NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
April 19-25, 2009
United To Serve is a System-wide volunteer initiative involving
UT System students, administrators, faculty and staff
in an effort to engage and mobilize thousands of volunteers
in the communities where we are located.
UT System Administration
This year, UT System Administration has an opportunity to assist SafePlace at the 2009 SafePlace Field Day and
Festival on Saturday, April 18. From 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. UT System Administration employees will be breaking down
and cleaning up at the end of the event. We will be supplied with T-shirts and all of the supplies that we need!
SafePlace is a unified source of hope for women, children and men in Austin and Travis County hurt by sexual
and domestic violence. SafePlace is a nationally recognized leader for its innovative and effective programs.
To learn more about the SafePlace mission and program please visit www.safeplace.org.
Volunteer for this opportunity by contacting Kim Newton at 512-499-4797 or by e-mail at
knewton@utsystem.edu. We look forward to a fun afternoon for our
UT System Administration employees to enjoy an afternoon of fun that benefits a very special organization!
Don’t forget to record your volunteer hours! www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/s/ut/
UT System Institution United To Serve Projects
| Academic Campuses | Health Institutions |
UT Arlington April 11
UT Arlington faculty, staff and students will participate in The Big Event-a day of community service at various sites throughout the Metroplex.
Contact Brandon Henslee: 817-272-2963 |
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas April 18
UT Southwestern Medical Center will hold the 5th Annual Community Health and Fun Fair for underprivileged
families and kids in the area at T.J. Rusk Middle School (2929 Inwood Road). Volunteers are needed from 7:30
a.m. to 3 p.m. The Community Health and Fun Fair is part of UT System’s United To Serve volunteer
initiative and is geared towards bringing awareness of important health issues to the community.
Contact |
UT Austin TBD | UT Medical Branch at Galveston April 25
UTMB faculty, staff and students will have the opportunity to volunteer at one of three locations: Ronald McDonald House, Texas Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup, and the Moody Gardens Earth Day and Oleander Festival.
Contact Vershanna Morris,: 512-415-6540 |
UT Brownsville April 25
UTB/TSC students, faculty, and staff will join together to plant "Trees of Social Change" from 7:30 a.m. to noon at homes developed by the Community Development Corporation of Brownsville’s Self Help program. The event marks UTB/TSC’s Center for Civic and Engagement's first Arbor Day initiative. Breakfast will be provided to all volunteers at 1301 E. Madison St. where volunteers will caravan to newly constructed homes. Contact Estela Martinez: 956-882-4303 |
UT M D. Anderson Cancer Center TBD
Contact |
UT Dallas April 4
UT Dallas faculty, students and staff will work with the Network of Community Ministries to enrich the lives senior citizens. Contact Grace Bielawski: 972-883-2285 |
UT Health Science Center at Houston March 14
UTHSCH is partnering with Children's Museum of Houston for the debut of their new, three-level
building addition that will offer seven state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
Contact |
UT El Paso TBD |
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio April 10-11
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio is holding Relay for Life, benefitting the American Cancer Society. The event will be held from 7 p.m. April 10 to 7 a.m. April 11 on the Health Science Center recreational fields.
Contact Lisa McDougle: 210-567-3651 |
UT Pan American April 18
Faculty, staff, and students of UTPA will participate in a campus beautification project. Approximately 150 students are expected to assist in planting of trees and other foliage, a trash pickup in the areas surrounding the university, and a classroom cleanup (including removing gum and posters). This event is held in conjunction with UTPA’s Leadership Week.
Contact |
UT Health Science Center at Tyler April 25
UTHSCT employees will be picking up trash along the 2 miles of highway UTHSCT adopted to clean as a member of the Adopt-A-Highway Program
Contact Dexter Jones: (903)877-5137 |
UT Permian Basin April 18-19
April 18: UTPB will take part in the March for Babies on campus and paint faces of
all the children and walk for the cause from 9:30 a.m. to noon. From 2 to 4 p.m., we
will be going to Lincoln Towers Retirement Home and play bingo with the elderly, for
which we will also provide the prizes. Also, Home Depot donated a cabinet to them to
store their Wii, so they can finally play. From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. we will be at Sherwood
Retirement Place and plant little potted flowers with the residents, and also do nail
care for the ladies.
Contact Bhavisha Bhakta: 432-230-9347 |
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UT San Antonio April 4
For the 5th Annual UTSA United To Serve program, more than 350 students,
faculty and staff will participate in 14 projects across San Antonio, including
painting at Boys Town Texas, working on a community garden, and assisting the
Special Pets Special People event.
Contact |
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UT Tyler April 13-17
UT Tyler is hosting Drive to Serve, a weeklong volunteering event.
Contact Amy Whitehouse: 903-566-7083 |
Don’t forget to record your volunteer hours.
Please visit www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/s/ut/ or contact your campus contact.