Friday, August 17, 2007
Several local organizations hope KU students will be doing something more worthwhile than nursing a hangover on Saturday morning.
The Center for Community Outreach is holding a service project from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that will visit four volunteer sites where students can lend a hand.
The four projects on Saturday will include work at the Lawrence Humane Society, Lawrence Habitat for Humanity, Community Living Opportunities and a cleanup at Edgewood Park.
Dan Pierron, Olathe senior and co-director of Center for the Community Outreach, said the service project was a great way to preview a wide variety of ways to volunteer.
“There are several hundred students that do different projects out of the center each year,” Pierron said.
There is something for everyone on Saturday, Pierron said.
At the Lawrence Humane Society students can help feed, clean and exercise animals. The Lawrence Habitat for Humanity will work on a construction site. Students interested in nature can help with cleanup at Edgewood Park. The Community Living Opportunities, an organization that assists people with disabilities, will have a field day in Centennial Park, Pierron said.
Jeremy Hahn, executive director of the Lawrence Habitat for Humanity, said volunteering by University students helps throughout the entire year.
“They’re fantastic. We really enjoy their energy and help,” Hahn said.
Midge Grinstead, director of the Lawrence Humane Society, said the work of University volunteers is critical to the humane society’s operation. She said the time spent cleaning, socializing and exercising the animals is appreciated by already-overwhelmed employees.
“They are the backbone of the humane society,” Grinstead said.
Agata Kaminska, Chicago senior and coordinator of Hawks for Health, said the project was aimed at letting University students know about the Center for Community Outreach and the valuable work they can do for the Lawrence community.
“It’s so important for the University students to work with Lawrence, and be interested in what’s happening,” Kaminska said.
Pierron said the center helps foster a sense of community, and can be a rewarding experience both for Lawrence citizens and students.
“Sometimes KU can be detached from Lawrence; it’s good for students to have a new perspective on the community,” Pieron said. “It’s a great feeling to be able to give back to that community.”
Students interested in volunteering Saturday for the service project should meet before 10 a.m. on Saturday in the Kansas Union lobby. Transportation will be provided to the four sites, and lunch will be provided for all volunteers. For more information, students should contact Dan Pierron or Kelli Stout at the Center for Community Outreach in the Kansan Union at (785)864-4073.
— Edited by Kyle Carter
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