MEDIA ADVISORY
PHOTO/VIDEO/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Allison Benner, College Relations Associate – Media, 610-740-3790
CEDAR CREST’S NEW STUDENTS LEND A HAND IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY
Allentown, PA (August 23, 2005) – On Friday, August 26, the newest members of the Cedar Crest College community will uphold a College tradition by spending a part of their orientation week giving back to those in need in the greater Lehigh Valley. The incoming class of roughly 270 freshman and transfer students, along with more than 60 student leaders, faculty and staff, will perform a day of service at several sites throughout the region in an effort to learn the importance of being actively engaged in their community.
Buses depart the campus at 8:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. to take students to a number of local facilities. Divided into groups of ten to fifteen people, the students will spend the day volunteering in a variety of ways including gardening, painting, assisting classroom teachers and visiting the elderly. The Sixth Street Shelter, Luther Crest and the Lehigh Valley Zoo are just a few of the many organizations at which students will volunteer.
“Community service is a key component of the mission at Cedar Crest College,” says Joan Laffey, dean of students. “It is an integral part of the Cedar Crest student experience.”
Community Service Day also highlights the College’s commitment to incorporating community service into programs of study. It is used as an outside-the-classroom learning experience for students and provides faculty with the opportunity to work with the students on a personal level as they accomplish a goal together. In total, Cedar Crest students performed more than 24,900 hours of community service for the 2004-2005 academic year.
A list of volunteer sites and services follows on the next page.
For more information, including times and locations, contact the
College Relations Office at Cedar Crest College at 610-740-3790.
VIDEO AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES AT VOLUNTEER SITES AND INTERVIEWS
WITH STUDENTS AND FACULTY AVAILABLE BY REQUEST
Please call ahead to schedule interviews as some volunteer sites have confidentiality restrictions.
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Agency
Name |
Activity |
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Help
with preparation/serving of food |
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Participate
in relay races and games |
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Help
with cake walk |
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the |
Weed
front and side flower beds |
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Burn Prevention Foundation |
House
clean and prepare a bulk mailing |
|
Country Meadows |
Help
with resident activities |
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Crime Victims Council |
Clerical/bulk
mailing |
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Daybreak |
Socialize
with members/prepare meal |
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Remove
Asian Stilt Grass which is threatening the eastern deciduous
forest |
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Education
department mailing |
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Paint,
stain and hang lights |
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Assist
with activities/be friendly visitors |
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Luther Crest |
Set
up/ decorate for Carnival, court yard clean-up |
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New |
Assist
in meal center |
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Northeast Ministry |
Entertain
children with back to school party |
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Decorate/set
up for Luncheon, transport residents to the luncheon |
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Pinebrook Services
for Children and Youth |
Help
clean, organize and maintain toys, games and other items |
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Playing/interacting
with the children |
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Painting,
gardening, cleaning |
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The |
Pack
equipment into boxes for move to |
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The Rodale Institute |
Cut
and staple seed paper |
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Clean,
weed play area, organize closets, toys, clean building |
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Mowing,
trimming, repairing tombstones |
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Valley Youth House |
Trail
grooming/clean up |
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Victory House of the |
Establish
horseshoe pits |
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YWCA of |
Sort/organize
office supply closet, storage room, clothes
closet |
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