Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism

Hearty Maine Hello! We hope you’re enjoying your summer so far! It’s hard to believe that in one month we will be starting a new school year and welcoming a new group of first-year students to UMaine! Now more than ever is a time to embrace coming together as a UMaine community by giving the […]

. AmeriCorps Environmental Education Energizer   Maine Campus Compact (MCC) is a statewide coalition of colleges and universities whose purpose is to further the public purposes and civic mission of higher education. Through MCC’s Maine Energy AmeriCorps Program (MEAP) Initiative, Minimum-Time AmeriCorps Members will join a team of 26 AmeriCorps members to build partnerships with […]

The BBE will continue online ordering and drive through pickup for the summer.  Hopefully by fall, people can come inside again! We will be open every other week for the summer, and visitors will be able to get 25 items per week (plus produce and any extras). Download a printable calendar SUMMER 2021 SCHEDULE.

Last year was a big bummer, and we really want to have a fun and energized Maine Day this year.  If you are interested in doing a service project at 9:00 am on Wednesday, April 28, please visit this project list: signupschedule.com/bodwellcenter There are only a few spots left!!  Go Blue!! Lisa

The University of Maine is pleased to announce the 2021 Servant Heart Scholarship Fund. This scholarship fund is made possible by an anonymous gift intended to benefit students who are committed to community service and volunteer outreach. The Servant Heart Scholarship is offered as an expression of the donors’ Christian faith. The scholarship is awarded […]

During Winter Carnival (February 16 – 20, 2021), students will be able to make blankets and yarn squares to be donated to Project Linus!  All of the necessary supplies and instructions will be provided by the Bodwell Center.  Click here for more information! .       

.    The Black Bear Exchange will continue on-line ordering and drive through pickup for the Spring 2021 semester. Order forms will be posted on Tuesday mornings.  Pickup times can be scheduled Wednesdays 11:00 am to 5:15 pm or Saturdays 9:00 am to 11:45 am. Choose from our inventory of non-perishable, frozen and refrigerated items.  […]

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 Maine Campus Compact Awards Ceremony. This year the Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence, the Heart and Soul Student Award and a special Community Health Hero Student Award, in response to the current COVID-19 crisis, will be presented. MCC will also recognize one outstanding community partner […]

To place an order, visit the Black Bears To Go Page.

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