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Projects for November 3, 2020

sign-up for a 2020 project To participate in a project on November 3rd, please view the projects below and complete the volunteer sign-up form. Only a limited number of volunteers are needed for each project, so make sure you sign-up early. Please note that some projects are reserved for specific classes and/or organizations.

Local School Projects

We would love to have some to re-paint our map outside the entry door.

  • Length: 8-1
  • Max Size: 6
  • Reserved For: Students Engaging Culture
  • Meeting Location: Bowld Patio

Participants will plant Arboretum trees on campus and weed around some of the current plantings.

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 21
  • Meeting Location: Meet in White Hall 109

Most of the work will be outdoors and if weather permits.

  • Length: 9-12
  • Max Size: 6
  • Meeting Location: Outside Bowld near RD's living quarters

Join the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in a grounds beautification project to help our already beautiful campus look even better!

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 25
  • Meeting Location: SUB Hallway Outside of Enrollment

Organize the closet behind the chapel stage

  • Length: 10-12
  • Max Size: 9
  • Reserved For: GLT
  • Meeting Location: Chapel

Clean up an home for a new home owner

  • Length: 9-12
  • Max Size: 24
  • Reserved For: SOFTBALL TEAM
  • Meeting Location: Field House

Playground Improvement - including painting wooden benches, painting flowerbed tires, plant flowers, start community garden

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 15
  • Reserved For: Jillz
  • Meeting Location: Warmath Playground

mulch flower beds, rake yard area, plant flowers, pick-up around school area, etc.

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 30
  • Reserved For: Baseball Team
  • Meeting Location: Field

Painting

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 10
  • Meeting Location: KD House

Paint bathroom stalls in our school with inspirational words.

  • Length: 8-4
  • Max Size: 20
  • Meeting Location: Volleyball Court

student desks that are too short for my student population. I would like to have the desk made taller (all but three that the custodian raised last year). Also, I would like to have the very old projector screen on the south wall to be taken down. Lastly, I would like the large fan to be removed from the north wall above the shelves.

  • Length: 8:15-12
  • Max Size: 10
  • Meeting Location: Pope Elementary 1071 Old Humboldt Rd, Jackson, TN 38305

Teaching Chemistry to Homeschoolers

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 20
  • Reserved For: SMACS
  • Meeting Location: White Hall

This group will be building/finishing some trail portions at the union trails. They will also be doing some general maintenance and upkeep on the union trails.

  • Length: 9-1
  • Max Size: 30
  • Reserved For: Bike Recycling Club & Cross Country
  • Meeting Location: Bell Tower

Local Church Projects

Staining a bridge and hauling away garbage

  • Length: 8-4
  • Max Size: 8
  • Meeting Location: Chapel Lobby

We have a few rooms that could be painted. Likewise, we have a few rooms and closets that could be organized. Trimming bushes, pulling weeds, and some outside maintenance work!

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 10
  • Meeting Location: Gazebo by the circle drive outside the Bowld

Assembling, Labeling, and Organizing

  • Length: 9-3
  • Max Size: 25
  • Reserved For: Volleyball Team
  • Meeting Location: Outside the Fred Delay Gym near ticket box

clean, organize, and build shelves

  • Length: 9-3
  • Max Size: 10
  • Meeting Location: Outside Watters 3

Grounds/Shrubbery work

  • Length: 9-12
  • Max Size: 16
  • Reserved For: Men's Golf Team
  • Meeting Location: Outside Coach Chandler's office

Non-profit Organization Projects

Helping prepare newsletters and Christmas cards for bulk mail.

  • Length: 9-2
  • Max Size: 20
  • Reserved For: Life 139
  • Meeting Location: PAC Fountain

landscape as well as clean storage unit/shed at the clinic

  • Length: 9-2
  • Max Size: 15
  • Reserved For: Women's Basketball
  • Meeting Location: Small Gym

Cleaning out storage

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 10
  • Reserved For: Jaxx
  • Meeting Location: Outside Watters 1

help clean out building for sale

  • Length: 9-12
  • Max Size: 10
  • Reserved For: SAC
  • Meeting Location: Patio outside of Brewer

Trim scrubs and bushes

  • Length: 9-12
  • Max Size: 6
  • Reserved For: SAC
  • Meeting Location: Patio Outside of Brewer

Remove small vines and weeds from a fence-line that runs the length of our office property. Paint some woodwork, a door, etc. at the office and maybe some general cleaning (windows and door hardware).

