Homelessness Panel - WCRD 91.3 - 5:30 PM tonight

Tune into WCRD 91.3 tonight at 5:30 to listen to a panel discussion on homelessness in Delaware County. One of our own, Vic Scotland, will be talking about his volunteer experience working with this population among a panel of other community members. 

Check out the special report here: http://wcrd.net/2013/04/wcrd-news-special-report-homelessness/

Lend A Hand Day Update

1,884 items have been collected so far for the Lend A Hand Day drive including clothes, toiletries, and cleaning supplies!

SVS challenges you to help us get to 2,000 donations by Monday, April 1. Can you dig it?!

Interested in volunteering for the distribution? Call us at 765 285 3535

Lend A Hand Day drive

The Lend A Hand Day Drive has been officially kicked off!!!

Last night, the Rock the Cause concert was a great time for all and we collected some fabulous items. Thank you to everyone who made the event so special!
It's a pretty beautiful thing to see so many different, integral parts of the local community unite for a cause.

IPR./WCRD/WBST's  The Scene will feature the concert in the near future on their live music program featuring the best of Midwest talent recorded live in Central Indiana venues.

Keep the donations coming! The collection barrels will be set up around campus throughout the semester until the distribution at the YWCA on April 6th. Items can also be donated to the SVS office (SC 136) directly.
For any questions, contact Michelle Kailey at mrkailey@bsu.edu or 765-285-1094.

RESIDENCE HALLS: This is a competition!!! The hall who collects the most will receive special recognition from SVS!

UPDATE: RESIDENCE HALL WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!

Congratulations Mysch/Hurst!

PCs Ashley Smith (second from left) and Jes Wade (far right) presented the award to President and Vice President of Mysch/Hurst for their contribution to the LAHD collection.

Cool things coming up for the Muncie community!!!

Lend a Hand Day kickoff concert

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Ball State Student Center Ballroom

Cost of entry: one personal care item donation

ALL are welcome!!!

Lineup: Kaitlin Klotz, Nor Heart, Coyotes, Scarlett Hill
Things to enjoy: FREE portraits and makeshift photobooth

Help us enjoy good music & fun activities, get up to date information on SVS, Women's Rugby, Dance Marathon, and the Glue & Scissors Society, and gather donations for the Lend A Hand drive. Donations will be distributed on April 6th, 2013. 

Those in need whom live in the Muncie community are welcome to come out to the distribution on 4/6/13 at the downtown YWCA. SVS will set up a free-of-charge "one-stop shop" for personal care items, clothing, cleaning supplies, and much more!
  If you would like to volunteer for this shop, log on to the database at www.bsu.edu/svs after Spring Break.
 

Dr. Seuss Literacy & Arts Fair

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2013
9:30am - 12:30pm
Maring-Hunt Library
All kiddos welcome!!!
 Kids can enjoy fun activities throughout the morning that promote creativity and education.
If you would like to volunteer for this event, please visit our database at www.bsu.edu/svs.

Fantastic Tutorial: Transportation Procedure

Created by the fabulous Ashley Smith

6th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

A day on... not a day off!

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said,  

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?"

The MLK Day of Service was called into action in order to honor the legacy of the civil rights hero and to implement into modern day society the element of community service and engagement his actions emphasized.

Many students embarked on service among the community today. The sites visited included ARF, Cornerstone Center for the Arts, the Boy's and Girl's Club, Second Harvest Food Bank, Minnetrista, and Habitat for Humanity.

Check out some of the pictures from today's event!

 

For more pictures, check out our facebook album!

SPRING 2013 HAS BEGUN!

 

The Program Coordinators (many pictured above) are ready to get the year started with their weekly programs and volunteers!

The Volunteer Recruitment Fair was held on January 16th, 2013 in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom. At the end of the day, we had a volunteer count of 603. At yesterday's Program Coordinator meeting, the volunteer count was 648! The activism among the Ball State community is off to an incredible start!
CLICK HERE to check out some pictures from the event! 

Monday is the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service... a day ON not a day OFF! There are only a few volunteer spots still open. One opportunity is located at ARF and the other is a children's education program. They last from 11:30 until 3:30.
Make sure to log on to our database to sign up!
Check back for an update early in the week!