THANKS for your service-- Last chance to enter drawing!

For those of you who have served this year (whether at a one time event or service learning for a course), thank you!  Please reflect on your experience by taking our (short, 5-10 minute) survey:

 

Complete the Service Exit Survey (http://bit.ly/10QYS1p) and get entered to win a gift card from the USM book store ($20) or dinning services ($10).

Gift cards will be issued the week of finals.

 

Thank you again for your service and good luck,

 

Molly De Cleene

 

mdecleene@usm.maine.edu

207-780-4537

USM- Office of Community Service Learning

AmeriCorps VISTA- Maine Campus Compact

 

 

Andrea Thompson McCall, Director

-Community Service Learning

-Religious and Spiritual Life

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403

Parkside Giveaway Day

Parkside Neighborhood Center is having their next Giveaway Day on Saturday, May 4th, 10 AM - 1 PM at Sacred Heart/St. Dominic's Church on the corner of Sherman and Mellen Streets in Portland.  The event offers free household items for all residents in Greater Portland in financial need.

 

Volunteers are needed on Friday, May 3rd in 2-3 hour shifts from 9 AM to 6 PM, and on Saturday, 12 - 2 PM.  Please contact Rachel Horton White at rachel.white@opportunityalliance.org or 553-5940 to volunteer.

 

Donations are needed:  adult and baby clothing (warm weather appropriate), books, toys, baby and household items, cleaned and washed and bed bug free, please!  Diapers also accepted as donations.  Donated items may be dropped off on Friday, May 3rd, 9-11 AM and 4-6 PM.

 

 

 

 

Andrea Thompson McCall, Director

-Community Service Learning

-Religious and Spiritual Life

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403

Will you rake for an elderly Gorham resident?

We have a neighbor in Gorham who has depended upon USM students for a number of years to do the yard work she is no longer able to do.  With spring here, her yard needs raking, and she has once again asked for help.  If you can grab a couple of friends and rake a yard one day soon, please call or e-mail our office and we'll put you in touch with her.  Thanks!

 

 

Andrea Thompson McCall, Director

-Community Service Learning

-Religious and Spiritual Life

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403

USM Day of Service!

USM Day of Service is THIS FRIDAY!!

We are all excited and looking forward to seeing you there!
This year's projects include:
   Portland Trails
   Peaks Island Clean Up
   Rippling Waters Organic Farm
   Maine Veterans Home
   Partners for World Health
   Back Bay Clean Up
   Local Park Clean Up

If you would like to participate and have not registered yet, please do so using the following link: http://www.usm.maine.edu/community/sign-usm-day-service Once you have registered you will receive an email later this week with more information about what to expect on the day.

Feel free to contact me with any questions!
See you on Friday!

Amanda Maddalone

AmeriCorps VISTA
Program Coordinator
Office of Community Service Learning
University of Southern Maine
(207)780-4679

Calling ALL Service Learners!

Thank you for serving the community this semester! We are eager to hear about all of the good work USM students have been doing. Please reflect on your experience by taking our (short, 10-15 minute) survey in one of the following formats:

 

1. Take the survey online and get entered to win a gift card from the USM book store ($20) or dinning services ($10). Service Learning Exit Survey found online at: http://bit.ly/10QYS1p 

 

OR

 

2. Visit myself in Woodbury Campus Center and take the survey (hardcopy) in person and get a free coffee or tea! I will be tabling from 9am-11am on:

• Wednesday, April 17th
• Tuesday, April 23rd
• Thursday, April 25th

 

Thank you again for your service,

 

Molly De Cleene

 

mdecleene@usm.maine.edu

207-780-4537

USM- Office of Community Service Learning

AmeriCorps VISTA- Maine Campus Compact

Congratulations to ASB!

Congratulations to the students of USM's Alternative Spring Break group, who spent their spring break traveling to the New Jersey shore to participate in the ongoing clean up following the devastation of Super Storm Sandy!  Read about it in this press release from Public Affairs on the USM News & Events page:  http://usm.maine.edu/news.  Thanks to all who helped the students in their fund raising by donating bottles, purchasing baked goods, or participating in the annual silent auction.

 

Every year, at colleges and universities all over the country and here at USM, students work for months in advance of spring break to raise the money to send themselves not to a beach but to a community dealing with crisis recovery or persistent poverty.  Communities are helped and students' lives are changed.  USM's ASB program has existed since 2000, but has remained small.  The group intends to begin promoting the program and recruiting participants earlier next year in hopes of extending this opportunity to more students in Spring 2014.  I hope you'll help by talking it up and encouraging students you know to consider participating.  -ATM

 

 

Andrea Thompson McCall, Director

-Community Service Learning

-Religious and Spiritual Life

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403

Gelato Fiasco fundraiser to support USM ASB

The USM Alternative Spring Break group had a fantastic trip to New Jersey. Their efforts really helped with Hurricane Sandy Relief. They are having a fundraiser at Gelato Fiasco on April 10th from 11am-11pm to help cover the remaining costs from the trip.
Mention Alternative Spring Break when visiting and Gelato Fiasco will donate your purchase to the group.

http://www.gelatofiasco.com/locations/portland/

Thank you!

Amanda Maddalone

AmeriCorps VISTA
Program Coordinator
Office of Community Service Learning
University of Southern Maine
(207)780-4679

Help us host New Mainers on campus April 13!

Community Service Learning is hosting Refugee and Immigration Services client families for the 4th annual New Mainers' Day on our Portland Campus on Saturday, April 13, 11 AM - 2 PM.  Refugee and immigrant families and individuals who've relocated to greater Portland in the last year are invited to come to socialize with each other, and to learn more about the opportunities for them at USM.  There will be lunch, play time and a Planetarium Show for the children, and information sessions from Admission, Financial Aid, ESOL and the Bridge Program, and Prior Learning Assessment.

 

This program is made possible by a grant from the University of Maine System's

 

Students from numerous disciplines will help with hosting, learning from and about our new neighbors and the cultures they represent.  Their numbers could use some supplementing, however, so if you're interested in helping to host this event, setting up ahead of time, supporting the children's activities, guiding guests from one location to another, or helping with clean up, please contact Kelly Schussler in our office: kschussler@usm.maine.edu or 780-4209.

 

 

 

Andrea Thompson McCall, Director

-Community Service Learning

-Religious and Spiritual Life

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403