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September 09, 2008

Walden University National Day of Service

The National Day of Service, which takes place on Saturday, October 4, offers the Walden community—alumni, students, staff, and faculty—an opportunity to bring our mission to life by serving as active social change agents in our local communities.

Projects are currently being planned in the following cities. Volunteer team leaders are needed in Boston, Denver, and Las Vegas. If you would like to be a team leader, please contact E. Delores De Windt at Delores.DeWindt@waldenu.edu If you would like to volunteer, please e-mail the team leader for your city with your name and t-shirt size. The sizes run large so ladies would need to order a size smaller than they usually wear. More information will be e-mailed to you.

Atlanta
Project: Discovery @ Parklane Elementary (tutoring)
Team Leader: Emma Brooks (alum) ejjazzy@bellsouth.net

Atlanta
Project: Hapeville Manor Assisted Living (painting, gardening)
Team Leader: Gayla Love (alum), glove@griffintech.edu

Baltimore
Project: Frederick Douglass High School (painting and landscaping)
Team Leader: Delores De Windt (staff) delores.dewindt@waldenu.edu

Boston
Project: American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
(making snacks for the walkers)
Team Leader: Anika Johnson (alum), ajohn006@waldenu.edu

Chicago
Project: Aspire's Beautiful Children Fashion Show (set-up, registration, raffle sales)
Team Leader: Kathleen Frederick (student) kathleen.frederick@waldenu.edu

Detroit
Project: Gleaners Community Food Bank (feeding the hungry)
Team Leader: Serena Grigsby (alum) punchgrigsby@aol.com

Houston
Project: Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure (giving snacks and water to the walkers)
Team Leader: Desiree Russell (student) desiree.russell@waldenu.edu

Jacksonville, Fl
Project: Hope Worldwide Academy (tutoring)
Team Leader: Lori Overstreet (student) lori.overstreet@bmcjax.com

Las Vegas
Project: Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada (feeding the hungry)
Team Leader: Judith A.V. Kane (student), judith.kane@waldenu.edu

Los Angeles
Project: People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) (feeding the hungry)
Team Leader: Soledad Gonzalez (staff) Soledad.Gonzalez@laureate-inc.com
Tait Anderson (staff) tait.anderson@laureate-inc.com

Minneapolis
Project: Minneapolis Parks and Recreation (gardening)
Team Leaders: Megan Bergstrom (staff)  megan.bergstrom@waldenu.edu
Elizabeth Engel (staff) elizabeth.engel@email.waldenu.edu

New Orleans
Project: Rebuilding Together New Orleans (repairing and painting)
Ann Byerly (student) abyerl@gmail.com

Phoenix
Project: St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance (feeding the hungry)
Team Leaders: Siobhan Jones (staff) Siobhan.jones@waldenu.edu
Roger Jones (staff) roger.jones@waldenu.edu

San Francisco
Project: SPRUCE UP with Literacy for Environmental Justice (gardening)
Team Leader: Corinne Quinn (student) corinnelevonquinn@yahoo.com

Savannah
Project: Beach Hill Missionary Baptist Church (painting and repairing)
Team Leader: Altomese Brown (alum) altomeseb@msn.com

Washington, D.C.
Project: D.C. Central Kitchen (making sandwiches for the hungry)
Team Leader: Shannon Mouton (staff) shannon.mouton@waldenu.edu

West Columbia, S.C.
Project: Character Club of Brookland-Cayce High School (visiting senior citizens)
Team Leader: Sarah Jane Byars (student) repunzel@sc.rr.com

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