MCC Launches Year-long Community-Service Initiative
Middlesex Community College will kick off Seasons of Service, a year-long, community-service initiative, Tuesday Sept. 8 when students, staff and faculty volunteers from the Bedford and Lowell campuses work at Lowell’s Community Gardens Greenhouse preparing the gardens for winter.
Also as part of the initiative, on Sept. 11 (the newly designated National Day of Service and Remembrance), members of the campus community will send cards to U.S. soldiers in Iraq, sort clothing for the Lowell Wish Project, and stack food and unload trucks at Lowell’s Open Pantry.
Coordinated by MCC’s Center for Community Engagement, Seasons of Service begins fall semester and will offer college volunteers a variety of community-service opportunities throughout the academic year. The goal of the initiative is to surpass the 2,400 volunteer hours performed on one day during MCC’s 2008 Day of Service.
Seasons of Service will build on the college’s commitment to meet the needs of community partners by making the college community aware of local volunteer needs. Individuals, student clubs and campus organizations interested in volunteering will be matched with a community partner with projects that correlate to their interests and needs.
“MCC’s dedication to service is evident in the numerous institutional commitments focused on civic and community engagement,” said Sheri Denk, Coordinator of MCC’s Center for Community Engagement. “The college has a long-standing, nationally recognized Service Learning Program, and enjoys lengthy and productive partnerships with many community organizations, business groups, and school districts.”
For more information about Seasons of Service, contact Sheri Denk, Coordinator of MCC’s Center for Community Engagement, at
denks@middlesex.mass.edu or 978-656-3159.