 |
|
Community Service OFFICE MISSIONThe Saint Peter's College Office of Community Service upholds and promotes the Jesuit ideal of educating students to be "Men and Women for Others." We strive to provide opportunities for our students which allow them to come to know both themselves and the world we live in more fully. Through participation in meaningful and potentially life-changing volunteer experiences, the Community Service Office prepares students for a lifetime of learning, leadership and service, while cultivating an awareness and appreciation for diversity not only while being a student of Saint Peter's College but as an alumnus as well. SERVICE OPPORTUNITIESThrough the Office for Community Service, students have a wide array of volunteer opportunities available to them. Annually, more than 700 students volunteer on 50 or more projects at 30 different sites in Hudson County. The results are astounding. During the past year, Saint Peter’s students contributed more than 16,000 hours of service and raised over $8,000 for various charitable causes.
Students have the option of individually committing to at least 5 hours a week tutoring in local schools through our America Reads Program, or at least 30 hours per semester, 10 hours a month, in any number of local agencies with our Loyola Volunteer Program. In conjunction with student clubs and organizations, the Community Service Office helps students participate in events through our Monthly Service Calendar.
For more information please contact us at CommunityServices@spc.edu or call 201-761-7395.
EVALUATIONDid you participate in a Service Event during the Spring 2009 semester?? We want to hear what you thought of your event! All kinds of opinions are needed, the good, the bad and the ugly. Let us know how the Community Service Office did planning the event... or how your club did as they planned their own Community Service event.
Click Evaluation to get started. We thank you for your time in advance! FALL 2009 SPECIAL EVENTS
SEPTEMBER: BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRiveoctober: stamp out despair- stamps collected for Kearny/Elizabeth detenTIon CENterNOVEMBER: HUNGER & HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS MONTH... food driveDECEMBER: coat drive, CLOTHING DRIVEANNUAL FOOD DRIVE
NOVEMBER 2-13th
DROP OFF: Dinneen 127 or 135.
Non-perishable goods can also be dropped off by the main entrance of each college building. All donations benefit the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. Sponsored by the Office for Multicultural Affairs, Sodexho, and the Office of Community Service
ANNUAL COAT DRIVE, BLANKET & CLOTHING DRIVE
ALL OF NOVEMBER
DROP OFF: COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE DINNEEN 127
New and lightly used men and women’s coats will be accepted by our partner. Also, we will be looking for new and lightly used blankets, to help keep the homeless members of our community warm during the winter nights. The main drop off site will be inside the Community Service Office in Dinneen Hall 127.
Clothing is also being collected throughout the month. The following items are particularly needed to keep our homeless friends on the streets warm through our Midnight Run program: long sleeve t-shirts, sweaters/sweatshirts, pants (bigger sizes appreciated), socks, new underwear, thermal underwear, hats, scarves and shoes. New and/or kindly used, clean blankets are being collected for our friends living on the streets of Manhattan and Jersey City, NJ. The winter months are coming and some of the homeless men and women rather stay on the streets where they consider its safer than in a shelter. Please help them be as warm as possible on the upcoming cold, winter nights! SOUP KITCHEN VISIT TO THE HOBOKEN SHELTER
Wed, September 30th at 5:30 PM
Wed, October 29th at 5:30PM Wed, November 4th at 5:30PM Wed, December 2nd at 5:30PM Meet in the Office of Campus Ministry at 4:45PM the day of the visit. Please bring some type of paper product(Paper towels, napkins, paper plates etc to donate to the shelter).
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE ABOVE EVENTS PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE AT 201-761-7395/7391 OR EMAIL ESEKEL@SPC.EDU AND/OR CETTENSOHN@SPC.EDU |
