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This
student-run program is designed to match volunteers with service
opportunities in the Hays area. Sponsored by the Student Government
Association, the Center for Civic Leadership, and the Office
of Student Affairs, Tigers in Service is a clearinghouse for
students with a desire to participate in community service
activities. |
Neighborhood, Big Creek, and Campus Clean-Up
(2006)
| On April 22, 2006, 114 volunteers took part in National Youth Service Day. This nationally recognized day of service was sponsored by Tigers In Service and the Student Government Association. The day began at Wal-Mart where volunteers collected school supplies from 9 a.m. to noon for Metairie Academy, a school in Louisiana that was affected by Hurricane Katrina. Among the volunteers at Wal-Mart were several public officials including Barbara Wasinger, City Commissioner; Rich Kraemer, school board member; and Kansas Representative Eber Phelps. At 9:30 a.m. a group of five student volunteers worked until 12 p.m. at Hays Good Samaritan and Alterra Sterling House washing windows at both facilities. |
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The Office of Student Affairs sponsored a barbeque at noon for the volunteers, who were asked to donate cleaning supplies to be shipped to various schools affected by the hurricanes along the gulf coast. The Office of the Provost provided t-shirts for each volunteer. |
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| After lunch the volunteers broke into various groups and began the neighborhood cleanup, Hays Area Children’s Center cleanup, campus cleanup, Big Creek cleanup, and the boat dock off of Jellison Bridge project. Home Depot, Sherwin-Williams, and Westlake Ace Hardware all donated supplies for the cleanup areas. McDonald’s of Hays provided drinks in the afternoon to reenergize the volunteers on this sunny day. Tigers In Service also thanks Heartland Building Center, Dillons, the Hays Parks Department, and Advanced Real Estate for their support of National Youth Service Day. Nearly 500 various school supplies were donated as well as numerous amounts of cleaning supplies. Over 50 bags of trash were removed when the afternoon cleanups were complete. |
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