{"id":29716,"date":"2014-04-21T09:15:37","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T13:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=29716"},"modified":"2017-02-14T09:55:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T14:55:39","slug":"hundreds-of-students-to-help-in-campus-clean-up-for-earth-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/04\/21\/hundreds-of-students-to-help-in-campus-clean-up-for-earth-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of students to help in campus clean up for Earth Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/04\/30\/earth-day-at-wright-state-photo-gallery\/8459-100\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12676\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12676\" src=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2012\/04\/8459-100-700x523.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a>Earth Day 2014 may be Tuesday, April 22, but the big event at Wright State for Earth Week will be the fourth annual Army ROTC Campus Cleanup Wednesday, April 23.<\/p>\n<p>More than 200 students have already volunteered and more are expected to pitch in for two hours as the Wright State Army Raider Battalion leads the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe response has just been tremendous this year,\u201d said Lt. Col Phillip Wolford, assistant professor of military science. \u201cThis event just continues to grow.\u00a0It\u2019s great to see all the students out there helping out and having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All students and organizations are welcome to participate from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Volunteers should meet at \u201cThe Rock\u201d across from Millett Hall and expect to fill trash bags with litter from along side campus drives and the Wright State Woods.<\/p>\n<p>Campus sustainability leaders believe events like this effectively engage our community and lead to better choices and thoughtful consideration of the environment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now perhaps more than ever, Earth Day symbolizes the thinking we need to incorporate into our daily choices,\u201d said Linda Ramey, associate director of sustainability.\u00a0\u201cEarth Day is our reminder that we are stewards of this beautiful planet and that all living organisms and every habitat deserve our care and protection. Sustainability, at its core, is the realization that only by conserving and protecting natural areas and resources, do we insure a viable future for all of us on\u00a0Earth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After pitching in, volunteers can join the Raider Battalion for some free food and fun in the sun. 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