Campus Beautification Days Meet Spring Up To Clean Up

Event Date: 
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 9:00am EDT to Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 1:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Thunder Bay Campus
Event Contact Name: 
Ledah McKellar
Event Contact E-mail: 

Thunder Bay faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in our Campus Beautification Days as we encourage our Lakehead community to spend some time outdoors with peers and colleagues while lending a hand to spruce up our campus. This year, we are collaborating with Spring Up To Clean Up.

On May 13, from 9-1 pm we will work together to pick up litter across campus. Litter pickers, gloves, and trash bags are provided.

On May 14, from 9-1 pm we will work together to tidy our gardens of debris and trash.

Departments and individuals are encouraged to sign up ahead of time, but drop-ins are welcome. Registration is available via google form. While bringing your own garden gloves and trowels is appreciated, it's not mandatory. 

Location and Amenities:

Look for our welcome table outside the Chancellor Paterson Library, where you'll find all the necessary supplies. Light refreshments will be provided.

Volunteers are welcome to participate anytime between 9 am to 1 pm each day. Check out our registration form for further details: Departmental and Individual Registration.

A Tradition of Wellness and Community:
Beginning in May 2022, Campus Beautification Days started as a Wellness Strategy initiative offering a platform for our Lakehead  community to unite in a shared mission of environmental stewardship
and camaraderie (
TB, OR). What started as a simple idea has blossomed into a cherished tradition, now overseen by the Office of Sustainability and Physical Plant, with ongoing support from various action items within Lakehead's Wellness Strategy (e.g., 2.1D, 2.2H, and 2.3C).

Poster which includes same information with picture of 3 lakehead staff collecting trash.