CARING TO ACT calendar
2009-2010
If your group would like to participate in any of the following events, please contact Ron Brown via email or by phone at (804) 827-1904
If you would like to register for one of the following events, please register through the Hands On Greater Richmond website.
Project Homeless Connect
November 19, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Richmond Convention Center
VCU Lead: School of Social Work Alumni (Helen Obeirne)
Community Partner: Homeward
Volunteer Goal: 400 volunteers
Volunteers for Project Homeless Connect will assist a homeless person in obtaining community resources. No special skills required.
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Kids' Winter Coat Drive
November 1 - December 11
Monroe Park Campus and MCV Campus
VCU Lead: VCU Staff Senate
Community Partner: YMCA of Greater Richmond (Tito Luna, VP of Community Development and Programs)
Volunteer Goal: Unlimited
VCU will host a kids' winter coat drive that will be held on both campuses. Collection boxes will be placed around the campuses and staff, students and faculty can donate specified items that will be collected and delivered to the YMCA for children enrolled in their after school programs.
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MLK Day 2010
January 15, 2010
VCU Campus and in the community
VCU Lead: Erin Brown, AmeriCorps and VCU Alumni Association
Community Partners: Hands on Greater Richmond and Hanover County
Volunteer Goal: Unlimited
In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, there will be a series of educational and service-oriented events on this day of service.
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Community Health Fair
March 6, 2010
VCU Lead: Napoleon Peoples, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
More details about this event are forthcoming
Affordable Housing Week
April 18-23, 2010
Various community locations
VCU Lead: Urban and Regional Planning Student Association (Meghan Gough)
Other VCU Units: Green Unity 4 VCU, VCU Recycling, Student Gardening Club
Community Partners: Hands On Greater Richmond, Habitat for Humanity, Boaz and Ruth, ElderHomes
Volunteer Goal: 150 Volunteers
In observance of the Richmond Affordable Housing Week, area nonprofit organizations will host several service projects across the Richmond area. The activities will include home repair, carpentry, painting, etc. No prior skills required.
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Campus Food Drive
April 20-22, 2010
VCU Monroe Park Campus
VCU Lead: Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology (Melissa Blank)
Other VCU Units: VCU Dining Services (Tamara Highsmith), VCU Staff Senate and VCU Business Services
Community Partner: Central Virginia Food Bank (Rick Holzbach, Food Resource Manager)
Volunteer Goal: Limit of 100 volunteers
VCU Dining Services will focus on the reduction of food waste on the Monroe Park Campus in Shafer Food Court and the Student Commons. Pounds of food waste reduction will be calculated and VCU Dining Services will donate an equal amount of food to the Central Virginia Food Bank.
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Earth Day Celebration 2010
April 22, 2010, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
VCU Monroe Park Campus
VCU Lead: Green Unity 4 VCU (Amanda Schutt)
Other VCU Units: VCU Recycling, Student Gardening Club, SGA
Community Partner: None
Volunteer Goal: 100 volunteers
VCU will host an Earth Day event focusing on environmental issues including recycling, eating locally, conservation, restoration, energy, etc.
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Other information
All VCU Caring to Act events will be promoted through the VCU Events Calendar.
The Caring to Act Calendar is sponsored by the Council for Community Engagement.