WCSU students serve organizations with ‘Day of Service’

DANBURY, CONN. — Western Connecticut State University students will again canvas the city to help out a variety of charitable organizations and agencies as part of the annual Western Day of Service.

Four hundred students, faculty and staff will participate on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., volunteering for a variety of activities to help organizations and those they serve. Work will including raking, trimming, weeding, painting, cleaning offices, washing fire trucks, moving books, working with animals and picking up trash.

Among the places the WCSU volunteers will serve are:

• Alternative Center of Excellence (ACE)

• Ann’s Place

• City Center Danbury

• Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut

• Danbury Ambulance

• Danbury Area Computer Society

• Danbury Board of Education

• Danbury Museum and Historical Society

• Danbury Music Centre

• Danbury PAL

• Danbury Railway Museum

• Danbury Youth Services

• Department of Children and Families

• Dorothy Day Center

• Escape to the Arts

• Harambee Center

• Hayestown School

• Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury

• Ives Concert Park

• Ives Trail Greenway

• Jericho Partnership

• Lake Kenosia Park

• Musicals at Richter

• New Street Fire House

• Regional Hospice Center for Comfort Care and Healing

• Stadley Rough School

• Tarrywile Park

• TBICO

• Western Connecticut State University Child Care Center

“The goal of the event is to help the community, to recognize WCSU students and their commitment to community, and to create an awareness of the opportunity and the value of volunteerism as part of a college education,” said Dr. Walter Cramer, dean of students at WCSU. “Many of our students arrive at Western understanding the value of volunteerism. Many more learn about it here and make it a part of their lives.”

“Western Day of Service” has received a commitment of support from many groups and athletic teams from the university, including the women’s basketball team, women’s soccer team, men’s soccer team, men’s tennis team, men’s baseball team, women’s softball team, women’s swimming and diving team, Honors Program, Greek Council, cheerleading team, Commuter Student Association, Department of Social Work, Student Government Association, Latin American Student Organization, volleyball team, Educational Access & Achievement Program, Recreation Services, Sigma Delta Tau, WXCI, Office of Housing & Residence Life and Student Affairs.

Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England’s best small private universities.