Give back to the community. 
Get service-learning hours.
Develop your leadership skills.
Be a Make A Difference Day Site Leader!

The FGCU Office of Service-Learning & Civic Engagement is in need of students to serve as site leaders during the annual Make A Difference Day morning of service. Site leaders will help lead a service trip with roughly 25 student participants per site.  You will work together with one or two additional site leaders to lead your site location. Locations will vary. Learn more about the Day of Service event here. 

The event runs 8am-1pm.  However, we ask site leaders to arrive at 7am to help with setup and plan to stay until 2pm to help with any teardown that may be needed.  You will engage in 7 hours of service-learning toward your graduation requirement.  

You must attend a short training session. There are two options (you only need to pick one):

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)

If you are interested, click here to RSVP today: https://fgcu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/11283064

Questions? Contact us:

(e) scoelho@fgcu.edu

(p) (239) 590-7227

Students who complete this event gain skills in Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic and Leadership.

This aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals: Good Health and Well-being (3); Quality Education (4)