Shelton State Community College Participates in Clean Up Efforts as Part of Don’t Drop it on Alabama

May 18, 2022 – In conjunction with Alabama People Against a Littered State (ALPALS) and the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) and as part of the annual “Don’t Drop it on Alabama” initiative, Shelton State Community College athletics and student organizations participated in days of “spring cleaning” on the College’s Martin and Fredd Campuses on Friday, April 22 and Friday, April 29.

Participating in this spring’s efforts were students from baseball, softball, cheerleading, women’s basketball, Psi Beta, Shelton State Association of Respiratory Care Students (SSARCS), Phi Theta Kappa, and Ambassadors.

“It was exciting to have a combined total of 120 people involved in our partnership with ALPALS and ACCS,” said Forrest Smith, the College’s Ambassador sponsor and project coordinator. “Our students, faculty, and staff members collected and removed over 60 pounds of litter and trash from our campuses, so we feel that the days were very successful!”

Alabama People Against a Littered State (ALPALS) is a statewide organization dedicated to making Alabama more beautiful by sponsoring programs focused on cleaning up litter in Alabama’s streets, streams, campuses, and coastlines.

Through education and annual anti-littering campaigns ALPALS has partnered with Alabama counties, cities, communities, schools, and other organizations to enhance the Alabama environment by preventing littering and picking up litter.  Since 1987, Alabama PALS and its valued partners have created, maintained, and implemented successful statewide litter prevention programs that have improved and beautified every corner of Alabama’s great state.

For more information, contact Forrest Smith at fsmith@sheltonstate.edu.