Projects that are bolded are still open for all students to participate in! Projects that are not bolded are either being publicized to show the great work of all of our student organizations or are full and no longer need volunteers! All of March Who: Public Service and Advocacy Committee of Student Government What: Platelet Drive When: March 1-March 31 Where: Student Health Services Description: From March 1 through March 31, 2009, UNC Student Government will be partnering with UNC Hospitals to support platelet donations and raise money for the UNC Senior Public Service Award. Each time you donate platelets, $2 will be given to the UNC Senior Public Service Award Fund. Coming to donate with 3 of your friends earns you free food of your choosing from Franklin Street to be delivered to you! Make sure and mention that you are donating on behalf of the Senior Public Service Award. For more information and to sign up, please visit http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/healthpatientcare/deptscenterspgms/platelets. March 1-8 Who: Carolina Swim Clinic What: Weekly Swim Clinic When: March 1 from 3:00-4:00 PM Where: Bowman Gray Pool Description: This swim clinic focuses on teaching Latino children to swim. If interested, contact Anna Hudson at carolinaswimclinic@gmail.com. Who: MANO What: ESL tutoring for women When: March 2 Where: Carrboro Elementary School Description: Female UNC students tutor women in English. MANO tutor these women every Monday and Wednesday night. Who: Kenan Community What: Blood Drive When: March 3 from 3-7:30 PM Where: Kenan Parlor Description: Kenan Community will be hosting its Spring Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, March 2 from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the Kenan Parlor. All donors will receive free t-shirts and be placed into a raffle to receive to free Delta airline tickets. Walk-ins will be accepted, but everyone is encouraged to sign up at http://unc.givesblood.org. Who: Campus Health Services and Project Style What: Free HIV Testing When: March 4 from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM Where: Student Union Description: Come to the Student Union March 4 to get a FREE Rapid HIV test. If you have any questions, contact Patrice Wright at pawright@email.unc.edu. Who: UNC Campus What: Eve Carson Remembrance Ceremony When: March 5 from 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM Where: The Pit Description: March 5th marks the one year anniversary of the death of Eve Marie Carson, former Student Body President and fellow student at UNC. Eve's life is often remembered as the embodiment of the Carolina Way - to commemorate her passing, there will be a ceremony held in the Pit at 4pm on March 5th. Who: Circle K What: Bingo Night When: March 5 Where: Shepherd House Who: Everyone What: Bring a friend to volunteer day When: March 6 Where: Everywhere Description: If you regularly volunteer and have always wanted to show a friend what you do, today is the day! If you have always been interested in seeing what your friend does through service to others, ask if you can tag along. Who: Presbyterian Campus Ministries What: Habitat Build When: March 7 Description: Working on Habitat house sponsored by University Presbyterian Church. March 9-15 Who: Extended Disaster Relief What: Relief Trip to New Orleans When: Spring Break Where: New Orleans Who: Extended Disaster Relief What: Relief Trip to Galveston When: Spring Break Where: Galveston, TX Who: UNC Global Medical Brigades What: Spring Break Trip to Set Up Medical Clinics When: Spring Break Where: Tegucigalpa, Honduras Who: Newman Center What: Spring Break Trip working in Inner City Schools When: Spring Break Where: Philadelphia Who: Newman Center What: Relief Trip to Rebuild Houses Post-Hurricane Katrina When: Spring Break Where: St. Tammany West, Louisiana Who: Newman Center What: Relief Trip with Christian Appalachian Project to Rebuild Houses When: Spring Break Where: Kentucky Who: Newman Center What: Spring Break Trip to work with Mustard Seed Communities, an orphanage of HIV infected children When: Spring Break Where: Jamaica Who: APPLES Service-Learning What: Alternative Spring Break Trip When: Spring Break Where: Dearborn, Michigan Description: Participants explore historical and contemporary civil rights issues of Arabs and Arab-Americans while in Dearborn. Who: APPLES Service-Learning What: Alternative Spring Break Trip When: Spring Break Where: Guanajuato, Mexico Description: During spring break, students will work with migrant families on various community projects as well as attend cultural events and visit diverse migrant communities in Guanajuato. Who: Schools of Nursing, Public Health, Social Work, and Allied Health Sciences What: Interdisciplinary Service Learning Trip When: Spring Break Where: Guilford County Who: National Student Speech Language Association What: Alternative Spring Break Trip to Hand Out Raincoats to Children in Common Hope When: Spring Break Where: Guatemala March 16-22 Who: Ronald McDonald House What: Work Group When: March 17 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Where: Ronald McDonald House Description: Participate in a work group doing landscaping, house chores, cleaning, general maintenance or other fun activities! If interested, contact Trevor Scobey at trevor.scobey@unc.edu. Who: Carolina Meadows What: Volunteer with the aging population When: March 18 from 10 AM to 12 PM Where: Carolina Meadows Description: Participate with Carolina Meadows in various activities with the aging population. If interested, contact Elaina Giolando at giolando@email.unc.edu. Who: UNC Red Cross Club What: Blood