Attention SENIORS and LU alumni: We are seeking a full-time AmeriCorps VISTA to serve with the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley and the LU VCSC during the 2013-14 year. Learn more under “employment” to the left.
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Top 5 Reasons to Like our Facebook Page!
- You get to see all of the volunteer opportunities and social justice events we put on for the community. Plus, if you click attend, you get reminders the day of the event so you never forget!
- You get to tag yourself and your friends in pictures from our events. You’ll never be without an awesome profile picture again!
- You can see all of the links that our staff finds inspiring and shares with all of our friends on Facebook. Videos about social justice, election websites, poverty blogs – we find the best stuff on the internet and share it with you.
- You’ll have another way to get in contact with us questions or suggestions about events or how to volunteer in the Appleton community.
- You can take the first step towards breaking the Lawrence bubble by checking out all the information we post about the Appleton community! Appleton has a lot to offer students and we love sharing it with our fans.
Now that you’re convinced, go like our Facebook page!
February Saturday of Service!
Spend a Saturday with the Volunteer and Community Service Center as we help sort donations and do general cleaning at Saint Vincent’s Thrift Store. Transportation will be provided. Saturdays of Services are a great way to serve without long term commitment.
February 18th, 10-2 pm
Sign up here to reserve your spot!
Hungry for social justice? Attend the VCSC’s Hunger Banquet!
Hungry for social justice? Interested in learning more about hunger in the Fox Valley? Attend the Volunteer Center’s Hunger Banquet. First, get HUNGRY in a simulation of hunger in the Fox Valley (don’t worry, everyone will get FOOD!). Then, get FILLED with information about what the Salvation Army and the Community Garden Partnership are doing to fight hunger and how you can help.
Thursday, February 16, 7 pm, Hurvis Room (WCC). Cost is one meal swipe or $7 culinary cash.
If you would like to attend, please SIGN UP HERE. The deadline to sign up is Monday, February 13th. Hope to see you there!
All-Hall Service Competition
These Treverites are some of the winners of last term’s All-Hall Service Competition. What? You haven’t heard of the Service Competition? It’s a simple contest: be the hall with the most recorded service hours, and win eternal glory and a majestic throne.
This term’s competition got off to a great start with the MLK, Jr. Day of Service. Treverites and Plantzonians alike credited their halls with the hours they volunteered. Speaking of specific halls, last term’s winner was Trever, and they’re looking for a repeat. Plantz is also in the running, but the other halls are lagging behind.
So how can you bring glory to your hall? You could start a hall service council or you could drop by the VCSC in Raymond House to look for volunteer opportunities. Just make sure to credit any service hours to your hall!
By changing the world around you, you too can become volunteering royalty.
MLK, Jr. Day of Service – Monday, January 16, 2012
UPDATE! Thank you to all of the students, staff, faculty and alumni that signed up for MLK, Jr. Day THIS MONDAY. We will provide an email with additional details to all of you who signed up for volunteer orientations or the afternoon service project by Saturday. Registration is now closed for the community volunteer project beginning at 2:15 PM. See you on Monday!
Learn, Serve and Celebrate on our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on January 16th!
Here is what the day has to offer:
Life Study of the Fox Cities presentation: A representative from the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc., will share the recent results of the LIFE Study, a community assessment which identifies the strengths and opportunities for improvement for the Fox Cities community.It’s a great opportunity for all to learn about the community they live in and an opportunity for students and faculty to think about potential community engagement projects. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunch.Beverages and utensils will be provided to make it easier for those bringing food up from Andrew Commons. Location: Warch Campus Center, Pusey room, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM.
Volunteer orientations/workshops: A variety of workshops and orientations will be offered to anyone interested in providing ongoing service throughout the school year, during a summer break or through a “gap year” service opportunity following graduation. Also, a faculty development workshop on service learning will be offered. Representatives from the following organizations will be present: Fox Valley Humane Society, Boys and Girls Club, Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, Harbor House domestic abuse shelter, Building for Kids children’s museum, LU Career Center, LU Office of Engaged Learning and LU Volunteer and Community Service Center. Location: Warch Campus Center, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM.
Serve: Join us as we partner with the Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley to reach out to local students to teach diversity programming! (No experience necessary). A service opportunity with Heckrodt Wetland Reserve is also available. Location: Meet in Cinema, 2:15 PM-6 pm .
Celebrate: Attend a talk by speaker Dr. Dorothy Cotton, famous civil rights activist who helped lead the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Location: Chapel, 6:30 PM.
Sponsored by Volunteer & Community Service Center, Office of Engaged Learning & the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Make it a day on, not a day off!