More than 200 Montclair State students work in neighboring communities with local township officials and Montclair State mascot, Rocky the Red Hawk

9/11 National Day of Service

September 11, 2010, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. (except where indicated below)

Montclair, Little Falls, Bloomfield, Clifton, and Paterson

For the second year in a row, Montclair State students will travel to neighboring communities to pitch in and help by cleaning up litter, assisting senior citizens, harvesting vegetables, raking leaves, organizing playground equipment, and delivering food to a food pantry, among other volunteer activities. The students will assemble at Montclair State at 8 a.m. and travel via Montclair State buses to the locations which include:

Montclair

The Montclair Citadel of The Salvation Army

A Lot to Grow, across from Mountainside Hospital at Bay Street and Highland Avenue, Montclair, 9 - 11 a.m.

Clean-up up in various locations including Montclair Heights train station and Carlisle Road, Bradford Academy and adjacent playground area, Watchung Avenue train station and plaza, Upper Montclair train station and parking area, Edgemont Park and playground

Little Falls

Little Falls Municipal Building, 225 Main Street, Little Falls, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Bloomfield

Beth Rehoboth Food Pantry, 55 Lawrence Street, Bloomfield

Franklin Elementary, 85 Curtis Street, Bloomfield

Clifton

Washington Park clean-up

St. Peter's Haven, 380 Clifton Avenue

Daughters of Miriam, 9 - 11 a.m.

Paterson

CUMAC Food Pantry, 223 Ellison Street, Paterson

Montclair State University

Ben Samuels Children's Center, Clove Road

General Campus Clean-up

Media Coverage is Invited

Montclair State University

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