Drive When: March 18 from 12-5 PM. Where: Great Hall of the Union Description: Can sign up on givesblood.org or in person the day of the drive. Who: Everyone What: Bring a friend to volunteer day When: March 18 Where: Everywhere Description: If you regularly volunteer and have always wanted to show a friend what you do, today is the day! If you have always been interested in seeing what your friend does through service to others, ask if you can tag along. Who: UNC Red Cross Club What: Blood Drive When: March 19 from 12-5 PM. Where: Great Hall of the Union Description: Can sign up on givesblood.org or in person the day of the drive. Who: Charles House What: Tea at Charles House When: March 19 from 3:30-5 PM Where: Charles House Description: Come assist Charles House with providing tea to their aging population! If you are interested, email Marlana Radcliffe at mradclif@email.unc.edu. Who: SANGAM What: South Asian Cultural Activity When: March 19 from 3:30 to 5:30 PM Where: Mary Scroggs Elementary Description: We will be participating in the Scroggs Elementary Cultural Fair to teach children about culture in South Asia. Anyone interested can email pneha@email.unc.edu. Who: Circle K What: Fun Friday at the YMCA When: March 20 Where: YMCA Who: Presbyterian Campus Ministries What: Habitat Build When: March 21 Description: Working on Habitat house sponsored by University Presbyterian Church Who: Campus Y What: Social Justice Bus Tour When: March 21 from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Where: Orange County Description: Beginning at 8:30am with coffee and bagels at the Campus Y, we will launch into the tour visiting five sites in the Triangle that are working to address some of the most pressing social justice issues facing our community before returning to the Y at 4pm. To register, please go the Y website http://campus-y.unc.edu/. Who: Project Rush Hour What: Food Drive When: March 21 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Where: Harris Teeter at Carr Mill Mall in Carrboro Description: Please donate your time to help solicit food donations to benefit the Inter-Faith Council Food Pantry. Students will hand out lists of food needs to customers of the Harris Teeter in Carrboro. (This project is full). To sign up, email Ashley Patton at anpatton@email.unc.edu. Who: UNC-CH Sports Clubs Council What: Race for a Reason 5K When: March 21 at 10 AM Where: Start at Ram's Head Rec Center Description: Come join us at the 4th Annual Race for a Reason! All proceeds benefit Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate, and the race fee is $10 in advance, $15 on race day (this includes a T-Shirt). Register at the race or at http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1707575. Who: Tri Delta What: Softball Tournament When: March 21 from 12PM - 6PM Where: Hooker Fields Description: Tri Delta invites everyone to come out to Hooker Fields on March 21 to watch different campus IFC fraternities battle it out in a softball tournament to benefit their national philanthropy, St. Jude's Research Hospital! Tickets are $5 ahead of time and $8 at the door, and pizza is included with your ticket purchase. Contact Sarah Gleason, Philanthropy Chair for Tri Delta, at segleason@gmail.com with any questions. Who: Hindu YUVA, Campus Y, NC Hillel What: Bhutanese Empowerment Project When: March 21 from 1-5 PM. Where: Raleigh Description: BEP is an effort to help resettle the recently arrived Bhutanese refugees. Currently, BEP tutors in Raleigh every Saturday from 1-5 PM. If interested, email Shivani Desai at sudesai@email.unc.edu. Who: Circle K What: Breakfast at Ronald McDonald House When: March 22 Where: Ronald McDonald House Who: The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service What: Setup for Crop Walk When: March 22 from 12:00-1:30PM Where: Carrboro Town Commons Description: Help set up for Crop Walk! If interested, please email Shannon Gigliotti at crisis4@ifcmailbox.org. Who: The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service What: Crop Walk When: March 22 at 1:30 PM Where: Carrboro Town Commons Description: The Crop Walk is a four-mile walk through the diverse streets of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and the UNC Campus with rest stops along the way and refreshments at the end. The Crop Walk links families and communities together to raise money in order to provide food and other resources for people locally and around the world. For more information on ways to help out, or to register to walk, visit http://www.ifcweb.org/cropwalk.html. Who: Carolina Swim Clinic What: Weekly Swim Clinic When: March 22 from 3:00-4:00 PM Where: Bowman Gray Pool Description: This swim clinic focuses on teaching Latino children to swim. If interested, contact Anna Hudson at carolinaswimclinic@gmail.com. March 23-29 Who: Project Dinah and Wun Hop Kuen Do Self-Defense Club What: Self-Defense Seminar When: March 23 from 9:15-11:15 PM Where: SRC A Description: Self-defense seminar focusing on the ability to acquire the verbal and physical tools you need to protect yourself and build your confidence. Who: Carolina Meadows What: Volunteer with the aging population When: March 25 from 3:30-5 PM Where: Carolina Meadows Description: Participate with Carolina Meadows in various activities with the aging population. If interested, contact Elaina Giolando at giolando@email.unc.edu. Who: Circle K What: Pediatric Playroom When: March 25 Where: UNC Hospitals Who: Ronald McDonald House What: Work Group When: March 26 from 2-4 PM Where: Ronald McDonald House Description: Participate in a work group doing landscaping, house chores, cleaning, general maintenance or other fun