Spring Day of Service
½ûÂþÌìÌÃ’s annual Day of Service is held each spring in March. Day of Service calls for individuals and groups to spend the day volunteering in their communities to provide solutions to the nation's most pressing issues. The Center for Community and Civic Engagement coordinates the volunteer work for this meaningful day of community engagement. Students spend time in the local community giving back.
Day of Service 2024
This year's annual Spring Day of Service was held on Friday, March 22 from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. A total of 227 participants were able to sign up for one to four shifts throughout the day to provide flexilbity for students class schedules. Students, faculty and staff, and community members packed nearly 46,000 meals for families in need in partnership with , which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing food and agriculture, clean water, and critical aid to those in need across the globe.
This event was hosted by the CCCE, and in partnership with The Center for Global Understanding and Peacebuilding, Student Assmebly, PSECU, the ½ûÂþÌìÌà School of Public Service, and the ½ûÂþÌìÌà Social Work Department. Students recieved free shirts on a first-come, first-serve basis.Ìý
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Day of Service 2023Ìý
Last year, the ½ûÂþÌìÌà community, including students, faculty and staff, alumni, and community members came together to make over 200 blankets that were sent to the James Biever Police-Community Alliance to comfort children being transported in police cars. The CCCE also partnered with Unto, Church World Service (CWS), Bethesda Mission, and The Joshua Group to make 1,500 school supply kits.Ìý
With a total of 230 participants, the Blue Jay flock was truly able to make an impact on our community. about the event.Ìý
Day of Service 2022
In 2022, ½ûÂþÌìÌà students, faculty, and staff came together to pack more than 46,000 rice and lentil meals that will be sent to refugee families experiencing food insecurity. The College partnered with Unto, a local humanitarian organization, to coordinate the project.
With a total of 232 participants, each person’s involvement provided over 198 meals from a 75-minute packing session. Each box of 144 meals will feed a family of five a meal a day for a month, which means roughly 68 families will be provided with one meal a day for a month because of the work done by the campus community. You can Ìýor to see what it was like!