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Don't miss being a part of our second annual ECU Alumni Days of Service. In 2024 we organized 25 community service projects, had 356 participants who completed more than 600 volunteer hours in a single weekend! This year we've expanded to three weekends in the month of April to make an even greater impact! Will you join in and live our motto, Servire? Scroll down to see a variety of projects hosted in several cities near you! Make sure to scroll to the right to find the green register button to register for the shift in your area.
Dates of Event:
April 3-6- Events during this time period:
- Charleston ECU Alumni Chapter - Lowcountry Blessing Box
- Tidewater ECU Alumni Chapter, Southside- Agape Food Pantry (Chesapeake, VA)
- Atlanta ECU Alumni Chapter- Trees Atlanta
- Charlotte ECU Alumni Chapter -Adopt A Highway Clean Up Event
- Tidewater ECU Alumni Chapter, Northside - Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg
- ENC ECU Alumni Chapter Project at Hope Lodge
- ECUAA Durham Community Project - Durham Rescue Mission
- DC Metro ECU Alumni Chapter- NOVA Cleanups
- Dallas-Fort Worth ECU Alumni Chapter- Dallas Life
April 10-13- Events during this time period:
- Crystal Coast ECU Alumni Chapter - BackPack Friends
- ECU University Advancement - Joy's Soup Kitchen
- ENC ECU Alumni Chapter Park Clean-up with Friends of Greenville Greenways (FROGGS)
- Outer Banks ECU Alumni Chapter- Flying Pirate Water Station
April 24-27- Events during this time period:
- ECU University Advancement - Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
- ECUAA - Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
- SoCal ECU Alumni Chapter- SoCal Food Drive
- NYC Metro ECU Alumni Chapter- God's Love We Deliver
- Richmond ECU Alumni Chapter - Feedmore Bayard Community Kitchen Meal Packaging
- Wilmington ECU Alumni Chapter- Work on Wilmington
- Wake County ECU Alumni Chapter - Note in the Pocket Clothing Drive
- Denver ECU Alumni Chapter- Denver Urban Garden
Full Month of April Collections:
- ONLINE - ECUAA Food Donation Drive Benefiting the Williams-Ross Purple Pantry
- ECUAA Clothing Collection for the Professionally Purple Closet
- ECUAA Supply Collection for the Piedmont Health and Sickle Cell Agency
Shifts (23)
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| ONLINE - ECUAA Food Donation Drive Benefiting the Williams-Ross Purple Pantry | 12:00am (ET) | 12:00am (ET) | Williams-Ross Purple Pantry https://clce.ecu.edu/purple-pantry/ MAKE AN IMPACT ONLINE! Help ECU students who face food insecurity on campus by helping to stock the Williams-Ross Purple Pantry. Purchase needed items from their Amazon Wishlist and your donation will be shipped directly to the... | 3/100 | Over | |
| Charleston ECU Alumni Chapter - Lowcountry Blessing Box | 12:01am (ET) | 11:59pm (ET) | SC tri-county area | Lowcountry Blessing Box 'Tis the season of giving, and our motto is Servire. In this spirit, the Charleston Chapter is challenging Pirates throughout SC to donate items to a Blessing Box or Little Free Pantry in your local community. How to Participate
| 3/50 | Over |
| ECUAA Clothing Collection for the Professionally Purple Closet | 8:30am (ET) | 1:00pm (ET) | 901 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Taylor-Slaughter Alumni Center | Professionally Purple Closet Drop off your gently used business attire between April 3 and 25 between the hours of 8:30AM - 1:00PM daily at the Taylor-Slaughter Alumni Center (address below) The “Professionally Purple Closet” in the Interior Design and Merchandising (IDMR) department at East Carolina University (ECU) is... | 3/100 | Over |
| ECUAA Supply Collection for the Piedmont Health and Sickle Cell Agency | 8:30am (ET) | 1:00pm (ET) | 901 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Taylor-Slaughter Alumni Center | Piedmont Health and Sickle Cell Agency https://www.piedmonthealthservices.org/ Supply Drop off will be at the ECU Taylor-Slaughter Alumni Center between April 3 thru April 25 between 8AM - 1PM The targeted supplies include household cleaning products:
