The Observer, September 15, 2006
Volume XXXIX, Issue 3
Just in CASE...
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Want to get out in Cleveland and make a difference? Case SERVES, a program of the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning, makes it easy.
Case SERVES is designed to offer students flexible, weekly opportunities to get involved in community service. The ongoing program allows students to participate as their schedules permit – whether that's once a semester or once a week. It is a great opportunity to get involved without having to do any prep work – just sign up and go!
Case SERVES Student Coordinators lead groups of volunteers each week to the community sites. For locations that are a bit further from campus, they even provide transportation via the CCEL van. This semester, weekly opportunities are offered Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Monthly opportunities are available various Saturdays and Wednesdays. The fall semester program kicks off next week with the following projects.
Weekly Sites
Sundays, 2–4 p.m.
Food Not Bombs
Assist in preparing meals with Food Not Bombs, an organization dedicated to ending hunger by collecting food that markets cannot sell, cooking it, and sharing it at Public Square.
Tuesdays, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
East End Neighborhood House
Work with youth (K-6th grade) in an after-school program, tutoring and assisting with literacy and academic enrichment activities.
Thursdays, 6:15–7:45 p.m.
Eliza Bryant Village
Visit with senior citizen residents and accompany them to a variety of interest clubs. Possibility of designing and offering activities for residents in your own interest areas.
Monthly Sites
Fourth Wednesdays, 5:15–6:30 p.m.
Near West Family Food Service Center at St. Pat's Church
Help serve a meal at the Center's hunger program and assist with clean-up.
Saturdays, Sept. 23 and Oct. 14, 12:30–2:30 p.m.
The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Work on outdoor environmental projects: pulling invasive plant species, native plant landscaping, ecological restoration, and trail work.
Last Saturday of each month, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Mt. Zion Congregational Church Hunger Center
Join Mt. Zion in serving meals and assisting with set-up and clean-up.
Thursdays, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, 1–4 p.m.
Littlest Heroes
Assist Littlest Heroes, a non-profit organization that provides free supportive services to families with children who have cancer, with organizing and wrapping gifts as part of their Adopt-a-Family Program.
For additional information stop by the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning in lower-level Thwing or visit http://studentaffairs.case.edu/civicengagement/
