2019 GEO Report

Help our teaching artists create a metal sculpture that pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and his famous speech "I Have A Dream". Pick your favorite quote and punch it into metal sheeting, or add texture and shapes to the surface of the sculpture. When it's finished the sculpture will be featured in MAKESHOP until the end of February to celebrate Black History Month.

Calling all blood donors – your donation is needed today to help patients in need.

Preparing and serving breakfast at Opportunity House, which is a homeless shelter for men, women, and families. Also serves clients that are not in the shelter, but needing a hot meal.

Volunteers will be assisting in the kitchen to provide meals for MANNA's population.

Sixty students will participate in an intensive research exploration of African American culture and history by visiting the MLK Monument and National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Faculty will serve as their guides to assist students in completing several learning outcomes, which include developing Knowledge about different racial/ethnic groups, openness to diversity and challenges, socio-historical thinking, and social action engagement.

Calling all blood donors – your donation is needed today to help patients in need.

Calling all blood donors – your donation is needed today to help patients in need.

We will have Martin Luther King Alumni, Germantown Alumni, The men of Kappa Alpha Psi,. Philadelphia Police, Representatives from The VA, Representatives and Resources from Congressman Dwight Evans office, State Representative Stephen Kinsey and Administration, Senator Art Haywood and Administration, Representative Helen Gym and Administration local Elementary schools and Junior High Schools, Philabundance, Artists, Workshop Partcipants, Health providers.

The Nursing Home Visitation project allows volunteers to travel to senior facilities and nursing homes to visit residents and play games such as Bingo, Date-in-History Trivia; read inspirational poetry; and share readings and songs about Dr. King and the civil rights movement.

clean out storage area (3-4people), remove and replace cove base(2-3 people)

Habitat for Humanity ReStores are nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers that sell new and gently used furniture, appliances, home accessories, building materials and more to the public at a fraction of the retail price.

Various nonprofits will host volunteers for service projects to help with light maintenance, painting, packaging supplies, and more.

Painting & moving furniture.

clean out storage area (3-4people), remove and replace cove base(2-3 people)

Our day will include mural and t-shirt painting, an essay and art contest, a mobile black history museum, a book fair, book giveaway and author signings, two historical interpretation presentations of Bessie Coleman & Harriet Tubman by Dr. Daisy Century, wkshps on conflict resolution, grief recovery, community concerns as well as a quilting project and more.

The college will honor community organizations that provide service learning and civic engagement activities for the Raritan Valley Community College student. Numerous community organizations serving disadvantaged populations (at-risk children, homeless, disabled, elderly, homebound) will be honored for their commitment to service. Students and Faculty will reflect on the service that they provide through service learning and club activities that focus on civic engagement. Service Learning is

This project allows children and youth volunteers to use their talents and skills to give back and help others. The children will make arts and crafts gifts for senior citizens and cards for soldiers and veterans using scrap-booking techniques.

TBD

Students would be helping to build and move furniture in the warehouse.

Montclair State University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local community members are invited to serve in the Montclair community and surrounding areas. Specifically, volunteers Covenant House of Newark to help assist in outreach activities.

Outdoor clean up

Montclair State University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local community members are invited to serve in the Montclair community and surrounding areas. Volunteers arrive at the Student Center Cafeteria and are dismissed to their service sites which are 13 off-campus sites and 3 on-campus sites. The off-campus service sites are Canterbury Village, Ceberal Palsy of North Jersey, CUMAC, Covenant House of Newark, Habitat for Humanity Paterson, Job Haines, KinderSmile Foundation, and more!

This project focuses on providing food for institutions that feed the hungry by providing food to developing countries all over the world to eradicate hunger.

Organizing, cleaning, food prep.

Montclair State University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local community members are invited to serve in the Montclair community and surrounding areas. Volunteers arrive at the Student Center Cafeteria and are dismissed to their service sites which are 13 off-campus sites and 3 on-campus sites. Specifically, students will be partnering with CUMAC in Newark, NJ in order to help service displaced individuals.