Furman hopes to have 1,000 students volunteer for day of service April 11

Furman is hoping to turn out 1,000 students next month for a day of community service along Poinsett Highway in one of the first steps of a long-term initiative to revitalize the seven-mile corridor between the university and downtown.

Furman administrators and student leaders are still working out details for the April 11 Day of Service, but expect the volunteer work to include everything from chopping kudzu to replacing basketball nets.

The Greenville News ran a front-page story about the impending effort.