We’d like to begin this
month’s edition of The Helping Hand
by giving a shout-out to all the volunteers who came out for our breakfast at
Shalom Center last week. We teamed up with the Center’s fantastic staff to
serve eggs, (turkey) bacon, breakfast sandwiches, and more to over 100 members
of our local homeless community. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this
event, whether through your financial donations or physical labor – it was
greatly appreciated!
We will be planning more
events for the spring semester, so look to future newsletters for further opportunities
to volunteer as a departmental collective.
In order to keep The Helping Hand clutter-free, we will
be compiling a list of service opportunities that you have sent us. Our plan is
to archive this list on the English Graduate Student Resources Canvas page,
under the “Community Service” folder. We will update the document each month
and use this space to publicize new opportunities. We are also partnering with
the IU English Graduate Student blog to make this information available in
multiple venues. Check out the blog at http://iuenglishgrad.blogspot.com and look for regular
updates both there and in your inbox!
This month’s new service
opportunity comes from John McGlothin, who volunteers at Pantry 279 in
Elletsville. The pantry is based in the Trinity Lutheran Church, and was first
organized by local Girl Scouts. The pantry is expanding rapidly, and is looking
for cash donations, food donations, and volunteers, particularly during the
week. More information can be found at their website (http://pantry279.weebly.com/).
You can also contact John for more information, at johnjmcglothlin@gmail.com.
And as always, you can find more ways to
contribute to the Bloomington community at http://www.bloomingtonvolunteernetwork.org.
If you have other opportunities or events that
you would like publicized, please contact us and we will share the information
in our next newsletter. In the meantime, keep being the wonderful,
community-oriented selves that you are!
Best Wishes,
Stephen and Phil
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