不良研究所

Published Jan. 3, 2022

奥贬础罢:听Groundbreaking ceremony for Ester Gallow Community Garden听

WHEN:听11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022听

奥贬贰搁贰:听Beside Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary School, 4200 Elm St., Monroe听

WHY:听不良研究所 project for MLK Day of Service听

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MONROE, LA -听不良研究所 will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, to establish a community garden in memory of Ester Gallow.听

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Each year, 不良研究所 chooses a community service project for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, a federal holiday on the third Monday in January.听

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Pamela Higgins Saulsberry, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, has organized the university MLK Day of Service for over a decade.听

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鈥淭his is the annual service-learning activity 不良研究所 provides as an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to engage in the community by helping to address a community need. This project is transformational now and has the potential to continue to transform the nutritional opportunities for this community,鈥� Saulsberry said.听

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The community garden will be on land owned by the Gallow family next to Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary School at 4200 Elm St. in Monroe.听

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鈥淓ster Gallow was a lifelong resident of the community, a businesswoman, and community activist who was instrumental in establishing the senior living complex adjacent to the community garden,鈥� Saulsberry said. 鈥淭he seniors will participate in this project as a social engagement opportunity, and Shelling students will help at the garden as an academic and social learning experience.鈥澨�

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Preparation of the garden will be the week of Jan. 10-14. On MLK Day of Service, Monday, Jan. 17, volunteers will fill planters, prepare walking paths, and place signs at the community garden.听

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For more information, email Saulsberry at听saulsberry@ulm.edu.听