Community service opportunities abound

The Student Activities Office (SAO) have many opportunities available for the WPI community to volunteer around Worcester. As the weather gets nicer more and more community service events become available and SAO has listings for every thing from walks to clean-ups to tutoring. Upcoming events on the WPI campus include the AGD and Lambda Chi Teeter-Totter-A-Thon, the TKE and Theta Chi run Special Olympics, the APO blood drive and Dance-A-Thon, and the Phi Sigma Sigma Rock-A-Thon. There are just as many service projects going on off campus that the entire community can get involved with. Such events include:

• The Camp Fire Fun Run Program - The second Annual "Kids Run For Health," sponsored by Camp Fire Boys and Girls Central New England Council, will take place on Saturday May 3rd at Worcester South High School. The purpose of this event is to promote exercise and wellness programs to children and families throughout greater Worcester and to bring children and families from diverse backgrounds together to participate in a child focused activity. Volunteers will be needed to: assist with set up around 7:30am, organize/direct crowds as the come to the event, work with the running club to organize races, assist with refreshments and entertainment and help clean up, this should finish by 2pm.

• Earth Day Clean Ups - On Saturday, April 26th, there are opportunities to clean a park, a steam, or watershed. There are morning hours, assorted times and dozens of locations. Also there will be a "thank you" party for all Earth Day Clean Up volunteers on Sunday, April 27th, at the New England Science Center in Worcester. The party will include live music, food, vendors, information tables, exhibits and speakers.

• Taking Steps - A 5k pledge walk will take place on Sunday, April 27th, to raise money and awareness to help end violence against women and girls. The walk will begin at the Salem Sq. YWCA in Worcester and the route will follow Main St., Salisbury St., Park Ave., and Pleasant St. At the end of the walk there will be refreshments, music and free health screening.

• Hoop Dreams - WPI students are invited to participate in this unique event on Saturday, April 19th, by attending the showing of the film "Hoop Dreams" in Fuller Auditorium. The movie will begin at 10am and 20 students are needed to lead small group discussions with children (11-16) half way through the film. Volunteers are also needed on Wednesday, April 23rd, and Friday, April 25, in open recreation, a Leggo building contest, and mural painting.

For more details on any of these programs please contact the Student Activities Office. Also the Student Activities office would like to congratulate Alpha Chi Rho on raising $400 for You Inc. by selling ski passes.