Students who want to volunteer year round can now participate in Sooner Service Saturdays. The OU Office of Leadership Development and Volunteerism will host the first event 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The event will occur two to three times a semester and give students an opportunity to serve the community regularly.
“It’s a meaningful and rewarding way to give back to the community with fellow students on a regular basis,” office graduate assistant Megan Bebb said.
Service days will focus on a different project each time, and volunteers will serve Saturday in Oklahoma City with The Christmas Connection, an organization that provides shopping for low-income families and crisis relief.
“Our hope is to impact as many community organizations, causes and non-profit [organizations] as possible,” office assistant director Kari Dawkins said.
The group has common goals that are taken into account when choosing projects, Bebb said. These goals are citizenship, commitment, controversy with civility, common purposes, consciousness of self, congruence and collaboration.
“We are also committed to facilitating significant reflection after volunteering to assist in the growth of students as socially aware, lifetime volunteers,” Bebb said.
The office expects about 85 students to participate in Saturday’s event, Bebb said.
“It’s unique because of its regularity and reflection portion, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive,” said Kaleigh Kaczmarek, office student assistant and management information systems senior.
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