Service
In EGL, we believe that providing service to the community through volunteering is an integral part of developing leadership skills and giving back. Our Community Chair routinely shares opportunities to volunteer with the TiL 2 class (for which 6 hours of volunteering is required) and all EGLs are invited to participate.
Our Volunteer Abroad Program offers the chance to do a full week volunteering engagement and culturally enriching experience, but we also do work to familiarize ourselves with the issues facing the local Ann Arbor community, so we require that 4 of the hours be completed locally. Oftentimes, EGLs will go out and volunteer together, so it is also a great way to meet EGLs!
Some past projects in the community include:
Volunteering at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens to clean up the park, 2021
Tauber Community Service Day 2023 – Volunteering with Avalon Housing to problem solve and recommend new data management system
Tauber Community Service Day 2023 – Volunteering with the Center for Success in Detroit to help empower youth and families
Volunteering at ReStore to reorganize layout
Disassembling furniture items to be used for materials!
Volunteering on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, VA 2021
Volunteering in a community garden in San Diego, VA 2021