Dawg Day of Service 2016

Saturday 27 de August del 2016

Información

Join ServeUGA for Dawg Day of Service 2016 on August 27, 2016!

Dawg Day of Service is UGA's largest annual day of community service, providing a great opportunity to work with other students to make a positive impact in the community. See our list of service sites below for this year's event and sign-up today to volunteer at a local organization in Athens-Clarke County!

  • Registration opens at 9am in the Tate Student Center grand ballroom (5th floor). A light breakfast is included.
  • Groups will begin to depart at 10am for their service site. Transportation is provided to most sites!
  • All service projects will wrap-up by approximately 1pm.
  • Upon returning to campus, there will be pizza available for everyone.

If you have any questions, please feel free to be in touch with Jennifer Hardister via email at jah53565@uga.edu or Kyle Anderson via email andkyle@uga.edu or phone 706-542-6265.
Posiciones
0 Restantes
Registro
Registro cerrado
Se cierra el registro
12 de horas antes de cada turno comienza o cuando no hay más espacio.
Límite de edad
18 y mayor
Detalles del requisito
Many of our sites will involve work outside, so please wear sneakers and clothes you won’t mind getting a little dirty.
Beneficios
First 500 people to show-up will get a Dawg Day of Service t-shirt and water bottle!
Transportation is provided to most service sites.
A light breakfast will be available at registration.
Pizza will be provided when you return to campus after volunteering.
Detalles de estacionamiento
Parking is free on the weekends in the Tate Student Center parking deck.
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Turnos (27)

