Memphis, Tennessee
Pios Volunteer, a student volunteer engagement program, headed south to Memphis, Tennessee to join three other universities and the non-profit Living Lands and Waters. Each year, this organization hosts service weeks to gather thousands of pounds of garbage that makes its way into the lake from stormwater drainage systems across the region. Carroll’s volunteers spent a total of 120 hours cleaning up the shoreline. Collectively, the group managed to keep 44,480 pounds of plastic bottles, basketballs, tires, and other trash from entering the Mississippi River. When the group wasn't "yachting," what they lovingly named their clean up adventures, they were able to visit the Civil Rights Museum, Memphis Zoo, and the botanical gardens.
Staff Advisor: Justin Latawiec ’17, Assistant Director of Young Alumni Engagement