Alverno College cancels classes for special beach cleanup at South Shore Park

It wasn't a typical day at the beach for students, faculty, and staff members of Alverno College. Wednesday marked their 21st Annual Community Day where classes were canceled for the day to demonstrate the power of volunteering and community service. They arrived fired up and ready to go. "Alverno is just really big on giving back to the community and it's also something that I believe in, so once community fliers went out, I just had to jump on it," said Alverno student Andrea Ramirez. Another student, Izzy Torres, feels the same way. "I'm a senior this year and I've been doing the beach all four years and I never miss it. I'm always like, everybody come, let's do it together," said Torres. READ MORE: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/alverno-college-cancels-classes-for-special-beach-cleanup-at-south-shore-park