Explore Through Local Service

 Looking for an opportunity to make a difference for a whole day or just a few hours with transportation and all of the details already included?  Sample one or more of the following volunteer opportunities until you find your niche.

Registration is required and sent by email approximately two weeks prior to the dates below and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

QUESTIONS?  Please contact Susan Walker at 717-358-4594  for more information about these local service opportunities. 

Service Saturdays 

  • 18 Rock the Block
  • St Jude 5 K run, Harrisburg
  • Salvation Army Serve 3
  • Habitat For Humanity Trip

Volunteer to work alongside other F&M students while also learning about different needs, issues and interests that matter to the local community.  Service projects, off-campus destinations and time commitment will vary. 

Though most events are held on Saturdays, some may also be on Sundays or Friday evenings depending on the community partner. 

  • Saturday, February 15: Central PA Food Bank
  • Saturday, February 29: Habitat for Humanity Re-Store

A registration email about each of these opportunities will be sent out 1-2 weeks in advance. Questions can be directed to susan.walker@fandm.edu or 717-358-4594. 

GenConnect 

Make someone’s day by volunteering to spend a Friday afternoon visiting with residents at Brethren Village Retirement Community while playing games and/or working on craft projects.  Volunteer once or join us every month from 1:30 – 4:30 pm. Registration is required.

  • Friday, February 21
  • F&M student Kristen Pempek works with residents at Landis Homes Community on art projects. She created an art therapy curriculum via her work there through a program called F&M Works which allows students to serve at various community non-profit organizations throughout the semester. The F&M Works Program is part of the Ware Institute for Civic Engagement at F&M.
  • F&M student Kristen Pempek works with residents at Landis Homes Community on art projects. She created an art therapy curriculum via her work there through a program called F&M Works which allows students to serve at various community non-profit organizations throughout the semester. The F&M Works Program is part of the Ware Institute for Civic Engagement at F&M.

Green Days

Care about the environment and want to contribute to local efforts?  Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay's efforts to plant trees, maintain trails and/or streams and other tasks that make an environmental difference on any of the following days:  Registration is required.

  • Saturday, April 18, Earth Day:  Help plant trees for 24 hours straight.
  • 4-hour shifts available!
  • 06 29 pssi terrace cleanup 04 dg
  • PSSI interns volunteer at The Wittel Farm in Elizabethtown, PA, to harvest food for hungry people in Lancaster County.
  • 06 29 pssi terrace cleanup 11 dg
  • PIT Planning Intern

Explore Service Saturdays from Spring 2019

JANUARY

  • Salvation Army Serve 3

Salvation Army Dinner

Service Saturday on a SUNDAY!

Sunday, January 27, 2019

2:30-6:30 pm (includes transportation time)

F&M students volunteered at the local Salvation Army's weekly Sunday dinner! Participants helped to set up the room, prepared parts of the meal, and served the food. All participants were welcome to eat dinner at the event and transportation to and from the site was provided!

 

 

 FEBRUARY

  • LANCaster Science Factoyr

Night at the Lancaster Science Factory! 

Saturday, February 9, 2019

5:00-9:30 pm

Volunteers helped out at the Lancaster Science Factory during their Cub Scout overnight event. Students helped set up for the event, served dinner, and assisted with fun activities on the exhibit floor. Transportation and dinner were provided for all participants. 

 

  • Service Saturday - Camp Hebron

Camp Hebron

Service Saturday on a SUNDAY!           
Sunday, February 17, 2019
12:45-7:00 pm
Participants traveled to Camp Hebron in Halifax, PA to help with maintenance tasks such as trail cleanup, painting, and cleaning. Transportation, snacks, and dinner were provided!

 MARCH

  • 06 29 pssi terrace cleanup 04 dg
  • PIT Planning Intern

Clean Up at Millport Conservancy 

Service Saturday on a SUNDAY!

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Volunteers assisted with the upkeep of the conservancy and helped with tasks such as trail maintenance, cleaning up the onsite mill, and more. Transportation and snacks were provided for all participants.