Helping out at UPH

July 20, 2011

Volunteers

Students from Skidmore College's Pre-College Program volunteered to do gardening and grounds clean-up at the historic Universal Preservation Hall on Saturday, July 16, as part of the program's community service component. The five-week summer program, which draws exceptional high school students from across the country and around the world, offers participants the opportunity to get a head start on college by residing on campus and taking college-level courses.

Pictured here: Yareli Vargas of Soledad, Cal., (right) plants flowers with the help of Skidmore senior Penhleak (Pinkie) Chan '12, a resident assistant for the program who hails from Cambodia.

Photo: Eric Jenks

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