Oct. 6, 2010
250 volunteers make Week of Service at Marshall University a big success
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Marshall University’s recent Week of Service was a big success with 250 volunteers putting in more than 700 hours of service throughout the community and the campus, according to Lisa Martin, director of Judicial Services and Volunteer Services at Marshall.
Volunteers participated in a large variety of projects in the Huntington area, including painting a house, planting flowers in the community and on the Huntington campus, eradicating graffiti, helping out with the Greek Fest sponsored by Saint George Greek Orthodox Church, tutoring children after school at the Ebenezer Outreach Center, and performing general clean-up chores at several locations throughout the area.
“There was something for everyone,” Martin said. “The idea is to get students involved in the community and to provide needed services. Volunteering gives students a chance to do that. They want to give back to the community that is helping them get an education.”
Martin was pleased that in addition to individuals, several groups made volunteering a priority. Marshall’s Office of Human Resources and occupants of several floors in Twin Towers West residence hall collected paper goods that will go to the Jeffrey E. George Comfort Hospitality House in Huntington. The hospitality house provides housing for individuals whose family members are in various hospitals through the city.
The women’s basketball team worked with the local Boys and Girls Clubs in an after-school program, and occupants of a floor in a residence hall took on the task of painting a house.
In the past, Marshall students participated in a single day of service but this year it was expanded to a full week. Martin said everyone was pleased with the results.
“We were impressed with our students stepping up to the plate and getting out at 8 a.m. on a Saturday when they could have been doing something else,” Martin said. “It’s actually been a great educational experience for them to meet people in the community. You never know, you might find a career choice while volunteering.”
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250 volunteers make Week of Service at Marshall University a big success
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Marshall University’s recent Week of Service was a big success with 250 volunteers putting in more than 700 hours of service throughout the community and the campus, according to Lisa Martin, director of Judicial Services and Volunteer Services at Marshall.
Volunteers participated in a large variety of projects in the Huntington area, including painting a house, planting flowers in the community and on the Huntington campus, eradicating graffiti, helping out with the Greek Fest sponsored by Saint George Greek Orthodox Church, tutoring children after school at the Ebenezer Outreach Center, and performing general clean-up chores at several locations throughout the area.
“There was something for everyone,” Martin said. “The idea is to get students involved in the community and to provide needed services. Volunteering gives students a chance to do that. They want to give back to the community that is helping them get an education.”
Martin was pleased that in addition to individuals, several groups made volunteering a priority. Marshall’s Office of Human Resources and occupants of several floors in Twin Towers West residence hall collected paper goods that will go to the Jeffrey E. George Comfort Hospitality House in Huntington. The hospitality house provides housing for individuals whose family members are in various hospitals through the city.
The women’s basketball team worked with the local Boys and Girls Clubs in an after-school program, and occupants of a floor in a residence hall took on the task of painting a house.
In the past, Marshall students participated in a single day of service but this year it was expanded to a full week. Martin said everyone was pleased with the results.
“We were impressed with our students stepping up to the plate and getting out at 8 a.m. on a Saturday when they could have been doing something else,” Martin said. “It’s actually been a great educational experience for them to meet people in the community. You never know, you might find a career choice while volunteering.”
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