The Kernodle Center for Service Learning launched a new program Friday to help students explore volunteer opportunities available to them in Alamance County and surrounding areas. The “Get on the Bus” kick-off in the Moseley Center featured a ribbon cutting by Elon University President Leo M. Lambert.
The six-week program offers students free transportation to selected community partners each Friday. For the inaugural event, two buses and a van took students to three agencies – Kopper Top Life Learning Center, the Habitat for Humanity ReStore and the Positive Attitude Youth Center.
“I’m really proud of you for coming out today,” Lambert told the crowd gathered inside the Moseley Center moments before the ribbon cutting in front of a bus waiting outside. “I hope you’ll help us make this a successful experiment so that it’s something we not only continue, but also expand, in the future.”
Mary Morrison, director of the Kernodle Center, said “Get on the Bus” will encourage students to commit more deeply to causes that stir their interest.
Students looking for rides to visit community partners in the coming weeks can meet at Boney Fountain at the east entrance to the Moseley Center every Friday at 3 p.m. The buses return about 6 p.m.
“I’m involved with a lot of service and wanted to support the program the Kernodle Center has going on,” said Lindsay Grech, a sophomore human services major who took part in the kick-off.
The schedule for the fall semester is as follows:
September 25
Bus 1: Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
Van: To be determined
October 2
Bus 1: Kopper Top Life Learning Center
Van: To be determined
October 9
Bus 1: Burlington Housing Authority
Van: Boys and Girls Club
October 16
Bus 1: Loaves and Fishes
Van: To be determined
October 23
Bus 1: Allied Churches
Van: To be determined