Traditional UMaine Day of Service Events Scheduled for April 27

Contact: Kevin Taschereau, kevin.taschereau,@umit.maine.edu.

ORONO — Maine Day, a University of Maine tradition now in its 76th year, is scheduled for Wednesday April 27.

President Arthur Hauck started the Maine Day tradition in 1935, setting aside one day late in the spring semester for campus clean-up activities.  Over the years, the format has evolved to include more generalized community service projects, a parade, a barbecue and “oozeball,” which is volleyball played in a mud pit.

The parade begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Hilltop complex, with service projects scheduled for the morning leading up to the noon barbecue at the Steam Plant parking lot.

UMaine’s Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism staff members handle many of the planning details for Maine Day.  Members of the UMaine community are encouraged to pre-register on the Maine Day Web site.  A full schedule is also available at that Web site.