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   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)   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)   For questions, concerns, and/or reasonable accommodations, please contact  (e) scoelho@fgcu.edu (p) (239) 590-7227

Join us and help lead fellow Eagles at our 2025 Make a Difference Day October 25, 2025! 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 engaged 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): • Tuesday, October 21, from 1:30-2:30pm in Cohen 247 • Wednesday, October 22, from 11am-12pm in Cohen 247 Below are the organizations we will be partnering with: 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, RSVP on this event page and a staff member from our office will reach out to you as the event gets closer with further details.   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)    

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). *** -------------------- 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)   ------------------ 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

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): • Tuesday, October 21, from 1:30-2:30pm (Cohen 247)   • Wednesday, October 22, from 11am-12pm (Cohen 247) 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)

Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of the Unified Greek Association and the distinguished organizations that they host! Join us for a spectacular yard show featuring stepping, strolling, and performances of brotherhood/sisterhood. Don't miss out on this unforgettable evening of entertainment, unity, and Greek pride!

We will be selling Pumpkins on Library Lawn for two days