CAMPUS NEWS April 6,291)5 2
Meredith Angels take out the trash
Brittany Schmidt
Contributing Writer
On Saturday, April the
2 nd, at 7:30 a.m., seven of
our Meredith girls went out
into the cold and rain for
Angels for the Environment
to clean up the Neuse Riv
er . Upon arrival, they re
ceived shirts that said “Get
Dirty” on the back and A4E
certainly did. Throughout
the day, the Angels got wet,
muddy, and on a few oc
casions, slipped and fell in
the mud and the river. Still,
they continued as people
in canoes shuttled the girls
back and forth from the
banks of the river as the An
gels continued the prowl.
Over the duration of four
hours, the Angels covered
over half a mile of the trails
picking up everything from
Photo courtesy of Piper Petrocelli
Left to Right: Sandra Utile, Brittany Carr, Jordy Featherston, Brittany Schmidt,
PreethI Sriram, Dao Vang
Photo courtesy of Piper Petrocelli
Members of Angel for the Environment
beer bottles and fish lines to together had about 20 full
a full bike and tires. Each bags of trash. It was report-
angel picked up at least ed that 347 bags of trash
her weight in garbage and (11,510 lbs.) were pulled
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up not only from the river,
but the trails surrounding
it as well. Over 200 vol
unteers joined together
to cover fifty miles of the
river from Falls Dam to
Smithfield
Many of the Angels came
back to campus wet, tired,
and cold but what they
took from it was a deeper
meaning. “How impres
sive was Meredith College
pulling out of a van. REI
was impressive for provid
ing the volunteers with t-
shirts and canoes. REI will
also be using the pictures
of Angels for the Environ
ment to promote environ
mental awareness in their
Cary store.” Piper Pet
rocelli exclaimed. San
dra Utile said, “I slipped,
got wet, and had a blast!”
The general feeling about
the day was that all of
the angels were glad
to make a difference.