UAA Day of Service: A call to give back to your community is set for March 26

Friday, March 26, various shifts
See full list of volunteer locations below

On the day our President of the United States was sworn in, Chancellor Ulmer issued a challenge in a letter to the UAA campus community:

"The President's call to action, to become involved, is one that I join in making on this important day. President Obama said, 'What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly...This is the price and the promise of citizenship.'"

"We must take up the challenge; to help make our community, city, state, nation, and the world a better place. Please consider what you can do to serve -- not just for a day or a month but for the whole year! I hope the UAA community will join me in making 2009 a year of service."

In response to the Chancellor's challenge last year, a small committee organized "UAA Day at Bean's Cafe," an opportunity for UAA employees and students to give back to the community. This year, UAA continues its Day of Service on Friday, March 26, 2010. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to choose one of the following charities and join in the service effort.

Who: UAA employees and student volunteers (Partners of employees, and youth 16 years or older are welcome to participate as well)
What: UAA Day of Service
When: Friday, March 26
10 a.m.-1 p.m. or 1-4 p.m. or 3-5 p.m.
Where: Shuttle service from the UAA campus to Anchorage locations
Why: Serve your community, make a difference in someone's life

• Plan to bring snacks and/or drinks if you think you'll need them
• Please do not bring children under the age of 16 to this service day
• Please include the following pieces of information in your e-mail:
• Name/s of volunteers
• Contact phone number (preferably cell phone)
• Choice of preferred shift (morning or afternoon)
• E-mail address

If you have any questions, or to volunteer to participate in the UAA Day of Service, please contact Anna Bryant at (907) 786-4307 or by e-mail at analb2@uaa.alaska.edu. Please indicate your interest in participating by Thursday, March 25 at noon.

Children's Lunchbox
Activity: Shopping for the "Just a Little Extra" food program. Volunteers must be able to lift 25 pounds.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 30
Location: 3350 Commercial Drive
Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Food Bank of Alaska
Activity: Food sorting and repacking
Number of Volunteers Needed: 25
Location: 2121 Spar Ave.
Time: 1-4 p.m.

Kids Kitchen
Activity: Entertain kids
Number of Volunteers Needed: 15
Location: Fairview Recreation Center, 1121 East 10th Avenue
Time: 3-5 p.m.

New Hope on the Last Frontier
Activity: Food Sort
Number of Volunteers Needed: 10
Location: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Willow United Methodist Church
Activity: Help organize book program at Willow Elementary School. Need computer skills.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 4-5
Location: 31706 W Parks Hwy Mile Post 69
Time: 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Willow United Methodist Church
Activity: Help organize food bank, craft and clothing room. Sort and organize donated clothes and help put together school packets.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 4-5
Location: Mile Post 67.5 Parks Hwy
Time: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Food Pantry of Wasilla
Activity: Food Sort
Number of Volunteers Needed: 10
Location: 501 E. Bogard, Wasilla
Time: 1-4 p.m.