In acknowledgement of Earth Day, Charleston Job Corps partners with Tom Toliver and the West Virginia State University Land Grant Extension to aid in preparation for the new community garden on Charleston’s West Side on April 22.  Students from student government association and youth to youth groups gave of themselves to provide assistance for the day.  After completing the assignment, students returned to the campus to assist in the center-wide clean-up and beautification projects.  Students and staff were all participants of cleaning and planting flowers along the center.  Earth Day is a day of political action and civic participation and is led by the Earth Day Network.  People march, sign petitions, meet with their elected officials, plant trees, clean-up their towns and roads. Corporations and governments use it to make pledges and announce sustainability measures.  Faith leaders, including Pope Francis, connect Earth Day with protecting God’s greatest creations, humans, biodiversity and the planet that we all live on.