TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Community Service Center is offering Ripple Effect 2013, a service opportunity for freshmen.
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Freshmen will perform a variety of tasks at Tuscaloosa service agencies, including painting, cleaning and landscaping. Volunteer sites include Habitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa, 109 Juanita Drive and 1723 16th Ave. East; Youth For Christ/Campus Life, 1401 McFarland Blvd.; Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter, 3140 35th St.; YMCA – Downtown, 2405 Paul Bryant Drive; and Tuscaloosa Head Start Center, 2200 Second St.
The center recognizes this day of service as an opportunity to increase the visibility of the University’s commitment to service, to enhance relationships among community and University leaders and to promote progress by producing graduates who will become effective leaders in Alabama and abroad.
To learn more or to register for Ripple Effect 2013, contact Kimberly Montgomery at kmont@sa.ua.edu.
The mission of the Community Service Center is to educate students for service advocacy and leadership, civic responsibility and lifelong volunteerism by increasing awareness of community needs, resources and opportunities for social problem-solving.
Contact
Richard LeComte, media relations, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu, 205/348-3782
Source
Kimberly Montgomery, kmont@sa.ua.edu.