Interested in helping others? Join the Public Service Panel in discussing different nationwide service organizations, such as Peace Corps, Teach for America, City Year, and more. Learn how to get involved after graduation and how to start preparing now. The panel will be held November 5, 7 p.m. in Ustler Hall. The panel is sponsored [...]
Each summer, Recurso organizes an international service trip to take 24 students at the University of Florida to Nicaragua. Participants work to implement a variety of projects to assist those living in extreme poverty. These include a Dental Hygiene Campaign, Clean Water Initiative, Prenatal Health Program, and Renovation Projects at local orphanages and schools. Members [...]
Children Beyond Our Borders is now accepting applications for their Crossing Borders 2010 service trips to Medellin and Cartagena, Colombia. There are two leadership positions per trip and there are several volunteer positions.
Please visit www.chbob.org for detailed information about the trips and to access to applications.
An information session will be held on Wednesday Nov. 10 [...]
If you are male and interested in helping at-risk youth, the NAACP Gator Chapter wants you.
The NAACP Gator Chapter’s (U)plifting (N)eighboring (I)nner-city (T)eenage (Y)outh 2010 Program is still in search of male applicants. “Unity” begins with “U,” so please go to Web site for more information or contact UNITY’s Coordinator.
Be the one to make a [...]
Be the change in the Gainesville community. Come to the next Campus Kitchens Project meeting TODAY, Monday, October 26th at 6 p.m. in Matherly Hall room 18 to hear about how to make a difference using food sustainability to help feed those in need. Both volunteers and student representatives of organizations are welcome.
Make A Difference Day 2009 is October 24 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Make a Difference Day (MADD) is the most encompassing national day of helping others where students become aware of the many issues in their community through service and education. In 2008, over 3 million people around the country completed various projects and this number [...]
Get involved with Gator CHOMP: a perfect combo of fun group members and community service! Gator CHOMP was founded on the notion of bringing together those with extra resources and those with an unmet needs in order to fill empty stomachs. At its’ core, CHOMP seeks to deliver extra food from Gator Dining and off-campus [...]
Come out on Thursday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the International Center (The Hub) and listen to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers as they share their experiences living and working in Asia, the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean. Their jobs varied as much as their communities, food and living conditions. Learn how they handled living [...]
Apply now to combine travel and community service into one of the most memorable experiences of your college career!
Florida Alternative Breaks participant applications for winter, MLK weekend, and spring break trips are due to the Center for Leadership and Service this Wednesday (Oct 21) at 4 p.m.
http://www.leadershipandservice.ufl.edu/studentorgs/fab/
If you like traveling and helping others in the same time, this is the event for you! Heal the World is holding an info session for international mission trips. These trips include medical service, dental service, teaching, construction, or even helping at orphanages.
If you are interested in going on a trip this year, don’t miss [...]