Brock University and Niagara College are hosting a Virtual Spring Clean-up \u2014 and they want to encourage community members to do the same.<\/p>\n
In an effort to help build more sustainable communities, the institutions have come together to\u00a0launch a toolkit<\/a>\u00a0that will make it easier for the public to safely hold clean-up events across Niagara and beyond.<\/p>\n Specific guidelines are provided to help students, community members and organizations take part in clean-up initiatives in a safe manner.<\/p>\n The kit includes information and simple steps on how to host or join a community clean-up anytime, anywhere. Resources also direct participants to their local health guidelines to ensure all COVID-19 restrictions are followed throughout the process.<\/p>\n To kick-start the community involvement as Earth Day approaches on April 22, Brock and Niagara College will host a Virtual Spring Clean-up for students from Saturday, April 17 to Sunday, April 25. This is the\u00a0second joint Virtual Clean-up<\/a>\u00a0the schools have collaborated on, with the first held last fall.<\/p>\n It was after the first event that Brock and Niagara College began receiving inquiries about how to host a clean-up, resulting in the creation of the public toolkit.<\/p>\n Brock University and Niagara College students have the unique opportunity to\u00a0engage in conservation activities, such as the Virtual Clean-up events, while\u00a0working\u00a0towards the\u00a0Living Planet Leader\u00a0Certification<\/a>\u00a0through a partnership with World Wildlife Fund-Canada (WWF-Canada).<\/p>\n Participating students can become WWF-Canada Living Planet Leaders by completing a self-guided certification throughout their time at Brock and Niagara College, where they will take on sustainability-related actions in the categories of volunteerism, personal application of sustainability, application of sustainability in academics, and leadership and teamwork.<\/p>\n Brock students can sign up for the Virtual Spring Clean-up on\u00a0ExperienceBU<\/a>, while students from Niagara College may register on\u00a0the College’s Sustainability website.<\/a><\/p>\n