Get ready to celebrate National Volunteer Week with the Center for Community Engagement & Social Change (CCE)! We’re hosting a full week of awesome events to honor the spirit of service, community, and YOU—our amazing Lawrence volunteers! Check out what’s happening each day and join us for some fun, food, and feel-good service opportunities:
📅 MONDAY 4/21 | 12–2 p.m.
Warch Campus Center – 3rd Floor by Kaplan’s Café & Gallery
💌 Make appreciation cards for CASA volunteers
🎨 Create a vision board with us: “Why Do You Volunteer?”
📸 Snap a pic with Blu the Mascot
🍪 Grab a cookie or donut while you’re at it!
📅 TUESDAY 4/22 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Warch 4th Floor – Runkel Room
🌎 Earth Day Event!
Help us build birdhouses & feeders to donate to Heckrodt and Riverview Gardens
🐐 BONUS: BABY GOAT YOGA!
🧘♀️ 12:00–1:00 p.m. | Wellness Center – Multi-Purpose Room
Come relax, stretch, and hang out with some adorable baby goats while practicing yoga. It’s as amazing as it sounds! Sign-up required since available spots are limited. You can sign-up HERE.
📅 WEDNESDAY 4/23
✨ Celebrate Lawrence Student Volunteers!
If you’ve logged your volunteer hours this year—THANK YOU! Continue to log your volunteer hours HERE 💙
📅 THURSDAY 4/24 | 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Wellness Center – 2nd Floor Lobby
🩸 Bone Marrow Donation Drive
Stop by to learn how a simple cheek swab can save a life. Join the registry and be a hero-in-waiting!
📅 FRIDAY 4/25 | 5–7 p.m.
Main Hall Green
🌟 Spring Into Service – Our BIG celebration!
🎨 Join hands-on service projects (bracelets, bookmarks, wind chimes & more!)
🤝 Connect with local organizations doing great work in the Fox Cities
🎶 Enjoy live music
🍱 Free boxed dinners & tote bags for participants!
Whether you’ve volunteered this year or are just curious about how to get involved, there’s something for everyone during National Volunteer Week! We’d love to see you at one (or all!) of the events.
Let’s celebrate the power of community, kindness, and action—together. 💪💫
The CCE Team
Center for Community Engagement & Social Change
Lawrence University