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NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008
》 PHILANTHROPY
Students go 'Into the Streets'volunteer
Photo courtesy of Abbey Saathoff
Students and Lawrence community members walk downtown for the AIDS walk that marked the Douglas Country AIDS Projects's kickoff of Into the Streets Week. The Center for Community Outreach will play host to the week-long event that raises awareness for volunteering opportunities.
BY BRENNA HAWLEY
bhawley@kansan.com
Into the Streets Week raises awareness this week for volunteering opportunities available at the KU Center for Community Outreach.
The week began Saturday with the Douglas County AIDS Project Walk in downtown Lawrence. Throughout the week, an event will be presented for almost each program the center offers.
The Center for Community Outreach, which has almost 2,000 volunteers at the University, offers 15 programs for student volunteers. Programs include the Jubilee Café, which provides breakfast twice a week for community members in
need of a warm meal, and Mentors in the Lives of Kids, which volunteers with local children.
Ali Ziegler, Philippines sophomore, coordinates the week-long event and said the center held fun activities for students such as crafts and interaction with children. She said Into the Streets Week brought in more student volunteers to the center.
"We can advertise, but the best way to do it is to see the programs in action." Ziegler said.
Dan Pierron, Olathe senior and co-director of the center, said one of his favorite events of the week was today's Empty Bowl Project. People paid $5 a bowl to paint and fire them at Sunfire Ceramics, 1002 New Hampshire St. The bowls have been filled with meat chili, vegetarian chili and brownies, and will be given away from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wesco Beach for a $5 suggested donation.
Another highlight of the week is today's Mentors in the Lives of Kids Recess at 3:30 p.m. at Woodlawn Elementary, 508 Elm St. Volunteers go to the school and play games such as kickball with the children.
Amanda McIntosh, Clay Center junior and program coordinator, said it was important to have a volunteering resource for students on campus. She said the more accessible the center was, the more likely students were to volunteer.
"Volunteering gives you a look at the bigger picture," McIntosh said.
She said Into the Streets Week gave students many opportunities to volunteer, but they didn't have to choose just one option to be interested in.
Pierron said the best way to get involved with the center was to visit its Web site at www.ku.edu/~cco. He said the center sent out weekly e-mails and each program had its
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own e-mail list server. He said there was also a calendar and a list of community organizations posted. The center's offices are on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
schedule
Monday
3:30 p.m. MILK Recess at Woodlawn Elementary
Tuesday
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Empty Bowls Project - Selling bowls/food on campus at Wescoe Beach
10a.m.-2 p.m.CAAS activism fair at Wescoe Beach
Tuesday 6-9:30 a.m. Jubilee Café at First United Methodist Church
Wednesday 1:30-4 p.m. Wednesdays at Liberty Hall with GROW & EARTH
5:30-7 p.m. Breakfast for Dinner Fundraiser and Panel on Homelessness at First United Methodist Church
Thursday
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Hawks for Health Student Olympics at Wescoe benefiting eyeglass project
3:30-5 p.m.: GROW at New York Elementary
Fridav
Friday 6-8 a.m. Jubilee Café at First United Methodist Church
Sunday
Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Group service project at Lawrence Community Shelter
Sunday
7 a.m. Lawrence half-marathon
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