activities! If interested, contact Trevor Scobey at trevor.scobey@unc.edu. Who: Charles House What: Tea at Charles House When: March 26 from 3:30-5 PM Where: Charles House Description: Come assist Charles House with providing tea to their aging population! If you are interested, email Marlana Radcliffe at mradclif@email.unc.edu. Who: Everyone What: Bring a friend to volunteer day When: March 26 Where: Everywhere Description: If you regularly volunteer and have always wanted to show a friend what you do, today is the day! If you have always been interested in seeing what your friend does through service to others, ask if you can tag along. Who: Students for the Carolina Way, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Theta What: 4th Annual Si Sitterson Golf Tournament When: March 27 at 11:00 AM Where: Chapel Ridge Golf Course in Pittsboro, NC Description: All proceeds benefit the Eve Carson Memorial Scholarship, and registration is open to anyone. Please email Nat Kluttz at klut@email.unc.edu. Who: Service NC Committee What: Field Day When: March 27 at 3:30 PM Where: Hooker Fields Description: Come out for an afternoon of games and fun with local elementary school age children! To sign up, email Elaina Giolando at giolando@email.unc.edu. Who: HOPE Committee of Campus Y What: Box-Out When:March 27 at 6:00 PM Where: The Pit Description: The 3rd Annual UNC BOX-OUT is on Friday, March 27th! Sleep in the Pit in cardboard boxes for a night to raise money for the Community Empowerment Fund, a local microfinance initiative for the homeless! Email uncboxout@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or concerns. Who: Battle Park What: Trail Work When: March 28 from 10 AM to 12 PM Where: Battle Park Description: If you'd like to help with invasive exotic plant removal restoration planting, or just want to spend a beautiful Saturday morning out in the woods with service-oriented people, come volunteer with us, please email Stephen Keith at battlepark@unc.edu. Who: Presbyterian Campus Ministries What: Habitat Build When: March 28 Description: Working on Habitat house sponsored by University Presbyterian Church Who: Hindu YUVA, Campus Y, NC Hillel What: Bhutanese Empowerment Project When: March 28 from 1-5 PM. Where: Raleigh Description: BEP is an effort to help resettle the recently arrived Bhutanese refugees. Currently, BEP tutors in Raleigh every Saturday from 1-5 PM. If interested, email Shivani Desai at sudesai@email.unc.edu. Who: Carolina Swim Clinic What: Weekly Swim Clinic When: March 29 from 3:00-4:00 PM Where: Bowman Gray Pool Description: This swim clinic focuses on teaching Latino children to swim. If interested, contact Anna Hudson at carolinaswimclinic@gmail.com. March 30-April 5 Who: Everyone What: Bring a friend to volunteer day When: March 30 Where: Everywhere Description: If you regularly volunteer and have always wanted to show a friend what you do, today is the day! If you have always been interested in seeing what your friend does through service to others, ask if you can tag along. Who: Relay for Life What: Relay for Life at UNC When: April 3-4 at 6:00 PM Where: Fetzer Field Description: One day. One night. One community. Your Relay For Life® is about celebration, remembrance, and hope. By participating, you honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to the lives we've lost to the disease, and raise money to help fight it all right here in your community. You won't want to miss one moment of this life- and community-affirming event! For more information and to register, visit http://www.uncrelay.org. Who: Engineers Without Borders What: Think Global Run Local 1st Annual 6K When: April 4 at 9:00 AM Where: Polk Place Description: This 6k road race will raise money to assist the University of North Carolina's chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) in its effort to bring sustainably managed drinking water to rural and underserved communities in the developing world. For more information and to register, please visit http://studentorgs.unc.edu/ewb/index.php/special-events.html. Who: Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation What: Children's Egg Hunt Celebration When: April 4 from 9 AM-1 PM Where: Future New Hope Park in Hillsborough Description: The Egg Hunt has drawn up to 800-1000 Children from ages 2 years through 10 years old. Volunteer opportunities include hiding eggs and supervising hunt areas. We hope you consider this fun and exciting volunteer opportunity. Please contact Wes Tilghman at wtilghman@townofchapelhill.org. Who: North Carolina Careers Access Program What: 6th Annual Health on the Block When: April 4 from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Where: Hargraves Community Center Description: Local health organizations, UNC student organizations and area vendors will provide free tax preparations, on-site free health screenings, and health care information, entertainment, food, and prizes. Who: Presbyterian Campus Ministries What: Habitat Build When: April 4 Description: Working on Habitat house sponsored by University Presbyterian Church Who: Hindu YUVA, Campus Y, NC Hillel What: Bhutanese Empowerment Project When: April 4 from 1-5 PM. Where: Raleigh Description: BEP is an effort to help resettle the recently arrived Bhutanese refugees. Currently, BEP tutors in Raleigh every Saturday from 1-5 PM. If interested, email Shivani Desai at sudesai@email.unc.edu. Who: Carolina Swim Clinic What: Weekly Swim Clinic When: April 5 from 3:00-4:00 PM Where: Bowman Gray Pool Description: This swim clinic focuses on teaching Latino children to swim. If interested, contact Anna Hudson at carolinaswimclinic@gmail.com. |