Some takeaways: Plan your own annual service event during National Volunteer Week, your efforts will likely get more recognition. Partner with a local effort such as in the example below (i.e. Keep Austin Beautiful, Austin Park Foundation, etc.)
United to Serve is a service event for The University of Texas System. All 15 institutions will participate in a service activity in their respective communities during
National Volunteer Week. The purpose of United to Serve is
to unite all system institutions to provide a direct service to our communities and the state of Texas.
The University of Texas at Austin will kick off United to Serve activities on Saturday April 23, 2005, from 8am to 12pm. Students, faculty, administrators, and staff will come together at 8:00am at International Shores Park (2200 South Lakeshore Boulevard). After a breakfast and short ceremony honoring
volunteerism at UT, volunteers will disperse to parks around town for creek cleaning, trash pickup, trail building, and more.
United to Serve 2005 is a joint project with the
Austin Parks Foundation's It's My Park! Day. It will be a great way for UT students and staff to interact with the Austin community.
Here is a link for more information:
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/studen...unitedtoserve/