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Make a Difference Day!

This is a GREAT way for organization members to serve alongside their friends and get up to 4 hours of service – especially important for those graduating seniors πŸ˜‰

For Make a Difference Day there are 21 sites that are all live on Eagle Link now, students should log in to their FGCU student account and RSVP for the site of their choice – all sites are linked below.

Participating Sites:

FGCU Student Government (on-campus)

FGCU Department of Environmental Health & Safety (on-campus)

FGCU Physical Plant (on-campus)

Keep Charlotte Beautiful

United Way of Lee

Collier County Museums at Government Center

Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch

Gulf Coast Humane Society

Lee County Schools (Tice Elementary)

Franklin Park Elementary

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Special Equestrians

Democratic Party of Lee County

Pine Manor Community Center

I Will Mentorship Foundation

Community Cooperative

Protected Harbor (Home 1)

Protected Harbor (Home 2)

Grace Place for Children and Families

Pepper Ranch Preserve (Collier County Government/Conservation Collier Program)

Fort Myers Christian Church

Additional information about the day:

Due to COVID-19, we will NOT have our annual morning kickoff. Instead all participants will meet directly at the service site you've pre-registered for. Once registered, your community agency is fully counting on you to be there that morning, so please be 100% sure you can attend before you RSVP for this event. Additionally, transportation will NOT be provided. Participants will need to drive themselves or carpool.

IMPORTANT! If you do not have your own form of transportation, we highly recommend selecting one of our on campus locations listed above.

Pre-Event Check In:
All participants must stop by McTarnaghan 229 to pick up pre-event materials Oct 18-21! Pre-event materials include a great shirt to wear proudly in the community during the event.

IMPORTANT: Anyone under 18 MUST bring a signed copy of your waiver with you to the pre-event check-in in MCT 229.

Timeline of the Day:
9:00am:   Arrive and check-in at your pre-registered service site, serve at sites across the SWFL community
12:00pm: Lunch on site, discussion with community partner
1:00pm:   Wrap-up and depart

Any questions please reach out at onorton@fgcu.edu