Albion Cleans Up Kalamazoo River

Oct 20, 2015 – ALBION, Mich.—The Pi Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi at Albion College participated in the Krazy for the Kazoo river cleanup.

    Seeking a service event with the greatest impact for the Albion community, VP-Community Service Lexie Jones spoke with City Manager Sheryl Mitchell who suggested aiding the Kalamazoo River watershed cleanup. Seven members and five pledges cleaned the riverbanks and retrieved litter from the river with students, teachers, and residents of Albion. 
Pi Tau Chapter
    Through this event, members became more aware of the effects their actions have on the environment. The glass, plastic, cans, and other garbage thrown out of cars or on the sidewalk adds up and members saw the impact first-hand. In total, the Krazy for the Kazoo river cleanup resulted in volunteers collecting more than 580 pounds of trash. The chapter is looking forward to cleaning up the Kalamazoo River in the future during this annual event. 

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About Krazy for the Kazoo
Krazy for the Kazoo is a day where the community comes together to celebrate local streams and rivers in the Kalamazoo River watershed. Volunteers descend and pick one of eight locations to pick up trash and debris from the river, clean up a local park, plant a tree, and show the community how they are Krazy for the Kazoo.  This watershed-wide event grew out of a successful cleanup program conducted in the Battle Creek, Charlotte, and Marshall areas for more than 10 years. The event spread to many other locations including Otsego, Kalamazoo, Albion and Concord.

About Delta Sigma Pi
Delta Sigma Pi is the nation's largest and first co-ed, professional business fraternity that encourages personal and professional development of men and women pursuing careers in business. The Fraternity is one of the most diverse Greek organizations supporting scholastic, professional and service events on campuses and in communities. Delta Sigma Pi provides high-quality training and events to shape ethical leaders of tomorrow in business, communities, and the world at large. Delta Sigma Pi has grown from its founding at New York University in 1907 by four men of diverse faiths and backgrounds to an extensive network of more than 250 chapters and 275,000 members.

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