Many Â鶹¹û¶³ students and employees will share their time, hearts and energy with the greater Birmingham community Saturday, Dec. 4, during the annual Â鶹¹û¶³ Gives Back Day.
More than 160 student volunteers will spend a morning serving others through work at various community agencies and assistance centers. Departure for the 8 a.m-12 noon work shift will follow an on-campus breakfast with a devotional and prayer.
According to Â鶹¹û¶³ assistant dean for campus life Renie Moss, eager volunteers responded quickly to a sign-up opportunity that began on Monday. “By noon on Tuesday, each work site was full, with a number of students who desired that we identify additional sites where they could provide service,” said Moss. “This was a great problem to solve!”
Work locations include Hope Lodge, The Lovelady Center, a Habitat for Humanity build site, Urban Ministries, First Light center for homeless women and children, AIDS Alabama and Brother Bryan Mission. A second group of Â鶹¹û¶³ volunteers, mostly faculty and staff, will pull an afternoon shift at the Habitat for Humanity site.