EC Make a Difference Day

What a great day! About 15 EC students and staff, along with a number of community members headed out on Saturday, October 20th for the first ever EC Make a Difference Day! Groups assisted at two local sites for about 3 1/2 hours and contributed a total of over 50 hours of service!

Sites included the Sheldon Peck Homestead in Lombard (pictured above), where the group prepared the garden for winter and cleaned an area of the homestead land, including the woodpile. While they were there, the group also toured the homestead and learned about the important role that Peck played in the abolitionist movement in the mid to late 1800s.

Another group traveled to the Elmhurst Great Western Prairie about a mile from campus. The group collected seeds from various prairie plants and learned about the history of prairie land in Illinois. Working with a group of committed prairie volunteers, the group also had the opportunity to learn more about Elmhurst and the plot of land upon which the prairie is growing.

Thanks to all of our EC Make a Difference Day participants for all of your hard work! For additional pictures from the Sheldon Peck Homestead site, follow the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/laura.wilmarth/ECMADD2007OctMSP