Students Participate in Hands for Change

Aug 25, 2009

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
SAMANTHA LYON, Hands for Change Coordinator
(218) 299-4167, smlyon@cord.edu
AMY KELLY, Media Relations director
(218) 299-3642

FIRST-YEAR CONCORDIA STUDENTS VOLUNTEER
THROUGH HANDS FOR CHANGE
     
    Students at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., will participate in the 16th annual Hands for Change outreach event on Monday, Aug. 31, during new student orientation week. Concordia will send hundreds of volunteers out into the Fargo-Moorhead community to participate in 38 different service projects.
    Activities will begin with a send-off ceremony at 8:30 a.m. at the bell tower (rain site Memorial Auditorium). Darci Asche, Community Liaison for New American Services – LSS North Dakota, will speak at the opening ceremony.
    Students will arrive at various service sites at approximately 9:15 a.m. and work until 11:30 when they will return to campus for lunch. At that time they will discuss their service-learning experiences. The 2009 Hands for Change coordinator Samantha Lyon, Tony Berghuis, the Orientation chair and Dr. Mark Krejci, provost and dean of the college will speak at the closing ceremony at 1:45 p.m.
    Hands for Change projects which are open to the media are listed below with their locations and contact names.

The ARC of Cass County: Kati—701-293-8191
255 N. University Dr., Fargo
Playing games with ARC members and working in thrift store

Churches United for the Homeless: Durk—218-236-0372
1901 1st Avenue N., Moorhead
Painting inside

Dorothy Day Food Pantry: Emily—218-284-8895
1308 Main Avenue, Moorhead
Packing food, general cleaning

Eventide: The Fairmont: Carla—218-233-8022
810 2nd Avenue N., Moorhead
Playing bingo with residents

Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre: Scott—701-235-1901
333 4th Street S., Fargo
Working on set construction

Fraser, Ltd.: Barb—701-232-3301
711 S. University Dr., Fargo
Painting at group homes

Great Plains Food Bank: JoAnn—701-476-9102
1720 3rd Avenue North, Fargo
Working in repacking center

Habitat ReStore: Jessica—218-284-5253
210 North 11th Street, Moorhead
Working in the store

Nokomis I and II: Becky—701-232-5635
1701 5th Street S., Fargo
Students will be playing with children at Lindenwood Park

New American Services: Darci—701-271-1604
1325 11th Street S., Fargo
Working in storage unit

Plains Art Museum: Amanda—701-232-3821
704 1st Avenue, Fargo
Calling area schools as part of outreach project

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