Students, faculty and staff at The College of St. Scholastica spent a day giving back as part of the College's annual Community Day event on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Classes were canceled as St. Scholastica students, faculty and staff set aside time for community service projects with local nonprofits and other agencies. Projects included reading with students in an afterschool program, cleaning a sailing pier to prepare it for winter and volunteering with an after school program.
The St. Scholastica I.T. department volunteered with the Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity's "A Brush With Kindness" program. A Brush With Kindness helps low-income homeowners who struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes. The crew broke up the old sidewalk with jackhammers loaned from Acme Tools, shoveled dirt, and prepared the walkway for a new installation outside the Morgan Park home.
"Scholastica is part of the community, so it's important for us to give back and be a good neighbor," said Scholastica employee Mike Hanson.
Construction manager Jonathan Fay expressed gratitude for the help.
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"We couldn't do this kind of work without the help of incredible partners like them," Fay said.
