Philadelphia Cares Day alumni service event – Oct. 17: Register by Oct. 6

Join local alumni for Philadelphia Cares Day on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Join all volunteers for a Kick-off Rally at 8 a.m. and start volunteering at 10 a.m.

The School District of Philadelphia educates 196,308 students in 273 buildings. On October 17, Greater Philadelphia Cares invites you to join thousands of other volunteers who will roll up their sleeves to improve our public schools by painting classrooms, restoring playgrounds, and creating green spaces. Philadelphia Cares Day is a marathon day of service that gives our children attractive and more functional learning places.

To register contact Steve Wagner ’05 at stephen_wagner05@hotmail.com or by calling (610) 246-2309. Alumni must register by October 6.  School assignments will be announced a week before the event.

If you cannot make it to the October 17 Philadelphia Cares Day but would still like to be involved in Elon’s October Month of Service, we hope you will participate in either of these events:

Volunteers Needed for Newark Senior Center Meals on Wheels Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser: Two shifts of eight volunteers are needed from 7-9:30 a.m. or 9:30 a.m.-noon. Volunteers are needed to help prepare the pancakes and other breakfast items as well as serve the food to attendees of the event. Casual clothing and closed toed shoes are required and alumni are asked to pull their hair back.

Newark Senior Center Fall Flea Market Volunteers Needed: Alumni are asked to volunteer from 11:45 a.m.- 3 p.m. to help clean up from their flea market fundraiser. Volunteers are needed to help pack boxes with leftover sale items. Please wear casual clothes and closed toed shoes.

Alumni interested in volunteering for either project should contact Jessica Snow ’03 at jsno1981@gmail.com or (302) 528-8685 by October 6.

Newark Senior Center is located at 200 White Chapel Dr., Newark, DE 19713.