“A New Day” For Case for
Community Day:
Campus’ day of volunteering Friday, Sept. 21
Over 500 volunteers needed for community service projects
On September 21, over 500 Case Western Reserve University staff,
faculty and students will spend part of the day devoting time
to community service projects during the university's fifth
annual "Case for Community Day."
“It is a ‘new day’ for the Case for Community
Day program,” noted Latisha James, director for the Center
for Community Partnerships, which sponsors the event. “It
will be held on a Friday, during the University Community Hour
for the first time, allowing more people the opportunity to
participate.”
Volunteers will have 57 opportunities to choose from, such
as landscaping several neighborhood homes; cleaning and groundskeeping
at local churches and community centers; assisting senior citizens
with light household chores; arts and crafts with seniors and
elementary school students; on-campus sports camps and clinics;
and the Providence House blanket project.
Online registration for projects runs September 4-14.
For those with less time available, Case for Community Day
is offering eight on-campus drives inside Thwing Center. Campus
community members can drop of donations to support a number
of causes, including Replay for Kids (restore and fix toys);
Bras for Africa; Dress for Success; back-to-school supplies;
and Cleveland Food Bank food drive. Also, the campus community
will be invited to participate in an American Red Cross Blood
Drive that day in Thwing. Participants can register online at
http://www.redcrossdonor.org/
Since the inaugural Case for Community Day in 2002, nearly
1,800 people from the campus community have invested over 6,000
hours of volunteer service, benefiting hundreds of non-profit
organizations.
As part of Case for Community Day, the university will also
highlight other ways the university engages with the community
as a good neighbor. Once again, the university will launch the
annual Charity Choice campaign -- a fundraising drive that allows
the campus community to donate charitable funds to agencies
of United Way, Community Shares and Earth Shares—during
the kick-off program. Since this program's inception, the university
has donated close to $1 million through Charity Choice.
A short program will open Case for Community Day at 11:30 a.m.
in Thwing Ballroom. President Barbara Snyder and others will
make short remarks prior to volunteers leaving for their projects
at 11:45 a.m. Lunch will be provided at check-in beginning at
11 a.m.
Originally created by the university's Staff Advisory Council's
Community Service Committee in 2002, Case for Community Day
is sponsored by the Center for Community Partnerships and made
possible by the tremendous support and collaboration of many
departments: The Offices of the President and the Provost, University
Relations, Staff Advisory Council, Center for Civic Engagement
and Learning, University Programs and Events, Facilities Services,
Office of Marketing and Communications, Bon Appétit and
our Charity Choice Federation Representatives. For more information
or to learn how to register visit the Case for Community Day
Web site at http://www.case.edu/events/cfc/.
Check out our PSA!
For information, contact:
Jason A. Tirotta
News & Information Representative
Media Relations Team
Case Western Reserve University
Office of University Marketing & Communication
Adelbert Hall, Room 14
10900 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106
www.case.edu
phone: 216.368.6890
email: jason.tirotta@case.edu
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