The GPSC Community Service Committee is organizing a series of volunteer opportunities with the Durham Rescue Mission (DRM). On Saturday, May 26th graduate/professional student volunteers will prepare and serve a meal in the DRM’s soup kitchen. Volunteers will meet in the top floor of the Bryan Center at 1:45pm. We will carpool to the DRM Men’s Campus on 1201 East Main Street, arriving at about 2pm. At the DRM we will cook and serve dinner for needy and homeless guests. Dinner will start at 5pm. The meal and clean-up period should last until about 6:30pm, at which point volunteers are free to leave. If you're interested in participating, please send an RSVP to Andres Luco at andres.luco@duke.edu
Date: Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 10:00am - 2:00 pm Contact: Jaime Palter (jbp3@duke.edu) Sponsor: GPSC community service Where: SEEDS is in downtown Durham (706 Gilbert St). We may gather on campus first. Details will be finalized in the weeks before the visit.
Why: Volunteer with SEEDS, a Durham community organization focused on "gardening, gathering, and education." GPSC community service is organizing a group to volunteer in the SEEDS garden. More details to follow.
Submitted by mrnewman on Mon, 05/07/2007 - 2:13pm.
Date: Saturday, June 9, 2007 - 9:30am - 2:00 pm Contact: Michelle Newman, mrnewman@duke.edu Sponsor: GPSC Community Service Where: GPSC has reserved a group volunteer spot on Saturday, June 9, 2007 from 8:30am-1pm.We will help out on the site from 8:30am-about 11:30am, and then we will be treated to an hour to an hour and a half tour of the CPT facilities.(Note: Normally, it costs $12 for adults and $7 for kids to tour the facility!)This is a fantastic opportunity to receive up close and personal time with some truly amazing animals while lending a helping hand to one of the Triangle’s most unique nonprofits.
CPT allows adults and kids to participate, so if you want to bring your little ones, feel free to sign them up as well!Please be sure to read the information on the CPT website about the participation of minors, though, before you sign up (http://www.cptigers.org/tour/releases/minor.pdf).
WE HAVE 20 SPOTS AVAILABLE (no pun intended towards the leopards) FOR VOLUNTEERS.Please e-mail Michelle Newman at mrnewman@duke.edu with your name (and the names of any other volunteers you may be signing up), and a phone number at which you can be reached (in case of last minute info for volunteer day).If you have any minors participating, please provide their age with their name.It will be the volunteer’s responsibility to get to CPT the day of the event, but if people express interest, we can try to arrange carpooling as the event gets closer.What are you waiting for???Sign up today and reserve your space!!!! Why:
How would you like to spend a morning with a few tigers, some kinkajous, a jaguar, a prowl of leopards and several other large carnivores??Then you should sign up to volunteer at the Carnivore Preservation Trust, only a few miles down the road in Pittsboro, NC!CPT is a wildlife sanctuary, providing homes to carnivores in need of rescue and educating the public about what threatens these animals: in the wild, in the pet trade, and in the entertainment industry.
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 7:30pm - 12:59 am Contact: Julie Roy, jar7@duke.edu Sponsor: Band Together, Big Brothers - Big Sisters of the Triangle, GPSC Community Service Where: In front of the Lincoln Theatre in downtown Raleigh at 126 E. Cabarrus Street (between Wilmington and Blount Streets) Why: "Band Together" is a program that brings bands to the Triangle and donates the proceeds from the show to a charity. This year, the profits will go to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle. We need about 10 people to assist with taking tickets, checking IDs, set-up and break-down, bartending, etc. This is a great deal since normally tickets cost almost $20 and volunteers get in for free! This year's bands are Son Volt, Kennebec, and Balsa Glider. For more information you can also see http://www.bandtogethernc.org/home/ or email jar7@duke.edu.
