Center for Civic Engagement

Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service: Saturday January 19th, 8:30am-1:30pm

Meet at McAlexander Fieldhouse to check in between 8:30 and 9am! Continental breakfast and hot tea/coffee will be available in the morning and hot soup and bread will be provided when you return from your projects between 1 and 1:30pm! Food is being provided by the Student Events & Activities Center and Cultural Meals Program.

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2013 MLK DAY OF SERVICE IS NOW CLOSED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING ON 1/19, PLEASE COME TO MCALEXANDER FIELDHOUSE AT 9AM ON 1/19/13 AND WE CAN LIKELY PLACE WALK-INS WITH THE LAST MINUTE CANCELLATIONS AND NO SHOWS THAT WE HAVE. PLEASE COME DRESSED IN LAYERS WITH STURDY, CLOSED TOE SHOES, RAIN GEAR, AND HATS/GLOVES AS 5 OF OUR PROJECTS ARE OUTDOORS. WE WILL PLACE WALK-INS AROUND 9:25AM.

2013 Service Projects

Corvallis Parks and Recreation: 30 volunteers needed
Volunteers will meet Steve McGettigan at the Avery Park Rose Garden, and then be distributed across multiple project needs serving Avery and Pioneer Parks. Volunteers will do park clean-up, pruning, and invasive species (Ivy) removal. Please be sure to wear clothes that are appropriate for the weather and that can get dirty and will keep you warm and dry. Please bring layers, rain gear (jackets, pants, shoes), and closed toe, sturdy shoes. Volunteers will walk to the service site (12 minute walk). This project can accommodate youth ages 6 and older as long as they are closely supervised by a parent/guardian. Please be sure to register your child/dependent separately.
To volunteer, please register here.

Habitat for Humanity-Benton: 12 volunteers needed
Volunteers will complete projects on two homes in Philomath. Please be sure to wear clothes that are appropriate for the weather and that can get dirty and will keep you warm and dry. Please bring layers, rain gear (jackets, pants, shoes), and closed toe, sturdy shoes.
To volunteer, please register here.

Boys & Girls Club-Corvallis: 36 volunteers needed
1112 NW Circle Blvd, Corvallis
Volunteers will be in two groups of 18 each. One group will clean-up the clubhouse to maintain a safe and clean environment for the youth served. The second group will complete office work including copying, laminating, cutting, sorting, and assembling mailings. The goal of this project is to provide inexpensive, reusable curriculum for the kids and promotion of the site. This project can accommodate youth ages 5 and older as long as they are closely supervised by a parent/guardian. Please be sure to register your child/dependent separately.
To volunteer, please register here.

Edible Corvallis Initiative, Corvallis Environmental Center: 24 volunteers needed
Bruce Starker Arts Park (45^th Pl and SW Country Club Dr, Corvallis)
Volunteers will sheet mulch the bee/pollinator garden to help create a new pollinator habitat for the bee hives. This will involve wheel barrowing leaves, laying down cardboard, weeding, and more. Please be sure to wear clothes that are appropriate for the weather and that can get dirty and will keep you warm and dry. Please bring layers, rain gear (jackets, pants, shoes), and closed toe, sturdy shoes.
To volunteer, please register here.

Stone Soup: 12 volunteers needed
602 SW Madison, Corvallis
Some volunteers will be helping to prepare, serve and clean-up a meal for the hungry in the community. Others will be working on beautification and maintenance projects around the building. Volunteers will walk to the service site (10 minute walk).
To volunteer, please register here.

Heartland Humane Society: 12 volunteers needed
398 SW Twin Oaks Circle, Corvallis
Volunteers will be in two groups of 6 each, and rotate volunteer tasks so everyone can have a turn with everything. Tasks include deep cleaning and interacting with the dogs to care for them. Please be sure to wear clothes that are appropriate for the weather and that can get dirty and will keep you warm and dry. Please bring layers, rain gear (jackets, pants, shoes), and closed toe, sturdy shoes.
To volunteer, please register here.

Corvallis Environmental Center: 24 volunteers needed
1200 Avery Park Lane (on the south side of Avery Park in South Corvallis)
To promote the Clean Energy Works Oregon in Corvallis, Philomath, and Albany, we will be distributing door hangers in a residential neighborhood. Volunteers will be assigned a section of a city and will walk through the neighborhood distributing door hangers. Please be sure to wear clothes that are appropriate for the weather and that can get dirty and will keep you warm and dry. Please bring layers, rain gear (jackets, pants, shoes), and closed toe, sturdy shoes.
To volunteer, please register here.

Oregon State University College Forests (McDonald-Dunn Forests): 24 volunteers needed
8692 Peavy Arboretum Dr., Corvallis
Trail re-surfacing project: involves the addition of gravel to existing trails within the Arboretum to facilitate interpretive access throughout the extensive trail network. Work involves using power gravel carriers, shovels, rakes and other trail tools to create a high quality / low maintenance trail surface. Please be sure to wear clothes that are appropriate for the weather and that can get dirty and will keep you warm and dry. Please bring layers, rain gear (jackets, pants, shoes), and closed toe, sturdy shoes.
To volunteer, please register here.