ReachOut: Demolition & K-12 Outreach (But not at the same time)
During the month of November, EWB-UD ReachOut had two exciting, yet very different, events. Our first event involved EWB-UD members demolishing a water tank at the farm on South Campus
ReachOut: Community CleanUp
This past Saturday morning, EWB-UD members participated alongside other local organizations in Newark’s annual Fall Community Cleanup. Volunteers picked up litter in their designated area and stored it in trash bags for the City of Newark to dispose of at a later time.
ReachOut: Walk to School
Yesterday, as the children of Downes Elementary held their 15th annual Walk to School Day, the Downes Safe Routes To School Committee was present to gather parent feedback on our work thus far, and participate in the festivities.
ReachOut: Downes Open House
As part of our ongoing outreach efforts to Downes Elementary School, EWB-UD RSO was present at the parent-teacher open house this Monday to discuss out outreach efforts.
ReachOut: Digging Into the New School Year
This past weekend, members of Engineers without Borders volunteered for the first ReachOut event of the new school year which took place at White Clay Creek State Park. Most of the volunteers used shovels and rakes to dig out drainage culverts along the road at the Chamber’s House Nature Center while a few others helped […]
ReachOut: Cycling Safely to School
Over the course of the semester, EWB-UD volunteers aided in planning a pop-up project as a part of the Downes Elementary School Safe Routes To School Extended Outreach. The project involved setting up a stretch of protected bike lane using chalk, duct tape, traffic barrels, and a custom wood stencil along Casho Mill Road by […]
A First Step Toward Clean Water in the Philippines
Yesterday, members of EWB-UD participated in the First Step presentation and award ceremony on UD’s STAR campus. First Step is a program providing mentorship and funding opportunities to groups addressing pressing societal and environmental challenges. Under the mentorship of Kim Bothi, two students worked to address the root cause of water sanitation in the community of […]
Water: A Medium for Life
Working with the UD Department of Art and Design and the Newark EWB professional chapter, EWB-UD hosted an art show: “Water: A Medium for Life.” The event demonstrated both the talent of the art students at UD and the work EWB-UD has performed in their past and current projects. Through the generosity of the students who […]
