Giving Back with Big Impact

Seattle College’s community-wide day of volunteerism is again and larger than ever.

“Traditionally, the Day of Service has been a Seattle U custom geared towards alumni,” stated Anthony Ansay, assistant director for Lifelong Alumni Engagement. “This yr, we’re extending the invitation to college students, workers and college to affix us in finishing up our mission.”

This yr’s Day of Service is Could 20, a practice that connects the Redhawk group to service websites in and round Seattle in want of volunteer labor, offering a chance for members to stay out the college’s mission to serve others.

There’s a wide range of actions accessible, appropriate for all ages and talents. Volunteers may help with landscaping, gardening, deep cleansing, making meals and distributing items to people in want, amongst different duties. Many websites shall be sponsored or led by alumni chapters or affinity teams, reminiscent of Graduates of the Final Decade (GOLD), Girls of SU and the Portland Regional Alumni Chapter. Among the on-site areas embrace the Restoration Café, Tilth Alliance, Cougar Mountain Zoo and the Union Gospel Mission.

“The Day of Service is a superb alternative for us all to come back collectively. Irrespective of your pursuits, there’s a chance for everybody,” Ansay says. “These websites really make an influence on the communities they serve.”

“We hear about service at Seattle U, however there’s one thing about seeing it in motion and constructing connections with the individuals and organizations you are serving,” says Caitlin Joyce, ’11, ’18. A former GOLD Board Member, Joyce has attended greater than a half a dozen Day of Service occasions. “… Day of Service helps you reside out the values which can be instilled in you as a pupil at Seattle U.”

The Seattle College Alumni Affiliation has partnered with nonprofit organizations throughout the nation for this yr’s Day of Service—which can also be town of Seattle’s Day of Service—from throughout the Puget Sound and the nation, from Nashville to Portland.

“I’m pleased with our Day of Service custom,” says Ellen Whitlock Baker, assistant vp of Alumni Engagement. “We accomplish extra after we come collectively and we’re desperate to see this occasion develop and have interaction much more of our Seattle College group. Service is ingrained all through Seattle College as a part of our Jesuit values and it’s significant that alumni proceed to stay these values after commencement.”

The occasion is free however registration is really helpful. Don’t see a service web site in your space? Contact Anthony Ansay at aansay@seattleu.edu.