| 1/50 | Over |
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| Tidewater ECU Alumni Chapter, Southside- Agape Food Pantry (Chesapeake, VA) | 3:00pm (ET) | 4:30pm (ET) | 201 Stadium Dr. Chesapeake, VA 23322 | Agape Food Pantry (CHESAPEAKE, VA) https://www.greatbridgeumc.com/agape-food-pantry Volunteers would be helping to keep shelves stocked, hand out milk & eggs, take people to their cars & helping them load their groceries and bring carts back inside, and helping our guests in general. Youth must be 16 yrs old to be there... | 6/7 | Over |
| Tidewater ECU Alumni Chapter, Southside- Agape Food Pantry (Chesapeake, VA) Evening Shift | 4:30pm (ET) | 6:00pm (ET) | 201 Stadium Dr. Chesapeake, VA 23322 | Agape Food Pantry (CHESAPEAKE, VA) - Evening Shift https://www.greatbridgeumc.com/agape-food-pantry Volunteers would be helping to keep shelves stocked, hand out milk & eggs, take people to their cars & helping them load their groceries and bring carts back inside, and helping our guests in general. Youth must be 16 yrs old... | 2/7 | Over |
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| Atlanta ECU Alumni Chapter- Trees Atlanta | 9:00am (ET) | 12:00pm (ET) | Brownwood Park, 1205 Pendleton Street SE Atlanta, GA 30316 Parking Lot ~15 spaces and Handicap parking available | Trees Atlanta - Invasive plant removal project Liability Release All volunteers will sign a waiver upon arrival at the project. You can preview our liability and photo release waiver here. Registration link for participants: https://treesatlanta.my.salesforce-sites.com/GW_Volunteers__VolunteersJobListingFS?nMonthsToShow=6&ShowNumberAvailable=1&JobID=a0TUd00000O28QU Attire for the Day: | 6/15 | Over |
| Charlotte ECU Alumni Chapter -Adopt A Highway Clean Up Event | 9:00am (ET) | 11:00am (ET) | 1015 Providence Rd Charlotte, NC 28207 Meet at Harris Teeter | Adopt a Highway We just secured our own highway to adopt and we are going to clean it for the first time! List all restrictions or requirements: | 9/20 | Over |
| ENC ECU Alumni Chapter Project at Hope Lodge | 10:00am (ET) | 12:00pm (ET) | 930 Wellness Dr A Greenville, NC 27834 | McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge https://www.cancer.org/support-programs-and-services/patient-lodging/hope-lodge/greenville.html VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Light housekeeping; laundry; activity calendar coordination; improving facility and grounds, gardening; coordinating and leading guest entertainment, games, and activities (i.e. Crafts); and facility decorating for special occasions and holidays. You must be 18 years or older to volunteer. Parking is located onsite. | 7/15 | Over |
| ECUAA Durham Community Project - Durham Rescue Mission | 11:00am (ET) | 1:00pm (ET) | 507 E. Knox Street Durham, NC 27701 | Meal Service and Clean up for Durham Rescue Mission https://durhamrescuemission.org/ We will be serving a meal and cleaning up. Be prepared to be standing and moving for a few hours. Please arrive by 11:00 am and ask for Felecia Robinson Attire for the Day: | 15/15 | Over |
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| DC Metro ECU Alumni Chapter- NOVA Cleanups | 11:00am (ET) | 12:30pm (ET) | 4001 Campbell Ave Arlington, VA 22206 Meet at Astro Beer Hall | NOVA Cleanups Cleaning up the surrounding neighborhoods Attire for the Day: | 1/10 | Over |
| Dallas-Fort Worth ECU Alumni Chapter- Dallas Life | 3:30pm (ET) | 5:30pm (ET) | 1100 Cadiz Street Dallas, Texas 75215 Located across I-30 from Dallas Convention Center between Lamar and Griffin. Free parking. Two lots; one on side by the entrance and one at the rear. | Dallas Life - DALLAS LIFE, RECOVERY FOR THE HOMELESS | We will be serving food to approximately 245 homeless individuals and families that they house on site. Must be at least 10 years of age to volunteer. We will need a list of every person who will be volunteering that is... | 9/25 | Over |
