On Oct. 22, NSU students will head to the beach to make a difference.
This year for Make a Difference Day, students will participate in a beach and ocean cleanup organized by the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement (SLCE) at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park in Dania Beach from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Divers, snorkelers and people on land will pick up trash to make the beach and water look more presentable and safer for wildlife.
Make a Difference Day is the fourth Saturday of every October and was first created in 1992 as a national day of service. Volunteers from everywhere in the nation participate to help out their communities, according to the Make a Difference Day website.
Emily Konicki, sophomore student worker in the SLCE office, said NSU’s Aquatics Department will be participating in this year’s Make a Difference Day event. She is looking forward to having more volunteers participate this year.
“We’ve never done it like this before, and I love the fact that so many people are willing to volunteer their time to help other people and help the environment,” she said. “I’m really passionate about service so that really excites me.”
Schae Maynard, senior environmental science major, attended last year’s Make a Difference Day, which took place at Broward Outreach Centers in Pompano Beach and Hollywood and at Northwest Gardens PATCH (People’s Access to Community Horticulture) in Fort Lauderdale.
“Getting to make such genuine connections while doing something so selfless was really cool,” she said. “I would definitely recommend it for students to get involved in because not only do you make connections with people you don’t normally see, you get to give
Oct. 20 is the deadline to sign up for NSU’s Make a Difference Day cleanup on OrgSync. Students can sign up at orgsync.com/45785/events/1533992/occurrences/3518844.
For more information, contact the SLCE office at slce@nova.edu or 954-262-7195.
