At least 100 conservation-minded WC students, community leaders and area residents showed up to help clean up the Wayne Gilchrest Trail—and yes he was there—and Morgnec Road last weekend.
“This was an awesome example of a successful Town-Gown collaboration, resulting in over 25 industrial-size bags of trash being collected,” said Town Mayor Chris Cerino.
Much the event’s success was made possible by Washington College SGA President Taylor Frey, who last month presented a list of ideas that would help strengthen the bridge between the college and the community. The council welcomed Frey’s reaching out and looked forward to working with him in the future.
“We feel like we’ve entered a new kind of enthusiasm with this partnership and are in awe of the students who showed up pitch-in,” Cerino said. “I was blown away by the sheer numbers.”
Photos by Chris Cerino and Kay MacIntosh.
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