Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism

Exciting News!  University Credit Union has chosen to support the Black Bear Exchange through multiple efforts during this holiday season.  UCU recently made a cash donation to secure food for the food pantry, and they will be coordinating a food drive during the month of December.  Pictured here is Susan Crawford, Branch Manager of the […]

UMaine students put in a lot of hours helping people for Thanksgiving.  Multiple students groups went to  Food AND Medicine in Brewer to help with their Solidarity Harvest.  Students packed boxes with food items for thousands of families in the area.  Student organizations donated turkeys to the Free the Z turkey drive, and student organizations […]

The Bodwell Center is coordinating a food drive to put together Thanksgiving meals for students and staff in need.  Please share this flyer to get others involved!

To schedule an appointment, call the Red Cross at 1-800-redcross or the Bodwell Center at 207-581-3091.  Appointments are recommended, but we will take walk-ins as the schedule allows. (Lisa Morin)

Over 100 UMaine students got up early on Saturday, November 4 and made the trip down to Mount Desert Island to participate in the annual Take Pride in Acadia Day.  This is always a great event that many students and student organizations want to participate in.  Friends of Acadia welcomed nearly 500 volunteers, and after […]

The Bodwell Center at the University of Maine will host the annual Clean Sweep Sale at the Alfond Arena on May 26 and 27, 2017.  Pre-Sale photos will be posted on our Facebook page.  We are recruiting for volunteers to assist on Friday.  If you are interested, visit our Project Page to sign up.   […]

On May 3, 2017, 1500 volunteers completed 74 projects for Maine Day 2017.  Projects ranged from raking around the Memorial Union and Fogler Library, to helping stain a shed at the Forestry Field Office on College Ave Extension and cleaning up downtown Orono.  At the Hungry 100K, over 250 volunteers, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, […]

Congratulations to the Bodwell Centers 2017 Award and Scholarship Recipients! At the April 21st Community and Student Engagement Awards Ceremony, the recipients for the 2017 awards and scholarships were announced.  For the 2nd year, UMaine’s Society of Women’s Engineering was selected as the recipient of the Active Citizenship Award.  Servant Heart Scholarship recipients are Dan […]

The Bodwell Center, along with Campus Activities and Student Engagement and UMaine Student Government, will host the 2017 Student Leadership Awards on April 21, 2017.  The ceremony will take place at 4:30 pm at the Buchanan Alumni House.  We will recognize students, student organizations, faculty and staff that have excelled this year in service and leadership. […]

Plans for Maine Day 2017 are underway!  The day will begin with a great parade at 8:00 am.  Everyone will check-in for service projects on the Mall at 9:00 am.  The BBQ in the Steamplant Lot begins at noon. Submit a project you are planning to do with a student or staff group or that you […]