Service & Educational Opportunities

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  • April 2024

  • Working For the Greater Good Week (dates and events TBA)
  • Tuesday, April 2nd: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, April 4th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Tuesday, April 9th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, April 11th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Thursday, April 11th & Friday, April 12th: Campus Blood Drive, 10:30am–4pm, Alumni Hall      VOLUNTEER or DONATE 
  • Tuesday, April 16th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, April 18th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Tuesday, April 23rd: Undergraduate Research Symposium
  • Tuesday, April 23rd: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, April 25th: MANNA Foodbank & FEI Fresh Produce Market, 11am–1pm, Reed Plaza
  • Thursday, April 25th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Tuesday, April 30th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library

Past Events

  • August 2023

  • Thursday, August 24th & Friday, August 25th, 10:30am-4pm: Campus Blood Drive                        Alumni Hall, 1st Floor Highsmith                                                                                                  VOLUNTEER or DONATE
  • September 2023

  • Monday, September 11th: National Day of Service, REGISTER HERE. Various locations around campus, co-sponsored with ACE
  • Wednesday, September 13th: Community Engaged Scholar Workshop, 4-5pm (Zoom). Email keycenter@unca.edu to register. More information on the Key Center website.
  • Thursday, September 14th: Community Engaged Scholar Workshop, 12-1pm (Zoom). Email keycenter@unca.edu to register. More information on the Key Center website.
  • Tuesday, September 19th: National Voter Registration Day, co-sponsored with Political Science
  • Tuesday, September 19th: Community Engaged Scholar Workshop, 5-6pm (Zoom). Email keycenter@unca.edu to register. More information on the Key Center website.
  • October 2023

  • Friday, October 13th: Community Craftivism, 11–1pm (drop in), Main Quad
  • Wednesday October 25th & Thursday October 26th: Campus Blood Drive, 10:30am–4pm, Alumni Hall, 1st Floor Highsmith                                                                                                              VOLUNTEER or DONATE
  • November 2023

  • Sunday, November 12th – Saturday, November 18th: Winter Gear Drive
  • Monday, November 13th – Friday, November 17th: Food & Housing Awareness Week
  • Monday, November 13th: Volunteering At Hyannis House, 5–7pm, 24 Hyannis Dr.
  • Tuesday, November 14th: Free Food Distribution, 12–2pm, Main Quad, hosted by FEI
  • Tuesday, November 14th: Build On, Give Back! Ladder Building with BeLoved & STEAM Studio, 5–8pm, STEAM Studio
  • Wednesday, November 15th: Poverty Education Panel with Asheville Poverty Initiative, 12:30–1:30pm, HIG 223 (1927 Room)
  • Thursday, November 16th: Open Lunch @ Asheville Poverty Initiative 12 Baskets Cafe, 11am–1pm, 610 Haywood Rd
  • Thursday, November 16th: Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, 24 Hyannis Dr., hosted by FEI
  • Thursday, November 16th: Build On, Give Back! Ladder Building with BeLoved & STEAM Studio, 5–8pm, STEAM Studio
  • Friday, November 17th: Babies Need Bottoms Diaper Packaging, 11am–1pm, Student Life Porch (2nd floor of Highsmith Student Union)
  • Tuesday, November 28th: Celebration of Community Engaged Learning at the Undergraduate Research Symposium                                                                                                                              Poster Presentation Preparation Workshop (open to all students presenting at the UGR symposium), RSVP to keycenter@unca.edu
  • January 2024

  • Monday, January 15th: MLK Day of Service, 10:30am–3pm, lunch & transportation provided            RSVP HERE
  • Tuesday, January 16th: Food Equity Initiative (FEI) Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, January 18th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Friday, January 19th: MLK Community Fair (sponsored by OMA), 10am–3pm, Mountain Suites (Highsmith)
  • Tuesday, January 23rd: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, January 25th: MANNA Foodbank & FEI Fresh Produce Market, 11am–1pm, Reed Plaza
  • Thursday, January 25th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Tuesday, January 30th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Tuesday, January 30th: Community Engaged Scholars Workshop, 12–1pm, RSVP to keycenter@unca.edu
  • Wednesday, January 31st: Community Engaged Scholars Workshop, 5–6pm, RSVP to keycenter@unca.edu
  • February 2024

  • Thursday, February 1st: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Monday, February 5th: Black History Mobile Museum (sponsored by OMA), 10am–3pm
  • Tuesday, February 6th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, February 8th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Tuesday, February 13th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Wednesday, February 14th & Thursday, February 15th: Homecoming Blood Drive, 10:30am–4pm, Alumni Hall                                                                                                                                                            VOLUNTEER or DONATE       
  • Thursday, February 15th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Tuesday, February 20th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, February 22nd: MANNA Foodbank & FEI Fresh Produce Market, 11am–1pm, Reed Plaza
  • Thursday, February 22nd: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Tuesday, February 27th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, February 29th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • March 2024

  • Tuesday, March 5th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, March 7th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Tuesday, March 12th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, March 14th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Tuesday, March 19th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, March 21st: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)
  • Tuesday, March 26th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 11am–1pm, Main Quad by Library
  • Thursday, March 28th: MANNA Foodbank & FEI Fresh Produce Market, 11am–1pm, Reed Plaza
  • Thursday, March 28th: FEI Free Food Distribution, 5–7pm, Hyannis House (24 Hyannis Drive)