CU Fraternity Phi Delta Theta is kicking off an effort to foster greater partnership and harmony with the Boulder Hill community on Feb. 24 at noon with a fraternity-sponsored Hill Cleanup.
A long-time favorite activity of the fraternity and Hill residents, the cleanup is aimed at creating a cleaner neighborhood and happier residents. People who want to participate in the cleanup should meet at noon at the Phi Delta Theta house at 1111 College Ave.
Boulder police officer Brian Rech said the project is welcome. "It's really nice to see one of our community's great resources (fraternity and sorority houses) step up and do something positive for this neighborhood," said Rech.
The cleanup precedes the March unveiling of the new Adopt-A-Block program sponsored by the University of Colorado Student Union and the city of Boulder, in which CU's Greek organizations will adopt a street in Boulder and maintain it, similar to the state's Adopt-A-Highway program.Ìý
Phi Delta Theta has adopted an as yet to be determined portion of 11th street for the upcoming year.
The members of Phi Delta Theta are excited to be an integral part of the Hill community and partners with their neighbors. "Our renewed commitment to the community embodies the principles by which our individual members, and the chapter as a whole, live," said David Morin, president of the Colorado Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Theta at CU-Boulder.
The Boulder chapter is leading the effort to renew amicable relations between Phi Delta Theta and the Hill Community. "We feel that it's time to give something back to the community and our gracious neighbors on the Hill," Morin said.
For additional information, please contact Andrew C. Trombley, Phi Delta Theta vice president, at (720) 771-2244 or Zachary C. Jobe, Phi Delta Theta philanthropy chair, at (720) 255-4470.