Samford Gives Back
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Overview
Samford Gives Back is a campus-wide service initiative organized by the Community Service Council and Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership fraternity. The mission of Samford Gives Back is to mobilize Samford students, faculty, staff, and alumni in serving the greater Birmingham community. By registering with Samford Gives Back, volunteers will be a part of this large-scale community service effort while receiving benefits such as breakfast, a T-shirt, and 4 convocation credits.
Schedule
The day will begin at 8:00 AM with breakfast and a short devotional in the Pete Hanna Center. Convocation credit will be awarded before students leave for their work site. If a student neglects to bring their ID card, he/she will not be awarded convo credit. Participants are expected to serve from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM.
8:00 AM- Breakfast and devotional in Pete Hanna Center
9:00 AM- Arrive at work sites and begin service
1:00 PM- Wrap up service
Registration
Groups
Groups of people (student organizations, academic departments, Greek chapters) can complete an OrgSync form once they have coordinated a service site. All group forms must be submitted by Tuesday, April 3rd. **Groups must coordinate their own service sites this semester.** If your group has more than 20 people and you have verified that your service site can accommodate all of you, please fill out an additional OrgSync form and number or letter your subsequent groups (i.e., Chi Omega B, University Fellows 2).
Individuals
Individuals can sign up for a service site on Thursday, April 5th, Tuesday, April 10th, and Wednesday, April 11th in Harry's Coffeehouse from 10 AM-1 PM.
Transportation
Each volunteer will be responsible for his/her own transportation on the day of the event. Students are encouraged to carpool to and from the service sites. Group Leaders are responsible for ensuring that all group members have transportation and directions to the site.
Questions?
Please feel free to contact Anna Brown at abrown9@samford.edu.