Calendar of VSLC Upcoming Events
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Make-A-Difference Day: Saturday, October 24 For more information or to register, visit our Web site at www.ecu.edu/vslc. NCCC Student Conference: Friday, November 6 – Saturday, November 7. For more information, visit http://org.elon.edu/nccc/. MLK Day of Service: Monday, January 18
ECU Participates in 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance On September 11, 2009, students at ECU participated in the first 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. From 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., student volunteers distributed bracelets bearing the names of the nearly 3,000 individuals who died on September 11, 2001. This remembrance activity was intended to commemorate the 9/11 victims, and also to rekindle the spirit and compassion for service that was so prevalent in the wake of the attacks. In April 2009, President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which, for the first time, officially recognized September 11th as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. This year, President Obama, the Corporation for National and Community Service, MyGoodDeed and the 9/11 families asked all Americans to recommit to service in their communities throughout the year. To promote ongoing service, the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center encourages ECU students to get involved throughout the academic year. Information about blood drives, Make-A-Difference Day, the MLK Day Service Challenge, and other service events was distributed with the remembrance bracelets. ECU students contribute more than 130,000 hours of service annually, and the Center hopes initiatives like the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance builds an even greater commitment to service.
Volunteer and Service-Learning Center Old Cafeteria Complex 252-328-2735 (phone) 252-328-0139 (fax) www.ecu.edu/vslc vslc@ecu.edu Judy Baker, Institutional and Community Development Consultant Kimberly Caudle, AmeriCorps*VISTA Jessica Gagne Cloutier, Service-Learning Coordinator Michael Loeffelman, Volunteer Coordinator Shawn Moore, Community Partner Coordinator
October/November Edition 2009