Connecting Communities Through Service April 28

April 18, 2017

The Teaching-Learning Academy (TLA) invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to come together for a day of service on Friday, April 28 by signing up to volunteer during a time of your choosing for one of four different organizations, located both on and off campus. (Note to WWU staff: this is a great opportunity to use all or part of your “Community Service Day” benefit!)

In 2014, the TLA proposed the creation of a trust-building event in response to that year’s BIG question: How do we ignite individual passion, purpose, and potential to co-create a culture of trust? The result was an annual spring day of service as part of National Volunteer Week. Besides providing some important service hours to the chosen organization, this event also offers Western employees, students, and community members an opportunity to develop and sustain ongoing relationships by connecting people to local organizations through service to the community.

Volunteer projects include:

Lend a Helping Hand: Harriet Spanel Park in the York Neighborhood (off-campus)
Comfort Kids Project: The Bellingham Sock Monkey Project (on-campus)
Volunteer Chore Program (off-campus)
Kitchen Items Drive for House 2 Home (off-campus)

Sign up online to reserve your spot! For more information, go to: http://library.wwu.edu/tla_events or email TLA@wwu.edu.

Here’s hoping you’ll join us in service and show how we are all Active Minds Changing Lives!