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Good on ya, MIT

By Julia Reischel on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 11:33 am

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Exploding-sodium-in-the-Charles update: MIT has done the classy thing and donated $6000 to the Charles River Clean Up Boat. Here's an excerpt from the email I got yesterday from Tom McNichol:

"Some good news. I received a call from MIT this morning saying they would donate $6,000 dollars to the Clean Up Boat. This cover the money we owe to Triumvirate Environmental. The excess money, over the bill, will be applied to boat repair and incidentals such as replacement clothes and shoes for [the two injured volunteers]. . . The other good news is that a number of organizations and individuals have started efforts to get the bill paid, and keep us going . . . I believe we have enough money to pay the 2007 bills . . . Thanks again to everyone for helping out, the idea that if most helped we can keep the Charles clean is a reality."

Also, in a previous email, McNichol stressed that MIT has financially supported the Clean Up Boat for years. Who says all the local universities have no souls?

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