It’s the next-to-last weekend of Independent Colleges of Washington Service Month, as proclaimed by Gov. Gregoire. There’s a good line-up of projects on tap at member colleges this weekend. Among them:
Saint Martin’s University students will be at St. Benedict Episcopal Church in Lacey to help with their monthly community dinner and food bank. At Gonzaga University this is Fall Family Weekend, and the university’s Spokane alumni chapter has invited students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends to participate in a canned food drive. GU also will have a pancake breakfast and auction to raise funds for a local nonprofit organization. It is Parents Weekend at Whitworth University, which will have its Tour of Service, with volunteers visiting the various agencies and service organizations with which Whitworth partners for community engagement and service learning. It’s Family Weekend at Whitman College, too, and Saturday is Make a Difference Day. Visiting family members will join their Whitman students in volunteer service around Walla Walla, and students will host a wine auction to raise funds for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Walla Walla University had its service day a few weeks ago, and has posted a nice story about the activities.
Every year independent college campus communities give well in excess of half a million hours of volunteer service to their communities. Thanks for all that you do!
