Journal Tribune features UNECOM students' adoption of local park

The Journal Tribune on April 29, 2013 ran a story on UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine students and Knights of Columbus members who have adopted the upkeep of Mechanics Park in Biddeford.

The story notes that Maia Martinez-Heath, MSII, current president of UNE’s Sigma Sigma Phi, has been involved in park cleanup efforts since last autumn. With the days getting warmer, she’s been busy recruiting volunteers to shore up the college’s numbers.

The story explains that "the UNE contingent oversaw their corner of Mechanics Park for about seven weeks in October and November before winds and weather became prohibitively cold; Saturday, the group – with a few more students in tow – picked up where they left off."

Martinez-Heath said that, aside from helping to beautify a public space, the activity also lets students spend some quality time outside, which is not always an easy feat when hitting the books. Sam Moss, MSI, was also quoted in the story. Read the entire story.

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