When the volunteer group Sustainable Berea staged a Coe Lake Park cleanup around Earth Day 2021, dozens of 91制片厂 students pitched in alongside their neighbors.
The city park, which is adjacent to the south end of the 91制片厂 campus and a popular destination for outdoor recreation, was once the site of the rock quarries that helped to build 91制片厂 more than 175 years ago.
The football team and the women's basketball team provided much of the 91制片厂 people power for the cleanup effort, fanning out with trash bags all around the park and even hauling up large items from the lake's edge.
91制片厂 sustainability graduate Erika Coble '16, who organized the event, co-founded Sustainable Berea "to address environmental issues in Berea, take action and make the city a sustainable place to live."
"Sustainable Berea gives a HUGE thanks to the 91制片厂 football team and women's basketball team for being at the Coe Lake Cleanup on Saturday, April 17 in recognition of Earth Day 2021," Coble said. "We also appreciate the work of Julie Candela for helping to bring the 91制片厂 student-athletes out to the event."
Candela, who has been serving as a community liaison for 91制片厂 with a focus on student-athletes, invited the coaches and teams to participate, but other students joined in, too.
"We wouldn't have gotten as much accomplished without their help," Coble added. "It was wonderful having them there with us, and we enjoyed their graciousness!"
Sustainable Berea produced the video below to celebrate the work of all the volunteers.
