Group works to clean up Raritan River
Michelle Cerone / Metro Editor
Issue date: 4/21/08 Section: Page One
Alam said Water Watch wanted to raise awareness about the pollution in the river and get the community members involved. Although this is the fourth cleanup, it is the first time her organization reached out to the community, she said.
"Basically, the environment is something that affects everyone," Alam said. "Hopefully, we'll be able to connect the local community members with the environment as well."
Volunteers included several University sororities and fraternities, Boy Scout troops and members of the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership.
"We just wanted to do some service," said Prit Patel, a member of Delta Epsilon Psi and Rutgers College sophomore. "We're a service-based society."
Alam said she joined Water Watch to become more actively involved in making a difference in the environment. As a biology major, she said she always thought she would be working in a laboratory.
"I feel like I'm obligated to give back," she said. "I have a new found passion and that's with the environment, and I basically want to make a difference."
"Basically, the environment is something that affects everyone," Alam said. "Hopefully, we'll be able to connect the local community members with the environment as well."
Volunteers included several University sororities and fraternities, Boy Scout troops and members of the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership.
"We just wanted to do some service," said Prit Patel, a member of Delta Epsilon Psi and Rutgers College sophomore. "We're a service-based society."
Alam said she joined Water Watch to become more actively involved in making a difference in the environment. As a biology major, she said she always thought she would be working in a laboratory.
"I feel like I'm obligated to give back," she said. "I have a new found passion and that's with the environment, and I basically want to make a difference."