* To connect with and support the Greater Boston community in a thoughtful, respectful, meaningful, and helpful way.
* To provide a way for students living on lower campus to give away items that are still good, but that they cannot or do not want to bring home for the summer.
* To help the environment by reducing waste, recycling and reusing
* To connect with other members of the BC community
Cleansweep 2008 was a great success! Thank you to volunteers and those who donated. Thanks also, to our partner agencies for a wonderful collection day event!
We would also like to thank the BC people and departments who work behind the scenes to make Cleansweep possible - Maria Dichiappari, Catherine Sullivan, Sheila Jafarzadeh at the Boston College Neighborhood Center; John Pagliarulo, Terry Gilman, Leonardo Torres, Sandy Corsi and the Plex staff; PJ Cappadona (Transportation & Parking); Gerry Boyle and the Facilities staff; John McLaughlin (Information Technology); Chris Darcy, Henry Humphries, and the Residential Life staff; Mike Swanson (Media Technology Services); Sheila McMahon (Women's Resource Center); Captain Maggie Connolly, Sgt. Kevin Croke, Officer Rick Glynn, Officer Brian Eng, Johny Walker (BCPD); Deirdre Manning (Sustainability & Facilities Management); Dave Early and the staff of Bureau of Conferences; Helen Wechsler and Michael Kann (Dining Services); the Alumni Association.