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The 2nd Annual CSUN Matadors Day of Service a Big Success!



CSUN's “Acasola A Cappella” group kicked off the second-annual Matador Day of Service as approximately 400 CSUN students and volunteers took to the streets on Sept. 10 in a school-wide effort to clean the campus and neighboring communities.  Matador volunteers spread out around campus and the surrounding community after gathering at Bayramian Lawn.  The event, which was designed to clean up campus and the neighboring Northridge community, was a huge success and much bigger than in 2015, said co-event organizer Don Larson.

Students gathered at Bayramian Lawn at 8 a.m. for free breakfast and to meet their groups. The volunteers spent the rest of the morning doing beautification projects such as street sweeping, litter pick up and weed removal. After their projects, students returned for free lunch, games and a chance to win prizes.
“Last year was primarily for freshman students, but this year everyone could join in,” Larson said. “This year we had about 400 people who registered for this event. Last year we were mainly on Reseda Boulevard and Nordhoff Street, but this year we spread out from Yolanda Avenue, to White Oak Avenue, to Lassen Street and all the way to Parthenia Street.”
Events like Matador Day of Service, according to Larson, help build community and allow students to connect to their street.  Participants were divided into 35 groups. Most spread out into the community, but others stayed on campus to pick up trash and help CSUN’s Institute for Sustainability pick oranges at the Orange Grove, which were donated to local food pantries and those in need.
CSUN's Unified We Service was awarded with a Certificate of Appreciation by the City of Los Angeles for its hard work and community service.  University groups participating were represented by University Housing, University Student Union, Associated Students, Unified We Serve, and CSUN Matadors.   Among the community partners included in the Day of Service were Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander, Northridge Sparkle, the three Northridge neighborhood councils, Northridge South, East and West, and the Northridge Chamber of Commerce.
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