UMaine Students to Volunteer at Community Agencies on Saturday
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORON0 — A group of University of Maine student leaders will provide community service at six local agencies on Saturday, Aug. 24. The students, all resident assistants in UMaine residence halls, will establish or solidify connections with those agencies during Saturday’s activities. UMaine officials hope this will lead to even stronger relationships and an increase in student volunteerism during the upcoming academic year.
The university can document 55,000 student volunteer hours during the 2007-2008 academic year, but the real number is much higher.
“Our students really stand for community involvement and helping those in need,” says Robert Dana, UMaine’s vice president for student affairs and dean of students. “As the need among our friends and neighbors becomes more acute, we want to create more opportunities for our students to experience the fulfillment that comes with giving of ourselves.
“RAs are real student leaders, in our residence halls and across campus,” Dana continues. “We hope that Saturday’s experience will provide them with the inspiration and ideas to bring into the residence halls when our students return later this month.”
Saturday’s schedule is as follows:
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The RAs of Oxford and Somerset halls will be at the Bangor Humane Society from 8 a.m.-noon.
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The RAs of Gannett and Cumberland halls will be at Manna Ministries from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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The RAs of Balentine, Penobscot, Estabrooke, Patch, DTAV and Stodder halls will be at Crossroads from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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The RAs of York, Aroostook and Kennebec halls will be at River Coalition from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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The RAs of Knox and Androscoggin halls will be at Hands of Hope from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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The RAs of Hart, Hancock and Oak halls will be at the Bangor Homeless Shelter from noon – 5 p.m.
UMaine’s new first-year students will move into residence halls on Friday, Aug. 29. Fall semester classes begin on Tuesday, Sept. 2.