Blood Drive
Each school year, the Elliott University Center at the University of North Carolina Greensboro hosts multiple Red Cross Blood Drives. Drives are day-long events and are a great way to serve the community. Students are encouraged to come donate blood or to work as a volunteer. Our chapter at UNCG volunteered to help with one of the blood drives. ... Continue Reading
Feeding America
Many SAL chapters are going above and beyond collecting cans for SAL's Annual Food Fight Against Hunger and are also volunteering at food banks and soup kitchens this Fall. Members from the Grand Valley State University Chapter went to the Feeding America warehouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan to see what they could do to help. ... Continue Reading
St. Joseph's Diner
Members from the University of Louisiana Lafayette Chapter volunteered at a local soup kitchen called St. Joseph's Diner. The diner provides food to the hungry in a number of ways, including free lunch which is always prepared by volunteers. The members prepared a meal for the residents at the men's shelter at St. Joseph's. ... Continue Reading
Jumpstart
Jumpstart is a program that partners university students with young children in South End preschools to deliver an innovative early learning program to the children. According to their website, "every child is born with the potential to succeed, but studies have shown that children from low-income backgrounds start kindergarten 60% behind their peers." Jumpstart provides a high-quality, comprehensive program to develop children from low-income families to help them reach their full potential. ... Continue Reading