Volunteering at St. Lawrence University

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St. Lawrence Seaway POLAR PLUNGE, Saturday November 7, 2009.  Location is Barnhart Island, Massena, New York.
Sponsored by Special Olympics of New York. Registration noon, PLUNGE at 2pm.  A unique experience! Join thousands of people from across New York State to raise funds and awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics, New York.  Raise dollars from friends and family to support your jump, or slow crawl into the chilly waters!!
Raise $100.00 come out and jump in the water to receive an official PLUNGE sweatshirt.  The more dollars you raise the more incentives you receive.
For more information, go to http://www.specialolympicsNY.org

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SLU Angels are now available at the Student Center Info Desk.
Please register your angel tree tag at the Student Center Info Desk.  As a child’s sponsor, you will receive a SLU “Angel” to hang on the tree.  A $20.00 maximum is suggested in purchasing your gift.  Bring the UNWRAPPED gift to the Student Information Center with this tag attached for identification.  Parents wrap the gift to share in the joy of giving.  Deadline for bringing gifts is Friday, December 4th.  Thank you!!!!!

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Apply to lead service programs in New England, Santa Fe, the Rockies, Hawaii, Alaska, Costa Rica or the Virgin Islands this summer.  Overland Service Leaders are typically juniors or seniors who have service and leadership experience.  Overland offers outdoor trips, community service projects, language study abroad, environmental studies and summer writing programs to young adults ages 11 to 18 from across the country and around the world.   For the past 25 years, our focus on small, supportive groups, carefully crafted programs and inspiring leadership has enabled both students and leaders to have fun, develop close friendships, be challenged and grow in the process.   Other leadership positions are also available at Overland.  For further information and to download the application, please visit www.overlandprograms.com/leaders.

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Habitat for Humanity Sleep-Out: Raising awareness of global housing crisis.
Autism Awareness Walk (NYSARC): Increasing awareness of Autism disorders.
St. Lawrence University Blood Drive: SLU Act helping American Red Cross.
Community Service Fair: Display of Volunteer Opportunities for SLU Students.
Buy a Feather for the Turkey: Supporting  families in need at Thanksgiving.
MADD – Make A Difference Days – Helping our Canton Neighbors with outside chores.
Habitat for Humanity Spaghetti Fundraiser- Thank you community donators
and student meatball pushers.

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Mission Statement
The mission of the David Garner Center for Collegiate Volunteerism is to create co-curricular learning opportunities for students to develop, practice, and incorporate the principles of leadership and service learning in our communities.  Our faculty, staff, and students work to design meaningful programs and activities to encourage a lifelong pursuit of personal growth along with a more purposeful and compassionate connection to society at large.