Citizen Katie: Our students volunteer in the community

The Indian Summer weather on Saturday, Oct. 16, allowed for a fantastic weekend program opportunity for residence hall students. Citizen Catie is our annual community service event that takes residence hall students into the community to do a variety of service projects. This year’s Citizen Katie event took place in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood – the home of St. Catherine University’s Minneapolis campus. The neighborhood was selected to allow Katies to work alongside people beyond our University community.

One group pulled weeds and raked leaves at the Fifth Street Garden; others cleaned up trash in Currie Park and along Cedar Avenue. Still other groups had the opportunity to clean up the upper and lower areas of scenic Riverside Park as well as Bohemian Flats. Some students collaborated with peers from the University of Minnesota to beautify Bluff Street Park. A final group had an opportunity to remove Bucktorn along West River Parkway in Minneapolis.

This year's Citizen Katie event was dedicated to the memory of alumna and St. Kate's benefactor Henrietta Schmoll Rauenhorst '49, who died on Oct. 13. The Henrietta Schmoll School of Health, one residence hall and a ballroom on the St. Paul campus are named in her honor.