Up Campaign.” The Center has teamed up with an English 291 class, instructed by Teresa Kramer, as part of a semester long project focused on community service.  Although this is a semester long project for the English 291 class, the Clean-Up Campaign is a year round community service activity.  The day of cleaning took place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in both areas. 

Two big groups, each consisting of twenty or more volunteers, split up; one went to Carterville, the other to Murphysboro’s Spillway.  Alpha Tau Omega and Delta Sigma Phi were among the group that cleaned a stretch on 13 in Carterville.  A group from the English 291 class cleaned a park located in Carterville. Volunteers consisted of the students from the English class, and other SIU volunteers, headed out to Murphysboro’s Spillway.  Here, volunteers spent their day climbing the spillway and cleaning through and around it, and the lake. 

As a whole, the English class received an abundance of donations, with help from Tiffany Heil of CEHS. T-shirts were donated by Donna Schwartzkopf of Schwartzkopf Printing, located in Alton, IL.  European Tan donated three free tanning sessions.  Melange Café donated a coffee mug.  Saluki Central donated a sweatshirt.  Rosetta’s News donated a free video rental, and Sam’s Café donated two free gyro meals.  For Carterville’s clean-up, Papa Johns donated five pizzas. Auto Time and Party donated a case of Napa Oil. Dr. and Mrs. Simpson donated dental goody bags filled with toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss. Sandra Congiard donated a Carterville Lions flag, and Veach’s Short Stop donated two twelve packs of soda.  For Murphysboro Spillway, Borowiak’s IGA donated plastic silverware. Old Depot also donated plastic silverware as well as foam plates, napkins and bottled water. Domino’s donated pizzas, and 17th Street Bar and Grill donated BBQ, coleslaw and baked beans.  Dairy Queen of Murphysboro and Carterville donated a total of forty dollars.  Tom Inic of The Tub surgeon donated twenty five dollars to the clean-up campaign.

We would like to thank all the volunteers from the English 291 class, other Saluki volunteers, the gentlemen of Alpha Tau Omega and the gentlemen of Delta Sigma Phi for their support and participation in the Clean-Up Campaign.  We would also like to thank everyone who made a donation to the campaign.

 All community service projects are open to any and everyone interested in keeping the community clean.  The next clean-up dates are scheduled for November 8th and December 6th.  If you or anyone you know is interested in volunteering, sponsoring or donating to the Clean-Up Campaign, contact Tiffany Heil at Beautify@cehs.siu.edu.