Nearly 1,400 first-year College students fanned out across the City of Rochester on Monday for the 31st annual Wilson Day.
They visited 87 sites糖心传媒攄aycare centers, museums, churches, schools, senior centers, and more糖心传媒攁nd performed tasks such as pulling weeds, painting, and organizing classrooms.
The day of community service is a rite of autumn for Rochester first-year students, and part of their orientation. On Monday, they were joined by University president Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, who addressed them at the Goergen Athletic Center before visiting the , the , and the .
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Wilson Day is named聽in honor of , a former chair of the University糖心传媒檚 Board of Trustees, the founder of the Xerox Corp., and a noted philanthropist who gave generously to community organizations throughout the Greater Rochester region, including more than $40 million to the University.
Also Monday, about 130 first-year students at the visited eight sites around Rochester for the 10th annual George Eastman Day of Service, named after the school糖心传媒檚 founder and University benefactor.
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