Volunteer Fair Shows Service Opportunities for Students
University of Scranton students wishing to serve in the local community learned about volunteer opportunities at more than 60 area nonprofit organizations at the University’s annual Volunteer Fair organized by the University’s Center for Service and Social Justice. From left: University students Brian O’Connor, a mechanical engineering major from Sussex, New Jersey, in his junior year at Scranton; John Thomas, a neuroscience major from Danville in his junior year at Scranton; and Ann Montoro Williams, stewardship manager for Friends of the Poor.Representatives from more than 60 non-profit organizations from the area participated in The University of Scranton’s annual Volunteer Fair to pitch service opportunities available to the more than 750 students who attended looking for ways to give back to the local community.
Anthracite Heritage Museum, Big Brothers and Sisters of NEPA, Catholic Social Services, Children’s Advocacy Center, Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, Junior Achievement of NEPA, Meals on Wheels, NeighborWorks NEPA, REACH-HEI Pathway Program of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Saint Francis Kitchen and Steamtown National Historic Site were among the non-profit organizations whose representatives met with University students at Volunteer Fair held on campus Sept. 10.
The fair allows students and student-led clubs interested in service projects and community-based learning sites a chance to meet representatives from nonprofit organizations in need of volunteers.
The annual fair is organized by the University’s Center for Service and Social Justice.
WNEP-TV and FOX 56 interviewed participants of the fair in news stories published on their websites.