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Action Ministries9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help paint Action Ministries' office. Action Ministries mobilizes communities to address the challenges of poverty by focusing on hunger relief, housing and education. For more information visit: http://actionministries.net/locations/athens/16/16Sobre
AIDS Athens9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
THIS IS A DRIVE YOURSELF SITE! You must be able to drive yourself or carpool. Still check-in at registration before departing. Volunteers will help with AIDS Athens 5k fundraiser, directing people where to go and passing out flyers during the actual event. AIDS Athens serves to address the needs of... 7/7Sobre
Athens Area Homeless Shelter9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
Tate Student Center
Athens, GA 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help spruce up the shelter by doing some lawn work, landscaping, picking vegetables in their garden, and painting a new outdoor mural. Athens Area Homeless Shelter provides collaborative, comprehensive services to homeless individuals and families working toward sustainable independence. For more information visit: http://helpathenshomeless.org/30/30Sobre
Athens Area Humane Society9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help with general shelter maintenance, beautification, and painting. The Athens Area Humane Society is a donor supported no-kill non-profit organization dedicated to lowering area euthanasia rates through adoption, spay/neuter, and pet retention programs. For more information visit: http://www.athenshumanesociety.org/12/12Sobre
Athens Land Trust9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteer will work at the Athens Land Trust Williams Farm location to perform trail maintenance and help with weeding and harvesting crops in their garden. Athens Land Trust conserves, empowers and sustains communities through responsible and visionary land use. For more information visit: http://www.athenslandtrust.org/49/50Sobre
Athens-Clarke County Animal Control9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
THIS IS A DRIVE YOURSELF SITE! You must be able to drive yourself or carpool. Still check-in at registration before departing. Volunteers will walk and play with dogs in outdoor interaction pens and cats in indoor interaction rooms Athens-Clarke County Animal Control protects the public safety and health from at-large... 10/10Sobre
Bear Hollow Zoo9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED DUE TO WORK WITH KIDS! (Registration for this site will close on August 19th. You will hear back about filling out a background check form by 8/22 if you sign-up). Volunteers will help setup up for the zoos' largest annual event. Bear Hollow Zoo is a popular... 16/16Sobre
Brooklyn Cemetery9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteer will work to remove overgrowth, fallen limbs, and underbrush from grave sites. Brooklyn Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery that went ignored but is now being restored. For more information visit: http://brooklyncemetery1.wix.com/brooklyncemetery#!68/70Sobre
Chew Crew9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will collect trash and remove invasive vegetation. Chew Crew is a student-lead prescribed grazing effort that aims to involve the UGA community in restoring neglected green spaces. For more information visit: https://ugachewcrew.wordpress.com/17/18Sobre
Downtown Ministries9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help assemble donor packets which play an integral role in fundraising efforts for Downtown Ministries. Downtown Ministries is a non-profit organization that engages youth and their families in inner-city Athens through sports programs, after-school programs, and other community projects. For more information visit: http://downtownministries.org/16/16Sobre
Extra Special People9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will begin at 9am in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED DUE TO WORK WITH KIDS! (Registration for this site will close on August 19th. You will hear back about filling out a background check form by 8/22 if you sign-up). Volunteers will help at Extra Special's People's Tug of Love event in Jefferson, GA: http://extraspecialpeople.com/tug-of-love/ Extra Special... 19/20Sobre
Food Bank of Northeast Georgia9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will sort food donations, work in the Food Bank garden, and clean vehicles used to deliver food. The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia works toward ending hunger as part of an overall community effort to alleviate poverty. For more information visit: http://www.foodbanknega.org/26/26Sobre
Gentiva Hospice9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will begin at 9am in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help clean and decorate the facility. Gentiva Hospice provides a family-oriented model of care designed to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of patients in life's final season. For more information visit: http://www.gentiva.com/hospice/14/14Sobre
Habitat for Humanity Restore9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help sort and organize donations at the Habitat Restore location. The Habitat for Humanity Restore takes in new and used home furnishings and sells them at up to 90% off retail cost. The ReStore offers the community an active venue for reusing/recycling building materials and home furnishings that... 13/13Sobre
Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful Road Clean-Up9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help clean-up a stretch of road in Athens. Keeps Athens Clarke County Beautiful (KACCB) seeks to educate and empower citizens with the resources to take action as environmental stewards of litter prevention, waste reduction, and beautification. For more information visit: http://athensclarkecounty.com/179/Keep-Athens-Clarke-County-Beautiful-KACC15/16Sobre
Lyndon House9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will assist in cleaning and organizing studios and closets as Lyndon House prepares for their new Open Studio program, which begins September 1. Lyndon House is center of excellence for the benefit and cultural enrichment of youth and adults. The gallery exhibitions, historic house museum, festivals, workshops, art meetings,... 29/30Sobre
Nuci's Space9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will begin at 9am in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help with general grounds maintenance, including weeding, trash pickup, trimming, indoor facility cleaning. Nuci's space provides obstacle free treatment for musicians suffering from depression and other such disorders as well as to assist in the emotional, physical and professional well-being of musicians. For more information visit: http://www.nuci.org/12/12Sobre
Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help with some painting projects to help spruce up Oasis' facility. Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela provides after-school tutoring for children, as well as many other services to the broader Latino community in Athens. For more information visit: https://sites.google.com/site/oasistutors2/51/53Sobre
Project Safe9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
Tate Student Center
Athens, GA 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will work in Project Safe's Thrift Store to assist with various tasks including helping with big projects, sorting donations, helping customers, and creating displays. Project Safe works to end domestic violence through prevention and educational programs, crisis intervention, ongoing supportive services for survivors of domestic violence and their children,... 15/16Sobre
School Gardens Project: Gaines Elementary9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
THIS IS A DRIVE YOURSELF SITE! You must be able to drive yourself or carpool. Still check-in at registration before departing. Volunteers will help fill and prepare garden beds so elementary school students can plant during the upcoming school year. The School Garden Network is a partnership of Athens organizations... 16/16Sobre
School Gardens Project: Whitehead Road Elementary9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
Tate Student Center
Athens, GA 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help fill and prepare garden beds so elementary school students can plant during the upcoming school year. The School Garden Network is a partnership of Athens organizations that have come together to make sure that every school in Athens-Clarke County has a school garden that is accessible to... 23/25Sobre
SHAARE (Senior Home Assistance and Repair)9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will begin at 9am in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
THIS IS A DRIVE YOURSELF SITE! You must be able to drive yourself or carpool. Still check-in at registration before departing. Volunteers will work at an individuals house identified by SHAARE to help with home repairs, painting, landscaping, and general clean-up. SHAARE raises funds to assist and contribute to the... 17/17Sobre
Sweet Olive Farm Animal Rescue9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help with outdoors cleanup and making animal areas clean and tidy - scooping alpaca poop, cutting brush, spreading hay and hanging out with 100+ rescue animals (pigs, alpacas, horses, and sheep). Sweet Olive Farm Animal Rescue, aserves as a sanctuary for rescued alpacas, donkeys, mini-horses, sheep, goats, pigs,... 12/12Sobre
UGarden9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will begin at 9am in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will help with outdoor gardening projects. UGArden seeks is to build a community of students centered on a sustainable food system. For more information visit: http://ugarden.uga.edu/ugarden4/Welcome.html22/24Sobre
Watershed UGA: Lake Herrick9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will remove invasive species, and help with trail maintenance and trash pick-up. Watershed UGA is a town/gown stream restoration and protection initiative aimed at engaging the campus community in sustainability through watersheds. For more information visit: https://www.watershed.uga.edu/30/30Sobre
Watershed UGA: Lilly Branch9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will remove invasive species, and help with trail maintenance including installing a fence and picking up trash. Watershed UGA is a town/gown stream restoration and protection initiative aimed at engaging the campus community in sustainability through watersheds. For more information visit: https://www.watershed.uga.edu/16/16Sobre
Watershed UGA: Trail Creek Park9:00am (ET)1:00pm (ET)
45 Baxter Street
Athens, Georgia 30602
Registration will be in Tate Center Grand Ballroom (5th floor)
Volunteers will remove invasive species including Chinese privet. Watershed UGA is a town/gown stream restoration and protection initiative aimed at engaging the campus community in sustainability through watersheds. For more information visit: https://www.watershed.uga.edu/12/12Sobre