Graduates of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, who live and work all over the world, are participating in a Global Day of Service on Saturday, August 19 to commemorate President Bill Clinton’s 71st birthday.
Organized activities are planned in cities with large Clinton School alumni populations. In others, UACS alumni will be participating individually.
In Washington D.C., Clinton School alumni have two main engagement opportunities on August 19.
First, there is a group option to join Rock Creek Conservancy and National Park Service to remove bush honeysuckle, a type of shrub that is invasive and damaging to park land. Volunteers will remove bush honeysuckle from inside Carter Barron Amphitheatre.
A second, individual option is to help Hands on DC, a nonprofit organization that organizes projects to improve the physical condition of Washington, D.C., public schools. Volunteer activities can range from painting murals and rooms to landscaping and organizing classrooms.
The northwest Arkansas UACS alumni will provide four different volunteering opportunities.
The first is with Rockin’ Baker Academy and helping with the Springdale Farmer’s Market. The second is with Tri Cycle Farms, helping with weeding, watering, harvesting, planting, pruning, and mulching. Service with gardening activities is needed at Apple Seeds, a nonprofit for inspiring healthy living through garden-based education. Finally, Habitat for Humanity will be building a house in South Fayetteville.
There will be two opportunities to serve at locations in central Arkansas on August 19.
Clinton School alumni will help with groundskeeping and site beautification service work from 9-11 a.m. at Our House, a social service organization that empowers homeless and near-homeless families and individuals to succeed in the workforce, in school, and in life through hard work, wise decision-making, and active participation in the community.
At Ferncliff Camp, UACS alumni will be packaging and inspecting health kits that are sent around the world to victims of disasters such as tornados, earthquakes, and flooding. Volunteer sessions are available from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.
Current Clinton School students have been invited to participate with the central Arkansas alumni.
The Clinton School opened in 2004, admitted its first class in 2005, and graduated its first class in 2006. Of the school’s more than 330 graduates, a large percentage of its alumni live and work in central Arkansas, northwest Arkansas, Washington D.C., New York, and San Francisco.
The Clinton School Class of 2019 was recently announced and includes students representing six countries and 13 states.
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