What do you think of when you hear the words “alumni donation”? If you are a recent graduate who has started receiving mail about the Wesleyan Fund, you are most likely thinking about the ways to financially donate to Wesleyan. However, recent alum Tim Devane ’09 shares a different concept of alumni giving in a…
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Martin Luther King Celebration Committee
Here is a message from the Office of Community Service’s own Jalen Alexander: For the past two years I have served as the student representative on the MLK Celebration Committee. We plan an annual campus-wide day of programs and workshops, concluding with a Keynote address in Memorial Chapel, commemorating the life of Martin Luther King…
Homework Help Club at MacDonough
MacDonough Elementary School is looking for volunteers to help support a new Homework Help Club! The club runs from Monday through Thursday, 3:30-4:30. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Mary Beth Brick at brickm@mpsct.org.
Guest Post from Max Perel-Slater ’11: Maji Safi and Global Handwashing Day
According to the American Cleaning Institute, hand washing with soap is the most effective and inexpensive way to prevent the diarrheal and acute respiratory infections that are responsible for millions of child deaths every single year in developing countries. Global Handwashing Day began on October 15, 2008 as a day to promote hand washing with…
Riverfront Clean-Up This Saturday!
The city of Middletown is looking for volunteers to help clean up the riverfront this Saturday from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Grab a friend and head down for however long you can spare! Contact James Sipperly, Environmental Resource Specialist if you are interested in participating. He can be reached at 860-638-3506 or by email at james.sipperly@middletownct.gov.…
2013 SolarBowl Competition Beginning October 1st!
Interested in competing for a cause? Get a team of friends and register for this year’s SolarBowl Competition! What is SolarBowl you ask? From the official website: SolarList’s SolarBowl is a competition that challenges collegiate teams to educate as many homeowners across the country about their solar economic potential. The winner of the competition is…
Beman Triangle Excavation
Right in time for our CCP Anniversary Beman Triangle post, Professor Sarah Croucher and her team will be excavating behind 21 Vine Street this Saturday and Sunday. Visitors should feel free to stop by anytime between 1p and 4:30p on either day and those who would like to be more involved with the project are…
Table for Wesleyan’s Blood Drive!
From Everton Laidley ’16: Sign up to help table for Wesleyan’s Blood Drive! You can commit as much or as little time as you would like, no help will be turned away! Just click here for the Google spreadsheet and fill out your availability! For more information on tabling or if you are interested in…
Gender Lens Investing Conference, October 2-4 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Joy Anderson ’89, President and Founder of Criterion Institute and instructor of CSPL210 “Money and Social Change: Innovative Paradigms and Strategies,” contacted the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship with a unique opportunity for students or alumni. She is seeking volunteers for the third annual Gender Lens Investing Convergence, October 2-4, 2013. Details are below. Please contact Makaela…
Apply to Let’s Get Ready!
Apply to coach for Let’s Get Ready, a free SAT tutoring program for local high school students! If you are passionate about working with high schoolers, interested in a possible career in teaching, or a focused and organized student looking to reach out into the local community, check out Let’s Get Ready at http://letsgetready.org/GetStarted/Coaches-and-Site-Directors/ . Here…