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Sign up for Make A Difference Day!
The Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning is asking all faculty, staff, students, and alumni to participate in and help spread the word about Make a Difference Day! Make a Difference Day is a national community service event encompassing the most comprehensive nationwide day of helping others. It is a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors.
Locally, Fresno State volunteers will have the opportunity to volunteer at either the Sierra Foothill Conservancy to build a trail or at Fresno State to plant trees. Volunteers may participate individually or as a group.
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Nominations for 2015 John D. Welty Award for Excellence in Community Service
In order to be eligible for the award, student must be regularly enrolled, in good academic standing, and meets other university scholarship requirements. More specifically, candidates must have completed a minimum of 150 accredited service hours in the last 12 months. This service can be in combination over multiple semesters and/or different sources. Nominations are due Friday, October 16th.
To obtain more information about how to nominate yourself or someone you know for the Welty Award, email Chris Fiorentino at chrisf@csufresno.edu
Volunteers for Stellar Science
The Natural Science Club will be hosting "Stellar Science" on October 16th and 23rd, 2015 from 8am to 12pm and will be held at Fresno State's Downing Planetarium Museum. Stellar Science is designed for middle school children who will learn about basic topics in biology, chemistry, earth science, math, and physics through hands-on engaging activities. All activities are tied to the content standards for these grade levels and are easy to facilitate. They are currently in need of volunteers so that we can continue to provide this event to our community youth attending middle schools.
If you're interested in volunteering, click here!
For more information, contact the Science and Math Education Center (SMEC) office at 278-5173 or stop by their office at Science I, Rm 101.
DZ Hop Philanthropy
The Delta Zeta Sorority will be hosting a fundraiser for the Starkey Hearing Foundation and Silent Gardens in Fresno. The Starkey Hearing Foundation travels the globe to provide hearing aids for the less fortunate, while Silent Garden brings information to parents of deaf children in the Central Valley.
Where: Delta Zeta Sorority House | 5337 N. Millbrook Ave. Fresno, CA 93710
When: October 9 & 10 | 10am–10pm
Tickets: Presale $5 | At the door: $7Other Service & Educational Opportunities
Volunteers for Fresno Unified School District
If you're interested in volunteering for Fresno Unified, contact Cindy Sanchez by phone at (559) 457-3020 or by email at cindy.sanchez1@fresnounified.org
5 Cans= FREE Admission to Big Fresno Fair
All food is donated to the Community Food Bank & The Salvation Army who provides emergency food assistance to nearly 500,000 people living in poverty in Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Kern counties.
For more information, click here!
Volunteers for Halloween Safe Night Out
If you're interested in volunteering, contact WFFRC at (559) 621-2967.
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The Jan & Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement & Service-Learning
We are dedicated to improving the education and development of our students and helping create a better community through service and learning.
Email: richtercenter@gmail.com
Website: www.fresnostate.edu/cesl
Location: Thomas Building, Room 107
Phone: 559.278.7079
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