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| Crystal Coast ECU Alumni Chapter - BackPack Friends | 8:00am (ET) | 11:00am (ET) | 109 Seth Thomas Lane Swansboro, NC 28584 Arrive and park in the lot at the end of Seth Thomas Lane. Line up outside the distribution building. | We will pack food-filled backpacks for Onslow and Carteret County children who have food scarcity during weekends when they are not in public school. Comfortable shoes and clothes. We will be outside at times so dress for the weather. | 18/50 | Over |
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| ECU University Advancement - Joy's Soup Kitchen | 9:00am (ET) | 1:00pm (ET) | 700 Albemarle Ave Greenville, NC 27834 | Joy's Soup Kitchen https://joycommunitycenter.org/ (252) 561-7519 Volunteer responsibilities may include serving meals, washing dishes and tables, cleaning, organizing, taking out the trash, and more. Above all, volunteers must be willing to have fun. Attire: Close toed shoes, t-shirts, jeans or leggings are fine. No sleeveless shirts. Bring a hat... | 4/4 | Over |
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| ENC ECU Alumni Chapter Park Clean-up with Friends of Greenville Greenways (FROGGS) | 10:30am (ET) | 12:00pm (ET) | 2500 E. 5th Street Greenville, NC 27858 Green Springs Park | Park Clean-up with FROGGS You and other volunteers will do litter pick up in the park and along the greenway. List all restrictions or requirements: | 20/20 | Over |
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| Outer Banks ECU Alumni Chapter- Flying Pirate Water Station | 7:00am (ET) | 12:00pm (ET) | 3134 Bay Drive Kill Devil Hill, NC 27948 Once the water station spot is assigned, more details will be added for volunteers. There is no check in process other than to show up at designated station assignment. | As ECU alum dressed in our best pirates attire, we will cheer on the runners come rain or shine at our designated water station. We will arrive by 7:00 to prepare our station with water cups, Gatorade cups and gel packets for contestants as needed. Outer Banks Sporting Events aims... | 5/20 | Over |
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| ECU University Advancement - Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina | 9:00am (ET) | 12:00pm (ET) | 1712 Union Street Greenville, North Carolina 27834 Parking onsite | Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina Everyone will need to create an account with this organization AND sign up for the session. You may use this reservation link below: The Warehouse Project will be held inside the warehouse at each of our branches. Please know that there... | 14/20 | Over |
| ECUAA - Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina | 3:00pm (ET) | 5:00pm (ET) | 1712 Union Street Greenville, North Carolina 27834 Parking onsite | Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina Everyone will need to create an account with this organization AND sign up for the session. You may use this reservation link below: The Warehouse Project will be held inside the warehouse at each of our branches. Please know that... | 13/20 | Over |
| SoCal ECU Alumni Chapter- SoCal Food Drive | 5:00pm (ET) | 7:00pm (ET) | 4427 Overland Ave Culver City, CA 90230 Grace Lutheran Church | SoCal Food Drive The group will meet at Culver City Julian Dixon Library (4975 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230) to deliver donations to Grace Lutheran Food Pantry. A list of desired items for donation will be provided to registrants. Following the food pantry donation drop off, participants are... | 4/30 | Over |
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| Richmond ECU Alumni Chapter - Feedmore Bayard Community Kitchen Meal Packaging | 12:00pm (ET) | 3:30pm (ET) | 8020 Villa Park Drive Richmond, VA 23228 | Feed More's Bayard Community Kitchen prepares and cooks meals for thousands of neighbors across Central Virginia. We will be packaging the meals from the kitchen. https://feedmore.volunteermatters.org/volunteer/my-assi Shift begins at 12:30 pm so please arrive at the kitchen prior to that time. List all restrictions or requirements: | 6/6 | Over |
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