Volunteer for Civic Service Day: Sept. 11

In addition to being Parent Back-to-School-Day, September 11 is also Service Day for MUS students. The Civic Service Organization is hosting volunteer opportunities for groups of Lower School and Upper School students at nonprofit organizations across the city.
Student volunteers will meet at 8:15 a.m. in the Hull Lower School parking lot. 
The school will provide a bus for volunteers serving at St. Columba Episcopal Camp and The Works Urban Farm. Volunteers for the other service projects who are unable to drive themselves will carpool with older MUS student drivers to and from the events.

All groups will return to MUS by 11:30 a.m.
There will be an MUS-affiliated adult chaperone at each event in addition to the employees of the nonprofit organizations. Students must sign up for the projects in advance, and a parental permission form is required for participation. These forms will be distributed in homerooms and are due back by Friday, September 6. 
Please contact Civic Service Faculty Advisor Jonathan Large if you have any questions. 

Note that the following service projects are subject to change, so check back often:

St. Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen, 1306 Monroe Avenue, Memphis 38104 
Student volunteers will work in the kitchen at St. Vincent de Paul to prepare and serve lunch to 150 hungry Memphians.

Catholic Charities, 1325 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis 38104
Student volunteers will work in the parking lot of Catholic Charities’ headquarters building to distribute boxes of groceries to needy Memphians in a drive-up food pantry.

Hanley Elementary School, 680 Hanley Street, Memphis 38114
Student volunteers will read, serve snacks, and play games with Hanley’s students. Volunteers should wear collared shirts in keeping with the Hanley dress code.

Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1720 Peabody Avenue, Memphis 38104
Student volunteers will travel to Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s kitchen to cook healthful meals for Church Health patients; the meals will be frozen for future use.

Church Health, Crosstown Concourse, 1350 Concourse Avenue, Memphis 38104
Student volunteers will travel to Church Health’s kitchen to cook healthful meals for Church Health patients; the meals will be frozen for future use.

Forrest Spence Fund at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, 848 Adams Avenue, Memphis 38103
Some of the student volunteers will work the “beverage cart,” interacting with and serving donuts and coffee to patients and their families. Others will work the “comfort cart,” passing out items to and interacting with patients and their families. Dress code is MUS shirt and khaki pants.

Memphis Athletic Ministries, Grizzlies Center, 2107 Ball Road, Memphis 38114
Student volunteers will work inside the M.A.M. Grizzlies Center gym to help clean up and organize the facility. Volunteers should wear work clothes.

St. Columba Episcopal Camp and Conference Center, 4577 Billy Maher Road, Memphis 38135
Student volunteers will work on garden and beautification projects on the 145-acre camp. They should wear work clothes; bottled water will be provided.

Red Zone Ministries, 2855 Park Avenue, Memphis 38114
Student volunteers will work outside on landscaping, cleaning, and beautification of the new headquarters of Red Zone Ministries, an organization that provides support to students in the Orange Mound neighborhood. Students should wear work clothes; bottled water will be provided.

Room in the Inn, 409 Ayers Street, Memphis 38115
Student volunteers will work on projects at Room in the Inn, a shelter for families transitioning out of homelessness. Volunteers should wear work clothes.

Memphis Delta Preparatory Charter School, 1237 College Street, Memphis 38106
Student volunteers will read, serve snacks, and play games with Delta’s elementary school students. Volunteers should wear collared shirts in keeping with the Delta Prep dress code.

Binghampton Christian Academy, 175 Tillman Street, Memphis 38111
Student volunteers will read, serve snacks, and play games with BCA elementary school students. Volunteers should wear collared shirts in keeping with the BCA dress code.

The Works Urban Farm, 1460 Court Avenue, Memphis 38104
Student volunteers will work in the garden under the supervision of the trained agricultural staff. Volunteers should wear work clothes; bottled water will be provided.

Carpenter Art Garden, 295 Carpenter Street, Memphis 38112
Some of the volunteers will work outside in the garden, while others will work indoors in the bicycle shop or preparing craft projects for Carpenter students. Volunteers should wear work clothes; bottled water will be provided.

Alcy Ball Development Corporation, 1672 East Alcy Road, Memphis 38114
Owls will work on repairing and rebuilding a fence on the Alcy Ball grounds as well as on outdoor beautification projects. Students should wear work clothes, gloves, and closed-toed shoes; bottled water will be provided.

Knowledge Quest Green Leaf Learning Farm, 590 Jennette Place, Memphis 38126
Volunteers will work in the garden under the supervision of the trained agricultural staff. Volunteers should wear work clothes; bottled water will be provided.

* Canceled * Schools of Perea, 1250 Vollintine Avenue, Memphis 38107
Student volunteers will read, serve snacks, and play games with Perea preschool and elementary school students. Volunteers should wear collared shirts in keeping with the Perea dress code.

* Added * Kirby Pines LifeCare Community, 3535 Kirby Parkway, Memphis 38115
Students will travel to the Kirby Pines where they will play games and conduct arts and crafts projects with the residents. Volunteers should wear collared shirts.
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