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Service Month
Service Month
April is service month for the East Carolina Alumni Association. Join in as we celebrate the University’s motto Servire, To Serve, as hundreds of alumni and friends lend a helping hand in their communities. Many of our regional leaders will plan service projects for alumni groups across the Pirate Nation, but individuals are welcome to volunteer wherever help is needed.
Upcoming Opportunities to Serve
2010
March 20
Volunteer at Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN)
(NY Metro)
April 3
Service and Social Event
(Greensboro, NC)
April 8
Second Harvest Food Bank
(Charlotte, NC)
April 9
ECU Relay for Life
(Greenville, NC)
April 13
ECU in Tarboro (Tarboro, NC)
April 17
Alumni Improving Literacy
(Dunn, NC)
April 17
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Service Project
(Gatlinburg, TN)
April 18
Service and Social Event
(Fredericksburg, VA)
April 24
March of Dimes March for Babies
(RTP, NC)
April 24
NC Colleges and Univ. Alumni Gathering and Service Project
(St. Paul, MN)
Ways Alumni Have Served in the Past
2009
April 3
Relay for Life in Greenville, NC
April 4
Maryland/Delaware/Eastern Shore Service Project
NY Metro Service Project
April 16
Durham/Orange County Service Project
April 18
"In As Much" Service Project for the High Point Community
April 25
Humane Society Service Project
May 3
Fredericksburg, VA Service Project and Social
2008
April 4
Relay for Life in Greenville, NC
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April 12
NY Metro Service Project
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April 19
Houston Service Project: Food for Seniors (Meals on Wheels)
April 24
Philadelphia Service Project: UCP 5K Run/Walk
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April 26
Arizona Service Project: St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance
Minnesota Service Project: Gibbs Farm Museum
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Consider the following activities “to serve” in your area:
Donate blood
Serve food at a soup kitchen or shelter
Donate gently used clothing and toys to a second-hand store
Volunteer at your local hospital or retirement community
Assist at an area elementary, middle, or high school
Help beautify your city
Volunteer as a museum guide
Run or walk in a charity race
Help at your local animal shelter
Spend time with an elderly neighbor
Offer to babysit for a friend or relative (free of charge)
Help a friend with a home improvement project
Deliver meals to homebound individuals
Pick up litter in a local park or along a highway
Plant flowers at a city building
Perform a puppet show at your children’s hospital
Volunteer at your local police station or fire department
Share your special talent with others, i.e. play guitar at a local coffee shop, teach a craft session at your community center, paint a scene from your town and donate the work to a local office
Donate food items to your local food bank
Plant a commemorative tree to honor someone
Adopt a zoo animal
Assist at a local sporting event
Volunteer at your local parks and recreation
Help someone learn to read
Hold a fundraiser for a local charity (car wash, pancake breakfast)
Donate books to your local library
Collect items to be recycled (glass bottles, newspapers, old phone books)
Volunteer at a local non-profit organization
Donate toiletry items to a local shelter
Clean a local church
Mow lawns
Read to a child
Promote ethnic awareness
Support local or state legislation
Send care packages to persons serving in our military
Make kid-friendly items for your children’s hospital
Volunteer at a local fair or community event
Offer to teach your expertise to a local scout group (woodworking, automotive care, smart finances, astronomy, wildlife)
Adopt a family in need
Donate school supplies to your local elementary, middle, and high school
The Alumni Association will gladly assist you in promoting planned service projects to fellow alumni in your area. Be sure to take plenty of photos, and remember to wear purple and gold to promote your Pirate spirit! We’ll put all service project photos on our Web site at PirateAlumni.com. Contact Kendra Alexander at 800-ECU-GRAD or
Kendra.Alexander@PirateAlumni.com
to get started!
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