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2007 - 6:00pm - 8:00 pm Contact: gpscsocial@gmail.com Sponsor: GPSC & Black Graduate and Professional Students Association Where: Union Square in Raleigh Why: Join us on May 5, 2007 as AIDSWALK and RIDE sets off from the State Capital on Union Square in Raleigh. We will go the distance with a one mile and a three mile walk route and 30-mile, 60-mile, and 101.5 mile bike routes.
The WALK route will take place in downtown Raleigh.
The RIDE route will go through Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties, thereby touching all of the Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina service area. Water, snacks, and port-a-johns are provided on both the RIDE and WALK routes.
Finally, Walkers, Riders, and Volunteers will enjoy a rousing closing ceremony at the State Capital in downtown Raleigh.
Join us on May 5, 2007 as AIDSWALK and RIDE sets off from the State Capital on Union Square in Raleigh. We will go the distance with a one mile and a three mile walk route and 30-mile, 60-mile, and 101.5 mile bike routes.
The WALK route will take place in downtown Raleigh.
The RIDE route will go through Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties, thereby touching all of the Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina service area. Water, snacks, and port-a-johns are provided on both the RIDE and WALK routes.
Finally, Walkers, Riders, and Volunteers will enjoy a rousing closing ceremony at the State Capital in downtown Raleigh.
Date: Friday, April 20, 2007 - 12:00pm - 5:00 pm Contact: earthmonth@nicholas.duke.edu Sponsor: Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Where: Bryan Center Plaza Why: Celebrate Earth Day at Duke with food, music and activities! Learn more about environmental programs in Durham! The festival will feature: tasty lunch options, all under $4 (you can use Flex); local farmers market; live music at noon by DSA Steel Drums; free climbing wall in Kilgo Quad; free backpacking clinic presented by REI; chair massages by staff of the Aveda Institute; demos of alternative-fuel vehicles; displays of fuel cell and biofuel technology; drawing for door prizes. Bring your own reusable cup or mug and get free non-alcoholic drinks! Find out more at http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/earthmonth/
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 9:30am - 2:00 pm Contact: RSVP to Andres Luco at andres.luco@duke.edu Sponsor: GPSC Community Service Committee Where: DRM’s Rescued Treasures Thrift Shoppe on 3220 NC Highway 55 South Durham, NC 27713 http://www.durhamrescuemission.org/ Why: The GPSC Community Service Committee is organizing a series of volunteer opportunities with the Durham Rescue Mission (DRM). Volunteers will meet in the top floor of the Bryan Center. We will carpool to the DRM’s Rescued Treasures Thrift Shoppe on 3220 NC Highway 55 South Durham, NC 27713. Volunteers will help sort and price donated items, help with displays, and assist in other ways in the store. The service will last until 1pm. If you're interested in participating, please send an RSVP to Andres Luco at andres.luco@duke.edu
Date: Friday, April 13, 2007 - 10:00am - 6:00 pm Contact: Bill Jakobowski, wj4@duke.edu Sponsor: Duke Grad Rugby Where:
The matches will kick-off Friday, April 13 at 7:00 on West Field 4. (Next to the Green lot parking area.) Matches on Saturday and Sunday will be held in Danville, VA. Please see the website for more information:
Why: Every April, the Duke University Fuqua School of Business hosts the MBA Rugby World Championships. This celebrated event has been held since 1980 and is typically attended by 25 or more of the world’s most prestigious graduate business programs. This year we anticipate approximately 600 attendees from all over the world.
Date: Monday, April 2, 2007 - 6:00pm - 7:30 pm Contact: sld3@duke.edu or jdb29@duke.edu Sponsor: Society of Duke Fellows Where: Westbrook 0012, Divinity School
Why:
Christina Greene, Duke Ph.D '96, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of Our Separate Ways: Women and the Black Freedom Movement in Durham, North Carolina will speak on her work and Dean Jacqueline Looney will moderate. Refreshments will be served and Dr. Greene's book will be for sale from the Gothic Bookstore.
