Are you in need of some community service hours? Assistant Director of Leadership and Service, Eric Jones, has found three community service opportunities that are coming up within the next month.
On April 4 is the Stage Food for Packing over at the United Church of Christ. They will need 4 to 6 helpers to stage food for Friday packing. This task involves moving and arranging boxed food onto three tables. The boxes will then be unpacked, except for a few, so that packers can load them the following day.
Another opportunity is Stuff the Bus: Friendship House in Lincoln which takes place on April 20 and 21. For 25 years, Stuff the Bus has been a vital event for the Friendship Home, supplying their shelves with items that families need when staying in one of their shelters.
The last one is the Mobile Food Pantry: Food Bank of Lincoln on April 25. During this students will help unload boxes of food out of a truck then they will help put boxes together for drive-by pickups.
“The volunteering experiences are for all students on campus and they should go find opportunities on Helper Helper,” Jones said. “We take pride in updating students on volunteer opportunities and ensuring that they know how to use our platform, Helper Helper.”
Doane also does an event called 30 Days of Service award for students who made outstanding contributions to the Crete community and beyond through community service. Students who complete 240 or more hours of volunteer service over their four years at Doane and record those hours on Helper Helper qualify for the 30 Days of Service award. The 30 Days of Service uses the formula to determine the recipient: 30 days x 8 working hours per day = 240 hours.
“Students frequently provide feedback on the impact of their community work, often through written communication or in-person interactions,” Jones said. “Their reflections reveal how their participation has influenced them and motivated them to continue making a positive difference in the world.”
