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Community Partners Celebrate Earth Day at Edison State College

Apr 14, 2014

April 14, 2014 – PUNTA GORDA, FLA. – Edison State College is teaming up with local community partners to host an Earth Day document shredding event and a collection drive, from 9 a.m.- 1p.m., on Wednesday, April 23, at the Edison State College Charlotte Campus, 26300 Airport Rd., Punta Gorda. The event is free and open to the public.

A variety of community partners will be on campus, including:

The Charlotte County Public Works and Waste Management, which will provide free document shredding services and will collect household recyclables such as plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum;

Keep Charlotte Beautiful, which will collect gently used books to distribute at their free community libraries; and

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, which will be accepting donations of clothing, textiles, furniture, small appliances and household items.

For more information, contact Kirsten Thompson, coordinator, Campus Services, Edison State College, at (239) 489-9095 or email kthompson1@edison.edu.

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Celebrating over 50 years of excellence, Edison State College is Southwest Florida’s largest, most accessible and ranked nationally as one of the most affordable institutions of higher education. Serving more than 22,000 students per year regionally, nationally, and internationally, students are also active in a wide variety of clubs and programs that cater to their interests. Nationally, Edison State is ranked 45th among associate degree producers and 26th for its prestigious associate producing Nursing program. For more information please visit www.edison.edu. 

Last Updated: April 14, 2014