The volunteers helped community agencies throughout the Metro Detroit Area, agencies included The Greening of Detroit, World Medical Relief, Arts & Scraps, and Gleaners Community Food Bank. If we use the calculations provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics the estimated value of service that volunteers poured BACK into the community on just this ONE Saturday was $3,334.24. The State of Michigan could use many more volunteers like the service oriented individuals that showed up to the UM-Dearborn campus bright and early eager to lend a helping hand.
Here are some thoughts from the individuals that took time out of their busy schedules to volunteer:
"It was a very humbling and enlightening experience, I would recommend it to everyone."
"It was a very humbling and enlightening experience, I would recommend it to everyone."
Andrew Kunys
UM-Dearborn, Senior majoring in Biochemistry
"I thought it would be a good way to help out in the community. I think it is important for everyone to donate their time."
UM-Dearborn, Senior majoring in Biochemistry
"I thought it would be a good way to help out in the community. I think it is important for everyone to donate their time."
Cara Niemann
UM-Dearborn, Freshman majoring in Elementary Education
UM-Dearborn, Freshman majoring in Elementary Education
The vision and goal of this annual event is to inspire and empower people around the world through civic engagement and community service and by unifying people through the common goal of serving communities in need. Volunteers are united through Gandhi’s common values of equality, tolerance and nonviolence.
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