  • Length: 10:30-2:30
  • Max Size: 8
  • Meeting Location: Outside Hurt 1

Harvest mustard & turnip greens at the Community Garden at 701 E Chester Street.

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 6
  • Reserved For: SERVE Team
  • Meeting Location: OUM

  • Length: 9:00-1:00
  • Max Size: 15
  • Reserved For: Debate Team
  • Meeting Location: Bowld Upstairs patio

  • Length: 9:00-1:00
  • Max Size: 5
  • Reserved For: Debate Team
  • Meeting Location: Bowld Upstairs patio

  • Length: 9:00-1:00
  • Max Size: 4
  • Reserved For: Debate Team
  • Meeting Location: Bowld Upstairs patio

Organize Pantry

  • Max Size: 4
  • Reserved For: Academic Center Staff

Reserved for Academic Center Staff Prepare Mailout

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 6
  • Reserved For: Academic Center Staff
  • Meeting Location: academic center

We will be taking trips to St. Jude throughout the day in order to donate blood and platelets directly to them. This is a tremendous help for them, and for their patients.

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 30
  • Reserved For: ATO

General cleaning and maintenance.

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 30
  • Reserved For: SAE
  • Meeting Location: Outisde SAE house

Other Projects

Due to COVID restrictions, you may not go inside the building. This project will consist of cleaning up their garden and washing the paintings off their windows.

  • Length: 9-12
  • Max Size: 15
  • Meeting Location: Front Steps of Bowld

Clean-up the front porch (sweep, wash the rocking chairs, etc.) and put together fall display.

  • Length: 9-11
  • Max Size: 3
  • Meeting Location: Outside Hurt 4

Write notes to 160 residents

  • Length: 9-11
  • Max Size: 21
  • Meeting Location: Bowld 221

Helping maintain and beautify our city's public parks. Tasks may include activities such as mulching flower beds, raking playgrounds, weeding, and other tasks.

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 30
  • Meeting Location: Mommy Statue Outside of the back of the Art Department

Pack 100 goodie bags for Chemo patients and write them an encouraging note.

  • Length: 12-2
  • Max Size: 80
  • Reserved For: ZTA
  • Meeting Location: ZTA House

helping them package kits to make bracelets

  • Length: 9-11
  • Max Size: 25
  • Reserved For: Women's Soccer
  • Meeting Location: Harvey

Helping widows with house projects

  • Length: 9-2
  • Max Size: 20
  • Reserved For: Men's Basketball
  • Meeting Location: Inside Fred Delay Gym

College of Pharmacy students will interact with residents in a variety of ways from the outside of the building. Activities will include installing bird feeders, playing games with residents, drawing artwork on their windows, musical performances, and bringing pets to interact with, among other activities.

  • Length: 8:30-3:30
  • Max Size: 55
  • Reserved For: College of Pharmacy
  • Meeting Location: Providence Hall

Group will participate in a prayer walk on and off campus. Your leader will provide you with a prompt that you can reference for each location.

  • Length: 9-12
  • Max Size: 10
  • Meeting Location: Prayer Chapel in the SUB

Group will participate in a prayer walk on and off campus. Your leader will provide you with a prompt that you can reference for each location.

  • Length: 9-12
  • Max Size: 10
  • Meeting Location: Logos Steps (Bell Tower Side)

Group will participate in a prayer walk on and off campus. Your leader will provide you with a prompt that you can reference for each location.

  • Length: 8-12
  • Max Size: 10
  • Meeting Location: Outside McAfee Commons

Due to COVID, we may not go inside the building. We will write cards to their 60 residents and pray for them before leaving the group

  • Length: 9-11
  • Max Size: 17
  • Meeting Location: Bowld 247

We want to keep our local parks clean! We will meet at Cypress Grove at 9am. It would be wise to bring footgear that can get muddy (e.g. boots), gloves if you have them, and a personal source of hydration! Each participant will need their own transportation to Cypress Grove Nature Park.

  • Length: 9-12
  • Max Size: 30
  • Meeting Location: Cypress Grove at 9am

If you have any questions, please contact Emily Shoemaker at eshoemaker@uu.edu.