Students Volunteer Through Hands for Change

Aug 24, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
PHILIP COMELLA/BROOKE DEGERMAN, Hands for Change Coordinators
(218) 299-4167, csc@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 17th annual Hands for Change outreach event on Monday, Aug. 30, during new student orientation week. Concordia will send hundreds of volunteers out into the Fargo-Moorhead community to participate in 39 different service projects.
    Activities will begin with a send-off ceremony at 8:15 a.m. at the bell tower (rain site Memorial Auditorium). Dr. Paul Dovre, interim president, will speak at the ceremony.
    Students will arrive at various service sites at approximately 9 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 2010 Hands for Change coordinators Philip Comella and Brooke Degerman; Jackie Grosz, 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: Jani—(701) 293-8191
3201 43rd Street South, Fargo
Cleaning, painting, organizing

American Red Cross: Shellie—(701) 364-1800
2602 12th Street N, Fargo
Organizing, cleaning and loading response trailers

Bethany Retirement Living: Maren—(701) 239-3246
201 S. University Dr., Fargo
Setting up for a garage sale


CCRI: Sue—(218) 331-2006
2842 Village Green Dr., Moorhead
Staining a fence and landscaping

Elim Care: Josh—(701) 271-1815
3540 University Dr., S., Fargo
Outdoor work and assisting with recreation

Good Samaritan Society: Tara—(701) 282-2651
4502 37th Ave. S., Fargo
Maintenance outside, possible cleaning and bingo with the residents

Great Plains Food Bank: JoAnn—(701) 232-6219
1720 3rd Ave. N., Fargo
Repacking donated products into case lots

The Learning Patch: Donna—(701) 232-6644
806 27th Street North, Fargo
Cleaning and projects with children

Project HERO: Georgia—(218) 284-6111
2204 5th Avenue North, Moorhead
Sorting medical supplies and cleaning

Red River Zoo: Gary or Paula—(701) 277-9240
4220 21st Ave. South, Fargo
Landscaping

Ronald McDonald House South: Ruth—(701) 232-3980
1330 18th Ave. South, Fargo
Cleaning and various projects

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