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Westminster Freshmen Extend a “Helping Hand” to the Local Community

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff volunteered at more than a dozen sites for “Helping Hands Day”

SALT LAKE CITY – As part of the college’s annual Helping Hands Day, the Westminster community participated in more than a dozen service projects throughout Sugar House and Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2012.

Westminster freshmen, staff and faculty worked up a sweat as they helped clean, played with children, pulled weeds, mulched, painted and got acquainted with the surrounding community during the annual service program.

“Helping Hands Day is not only a great way for our students to become acquainted with our local area, but it gives them an opportunity to see firsthand how their service efforts contribute to the local community,” said Julie Tille, director of Westminster’s Center for Civic Engagement. “One of Westminster’s college-wide learning goals is social responsibility, and this program helps demonstrate the importance of contributing to a greater cause.”

Helping Hands Day relies on partnerships with community organizations. Some of the organizations that co-sponsored HHD projects include:

· The Children’s Center

· Hawthorne Elementary

· Ronald McDonald Charities

· Her Ner Moo Community Learning Center

· Aviation at Wendover

· Sprague Library

· Wasatch Community Garden

· Westminster Garden

· Tracy Aviary

· Sarah Daft Home

· Great Salt Lake Foundation

· American Lung Association in Utah

· Utah Open Lands Conservation Association

· Big Brothers Big Sisters

About Westminster:
Westminster is a nationally recognized, comprehensive liberal arts college. With a broad array of graduate and undergraduate programs, Westminster is distinguished by its unique environment for learning. Westminster prepares students for success through active and engaged learning, real world experiences and its vibrant campus community. Westminster’s unique location, adjacent to the Rocky Mountains and to the dynamic city of Salt Lake, further enriches the college experience. For more information, visit www.westminstercollege.edu or follow WestminsterSLC on Twitter.