Service First, fair offer first-year students opportunity to make impact
First-year students will volunteer at 10 local schools on Saturday, Aug. 30, before attending the all-class Service Fair, showcasing 50 community service organizations. Stephanie Kurtzman, director of the university’s Community Service Office, calls service a win-win-win.
Media Advisory: 1,110 Washington University freshmen beautify 13 local schools Aug. 31
Some 1,100 Washington University freshmen will paint murals, pull weeds and organize classrooms Saturday, Aug. 31, at 13 local schools for Service First, one of the university’s largest community service projects.
Service First Trip beautifies neighborhood schools
Service First,one of Washington University’s biggest and most beloved community service programs, returns Aug. 31. Some 1,1oo first-year students plus many more staff and faculty will paint murals, pull weeds and organize libraries at 12 St. Louis schools.
More than 1,000 WUSTL volunteers help out at area schools
More than 1,000 Washington University in St. Louis students, faculty and staff are taking part in Service First Saturday, Sept. 1. This community service event, held annually on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, is an opportunity for new students to volunteer with area public schools.
Annual Service First challenges freshmen to get involved
Service First, the university’s largest annual community service project, will be held Saturday, Sept. 4. More than 1,200 freshmen, along with a group of seniors, will help ready 12 St. Louis area schools for the upcoming year.
St. Louis Public Schools to benefit from annual volunteer activity
Fresh off a summer of pool parties and video games, the Washington University Class of 2009 will get to work as soon as they step onto campus. More than 1,000 University students, mainly newly arrived freshmen, will volunteer their time from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 3 to paint, landscape, clean and beautify 11 St. Louis public schools to make the new school year more enjoyable for students and their teachers. It’s all part of the seventh annual Service First, an initiative that introduces first-year University students to community service in the St. Louis area.
Washington University students volunteer for fifth annual Service First
Washington University undergraduates help pull weeds at Hamilton Elementary School during the fourth annual Service First in 2002.
As part of the St. Louis Public School’s “First Day, Every Day” initiative, more than 1,000 Washington University students will volunteer their time to landscape, paint, clean and renovate several schools to make the upcoming year more pleasant for teachers and students alike.