To RSVP, click here: https://fgcu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/11283013

RSVP by Thursday, October 16, for your best chance to select the site you want.

*** You will select your service site during the mandatory pre-event check-in that will be held on October 20-22 in McTarnaghan Hall 229 (see below for more details). ***

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Join the national tradition and take part in FGCU's 14th annual Make A Difference Day on Saturday, October 25!
There's no better way to make friends and get connected to FGCU and the SWFL community than by spending a morning together serving others.

MANDATORY PRE-EVENT CHECK-IN: All participants must check-in prior to the morning of the event to confirm their spot. Pre-event check-in will be open October 20-22, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM in McTarnaghan Hall 229. 
IMPORTANT: Anyone under 18 MUST bring a signed copy of your waiver with you to the pre-event check-in in MCT 229.

GROUPS: If you have friends (or a group) that you would like to serve with, you must each RSVP individually in Eagle Link then all pre-check-in as a group together at the same time between Oct 20-22 in MCT 229 to have the best chance of serving at the same site.  Total group participation numbers are limited to site capacities and site availability is on a first-come, first-served basis.

TWO SESSIONS THIS YEAR:  We are excited to offer two sessions this year. 
***Your site selection on Oct. 20-22, will determine which of the two sessions you are placed in.

SESSION 1
7:00am:  Check-in at the FGCU Student Plaza Bus Loop
7:25am: Kickoff
7:40am:  Depart on buses
8:00am:  Serve at sites across the SWFL Community
11:15pm: Wrap-Up and Depart
11:45am-12:15pm:  Arrive back to the FGCU Student Plaza Bus Loop and have lunch together while reflecting on your day!

SESSION 2
9:00am:  Check-in at the FGCU Student Plaza Bus Loop
9:25am: Kickoff
9:40am:  Depart on buses
10:00am:  Serve at sites across the SWFL Community
1:15pm: Wrap-Up and Depart
1:45am-2:15pm:  Arrive back to the FGCU Student Plaza Bus Loop and have lunch together while reflecting on your day!

TRANSPORTATION: Transportation will be provided for all service sites. We will meet in the FGCU Student Plaza/Bus Loop promptly at 7am (Session 1) or 9am (Session 2).

Important: Once you RSVP, your community agency is fully counting on you to be there that morning, so please be 100% sure you can attend before committing. 

ATTIRE AND WHAT TO BRING: Please wear either an FGCU shirt or blue and green to represent the university out in the community! Be sure to dress comfortably, wear closed-toe shoes and sunscreen. Don't forget to bring water!

Below are the organizations we will be serving with during this event:

Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties
Better Together (moving)
Bonita Senior Center (butterfly garden)
Fort Myers Middle School
Community Cooperative (soup kitchen)
Pine Manor (community garden)
The Healthy Earth Org. (Lee Health Coconut Point Garden)
I Will Mentorship Foundation (community garden)
Gladiolus Food Pantry Inc
LARC Inc (golf tournament)
Cypress Cove Retirement
American Cancer Society (5k)
Empowerment Farm
Make-A-Wish Southern Florida Walk for Wishes
FGCU Campus Clean-Up
Easter Seals (Trunk or Treat)
Alliance for the Arts (haunted house prep)
Turning Point Church (Halloween prep)
United Way Lee, Hendry, Glades (landscaping)
Youth Haven (campus beautification) 
The Salvation Army (painting)
Grace Place for Children and Families (beautification)
Franklin Park Elementary School
The Healthy Earth (Beach Clean Up)
Midwest Food Bank Florida
Pretty Girls Poppin' Inc. (mentorship and crafts)
FGCU ROCK Center (World Kindness Day prep)
FGCU Food Forest 
Garden of Eatin' (self drive only)

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If you are interested, click here to RSVP today: https://fgcu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/11283013

For questions, concerns, and/or reasonable accommodations, please contact 

(e) scoelho@fgcu.edu

(p) (239) 590-7227