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News From Around the Region: SUNY Poly CNSE: Volunteers clean up and
refresh the Schenectady Girls Inc. property on Earth Day
Published:
Saturday, April 25, 2015 - 12:54
I wanted to share with you the following article that was published by The Saratogian:
Friday, April 24, 2015
In celebration of Earth Day, the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE) partnered with Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region to help revitalize the nonprofit's Schenectady center at 962 Albany St. SUNY Poly CNSE faculty, staff and student volunteers, along with one dozen girls who participate in the Girls Inc. program, assisted with the site cleanup by collecting trash that had accumulated around the property, in addition to raking leaves, trimming bushes and refreshing areas that were marked by graffiti.
The event was part of an Earth Day effort to bolster valuable educational programs such as those offered by Girls Inc., which lets girls build skills and capabilities for a responsible, confident and self-sufficient adulthood. This Earth Day project also complemented the SUNY Poly CNSE and Girls Inc. collaboration, which led to the creation of the nation’s first Girls Inc. Eurekaprogram encouraging young women to pursue a growing number of educational and career opportunities in the field of nanotechnology. Nearly 80 girls recently participated in the program’s third year, and a number of those young women plan to take part in the Earth Day cleanup. The project showed the college's continued commitment to the community.
--Jennie Grey
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Education reporter The Saratogian and The Record newspapers 20 Lake Ave. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 jgrey@digitalfirstmedia.com Office: 518-290-3898 Work cell: 518-222-2109
