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Community Invited to Join Campus Beautification Efforts as Part of “Beautiful U Day” at U of M, Crookston on Friday, April 13, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
April 1, 2007
What: Baautiful U Day
When: Friday, April 13, 2007
Contact: Peg Sherven, Beautiful U Day coordinator, 218-281-8376 Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director of communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)
CROOKSTON, MN (April 3, 2006) – Dare to care for your University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) campus! Community members are invited to volunteer alongside UMC students, faculty and staff as part of “Beautiful U Day,” a daylong campus beautification effort, on Fri., April 13, 2007. Volunteers should check-in at the Eagle's Nest, located on the west side of the UMC Student Center.
Work begins at 9 a.m. and continues throughout the day until 4 p.m. Lunch will be provided and an ice-cream social will wrap up the afternoon projects. Drop by and join a project at anytime during the day or call 218-281-8020.
This event-filled day celebrates our natural resources, buildings and grounds and provides the opportunity to spruce up for spring and learn about caring for our assets and environment. UMC’s “Beautiful U Day” encompasses a variety of activities, indoor and outdoor; and volunteers are needed to support projects around campus.
Projects funded include:
Crookston Natural Resources Club has been awarded $1,960 in a 2007 Beautiful U Day Grant for their project titled "Environmental Interpretation of the UMC Nature Nook"
UMC Facilities Management has been awarded $3,000 in a 2007 Beautiful U Day Grant for their project titled "Centennial Gardens Walkway"
UMC Communication Club has been awarded $500 in a 2007 Beautiful U Day Grant for their project titled "Capturing U"
Crookston Information Technology (IT) Professionals Club & Help Desk Employees has been awarded $2,000 in a 2007 Beautiful U Day Grant for their project titled "Container Planting for U"
“Beautiful U Day” is an annual stewardship initiative in the University of Minnesota campus system, combining hands-on beautification efforts with academic forums to celebrate and acknowledge our responsibility to maintain our physical and natural resources.
For more information on how you can participate, visit www.UMCrookston.edu/events/beautifuluday or contact UMC Help Desk Manager and Beautiful U Day Coordinator Peg Sherven at 218-281-8376 (psherven@umn.edu).
The University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) delivers more than 25 applied-science undergraduate degree programs and 50 concentrations, including online degrees, in agriculture; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; math, science and technology; and natural resources. UMC is dedicated to helping students and the region aim higher, reach further and dream bigger dreams. To learn more, visit www.UMCrookston.edu.
Work begins at 9 a.m. and continues throughout the day until 4 p.m. Lunch will be provided and an ice-cream social will wrap up the afternoon projects. Drop by and join a project at anytime during the day or call 218-281-8020.
This event-filled day celebrates our natural resources, buildings and grounds and provides the opportunity to spruce up for spring and learn about caring for our assets and environment. UMC’s “Beautiful U Day” encompasses a variety of activities, indoor and outdoor; and volunteers are needed to support projects around campus.
Projects funded include:
Crookston Natural Resources Club has been awarded $1,960 in a 2007 Beautiful U Day Grant for their project titled "Environmental Interpretation of the UMC Nature Nook"
UMC Facilities Management has been awarded $3,000 in a 2007 Beautiful U Day Grant for their project titled "Centennial Gardens Walkway"
UMC Communication Club has been awarded $500 in a 2007 Beautiful U Day Grant for their project titled "Capturing U"
Crookston Information Technology (IT) Professionals Club & Help Desk Employees has been awarded $2,000 in a 2007 Beautiful U Day Grant for their project titled "Container Planting for U"
“Beautiful U Day” is an annual stewardship initiative in the University of Minnesota campus system, combining hands-on beautification efforts with academic forums to celebrate and acknowledge our responsibility to maintain our physical and natural resources.
For more information on how you can participate, visit www.UMCrookston.edu/events/beautifuluday or contact UMC Help Desk Manager and Beautiful U Day Coordinator Peg Sherven at 218-281-8376 (psherven@umn.edu).
The University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) delivers more than 25 applied-science undergraduate degree programs and 50 concentrations, including online degrees, in agriculture; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; math, science and technology; and natural resources. UMC is dedicated to helping students and the region aim higher, reach further and dream bigger dreams. To learn more, visit www.UMCrookston.edu.
Crookston, MN 56716-5001 
