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Saturday, August 25, 2007 |
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Are you a first year student that wants to get to know more people in a fun and exciting way? Come check out Orientation Outreach! Orientation Outreach is a day in which the Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leadership Development introduces first year students to volunteerism within the Miami community. Students are able to broaden their horizons and strengthen their ideals and views about the world around them. They are also introduced to upperclassmen who share the same ideals and passion towards service.
This year's Orientation Outreach is scheduled for Saturday, August 25, 2007 8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Meet on the University Center Plaza, also known as "the Rock." No RSVPS are required, but you may sign up in advance by contact the Butler Center or stop by our table at Canefest on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 |
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Held during Lead and Serve Week (September 4-7, 2007), the Lead and Serve Connections Fair & Agency Expo affords students the opportunity to learn about over 40 service and advocacy organizations and programming boards and meet the student leaders from those organizations, as well meet representatives from various local non-profit agencies to get connected to volunteering with specific social issues in Miami.
This year's Community Service Expo will be Wednesday, September 5, 2007 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. in the University Center Lower Lounge.
Community partners- please contact the Butler Center at (305) 284-GIVE or leadandserve@miami.edu for more information on how you can be involved.
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Saturday, October 27, 2007 |
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Come be a part of history?.Hurricanes Help the Hometown is a day in which the University of Miami students, faculty, alumni, and staff commit their time to volunteer in different agencies around the community. It is the largest community outreach day of the year!
This year's Hurricanes Help the Hometown will take place on Saturday, October 27, 2007 8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. For more information on how to get involved in this event please call the Butler Center at 305-284-GIVE or email us at leadandserve@miami.edu.
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Saturday, October 13, 2007 |
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Still looking for a few volunteer hours or want to volunteer as a group and don't want miss the game, well check out the United Way Orange Bowl Collection. The Orange Bowl Collection is the annual student fundraiser with all money raised going to the United Way. Student volunteers are needed to collect money in the stadium after the first quarter of the game. The money collected at the United Way Orange Bowl Collection is then designated to a specific agency selected by the Butler Center and President?s Office.
This year the collection will take place at the UM vs. Georgia Tech football game on Saturday, October, 13, 2007 and many volunteers are needed!
This is a fun and easy way to volunteer and help others. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Butler Center to sign up. Individual and group volunteers welcome!
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November 12 - December 7, 2007 |
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Make a child's holiday season brighter this year by donating a toy to UM's annual Holiday Hope Tree! The Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leadership Development is once again sponsoring the Annual Holiday Hope Tree. This program provides holiday gifts for underprivileged children in the Miami community. Beginning on November 12th 2007, students, faculty and staff can pick up an angel from the tree located at the University Center Information Desk on the first floor of the Whitten University Center. Individuals or groups who pick up one of the angels are asked to commit to returning a new, unwrapped gift to the Information Desk no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, December 7, 2007. Many of the angels on the tree will have specific gift requests, and we ask that you help by purchasing the specific or age-appropriate gift requested on the angel.
The Annual Holiday Hope Tree partners with several local community agencies to help underprivileged children in the Miami-Dade area have a brighter holiday season, including Head Start and the Salvation Army. In 2006, over 300 gifts were collected for 6 different local community agencies and were distributed to underprivileged children in Miami-Dade. Some of these agencies include the Salvation Army, The CHARLEE Program, and several others.
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The University of Miami Graduation Pledge
"I _____________ pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work."
Each year well over a million students enter the work force. Think of the impact on our society if even a significant minority of applicants and job holders inquired about or attempted to change the ethical practices of their potential or current employers. Or what if applicants turned down jobs and told their potential employers the ethical reasons why they did so? And shouldn't a job represent more than just a paycheck? Shouldn't it be a place where one can feel good about his/her own assignments and the general practices of the company?
Students who take the pledge at the University of Miami will be supplied with a green ribbon pen to wear at graduation, and will receive a pledge card to keep in your wallet to remind you of the pledge.
If you are a graduating senior and would like to take part in this commitment, please contact the Butler Center at 305-284-GIVE or stop by UC 240.
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