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Aug. 24, 2010
500 UT Students Volunteer at a Dozen Organizations
On Friday, Aug. 27, students from The University of Tampa will help more people than ever during the 11th annual Into the Streets volunteer event. The PEACE Volunteer Center has expanded the list of organizations that will benefit from the day of service, which includes more than 500 students, faculty and staff going into the community and volunteering, doing things like cleaning apartments for the elderly, cleaning up local parks and sorting food donations to the Metropolitan Ministries. The goal of this program is for incoming students to realize the importance of giving back to the community and to continue volunteering throughout their time at UT and beyond. All incoming students, as well as faculty and staff, are invited to participate. The volunteers will spend from 1-5:30 p.m. providing community service to the following 12 local agencies:
On Friday, Aug. 27, students from The University of Tampa will help
more people than ever during the 11th annual Into the Streets volunteer
event. The PEACE Volunteer Center
has expanded the list of organizations that will benefit from the day
of service, which includes more than 500 students, faculty and staff
going into the community and volunteering, doing things like cleaning
apartments for the elderly, cleaning up local parks and sorting food
donations to the Metropolitan Ministries.
The goal of this program is for incoming students to realize the importance of giving back to the community and to continue volunteering throughout their time at UT and beyond. All incoming students, as well as faculty and staff, are invited to participate.
The volunteers will spend from 1-5:30 p.m. providing community service to the following 12 local agencies:
The goal of this program is for incoming students to realize the importance of giving back to the community and to continue volunteering throughout their time at UT and beyond. All incoming students, as well as faculty and staff, are invited to participate.
The volunteers will spend from 1-5:30 p.m. providing community service to the following 12 local agencies:
- Seniors in Service
Nancy McWilliams
Director of Community Relations
(813) 932-5228, ext. 224
mcwilliams@seniorsinservice.org
Scrubbing kitchen floors, scouring bathtubs, washing windows and performing other tasks that are difficult for elders - It’s All About Kids Inc.
Wanda DeLaRosa (813) 269-4402
2105 University Square Mall (in the end cap by Old Navy)
Registering students, going door-to-door to promote the new after-school program at the Oaks at Riverview Apartments on North Florida Avenue and painting a mural. - Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful
Daisy Packer
(813) 735-9619
Cleaning up the neighborhood around Robles Elementary - HOPE Children’s Home
Landscaping and outdoor painting - Metropolitan Ministries
Kitchen duties, sorting donations, helping with the after-school program (playing games and helping with homework) - Feeding America
Sorting donations - Clearwater Parks and Recreation
Removing invasive plants - Sweetwater Organic Farm
Removing invasive plants - The Child Abuse Council
Reading to children at Dimples' Playground - Mayor’s Beautification Program
Park cleanup at Al Lopez Park - The Human Development Center
- United Cerebral Palsy of Tampa Bay
More details and contacts are available upon request. Students will
meet at Falk Theatre before dispersing. For more information, contact
the PEACE Volunteer Center at (813) 253-6263.
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