Cleanup, Cleanup, Everybody, Everywhere

Hundreds of students participated in this year’s Hunger Cleanup event. (Peter Caty/The Mirror)

Everyone certainly did their share on Saturday morning as a part of the University’s 22nd annual Hunger Cleanup event. According to the Hunger Cleanup Board at the event, over 700 students participated in this year’s event. Teams and students went all over Fairfield County, from Trumball to Bridgeport and did work such as painting and building gardens.

“By far, my favorite part of the day was when the volunteers came back and told us about the work sites. We had worked so hard to try to get good places for the volunteers and to hear such great feedback was so rewarding. I loved hearing the stories that happened during the day — that to me is the best part of the day!”
-Hunger Cleanup Co-Chair Stephanie Iannuzzo ‘11

Peter Caty/The Mirror

“There is a great sense of solidarity because Hunger Cleanup demonstrates the passion that so many members of the Fairfield community have for being active and engaging in giving back to our larger community.”
-Vivian Carballo ‘10

“There is a moment at each Hunger Cleanup when you start to see of the members of the executive board feel a weight rising from their shoulders. You see their faces go from tight and drawn to relaxed and smiling as they begin to joke around instead of run around. It is the moment at which they see their months of hard work have come to fruition, their late nights have all been worthwhile and the dark circles under their eyes begin to fade.”
-Hunger Cleanup Adviser Wylie Smith Blake