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O'Connor Center for Community Service

Upcoming Events- Spring 2008

Weekdays of February 4, 11 and 18, 10:00am-4pm 
Dance Marathon Info/Fundraising Table 
Farrell Hall Lobby
Sign-up at the OCCS

Weekdays of February 4, 11 and 18, 10:00am-4pm 
American Cancer Society Daffodil Days Table 
Farrell Hall Lobby
Sign-up at the OCCS

Friday-Saturday March 7-8, 8pm-8am 
Dance Marathon!
Join us for this fun fundraiser for the Children's Hospital being built in Syracuse

Friday March 7, 10pm-2am 
Dance Marathon Friday Night Jam

Saturday March 8, 7am-1pm 
Senior Council Pancake Breakfast
Hamden

Week of March 10
American Cancer Society Daffodil Deliveries

Saturday March 15, 8:45am- 3pm
Saturday's Bread Soup Kitchen
Oneonta

Thursday March 27, 5pm
Rummage Sale Table Set-Up
United Ministry, Delhi

Friday March 28, 9:00am- 5pm
Rummage Sale Set-Up
United Ministry, Delhi

Saturday March 29, 8:00am- 3pm
Humane Society Rummage Sale
United Ministry, Delhi

Weekdays of April 14 and 21, 10:00am-4pm 
Sign-Up Table for the Blood Drive 
Farrell Hall Lobby
Sign-up at the OCCS

Friday-Saturday April 25-26, 6pm-10am
Relay for Life!
American Legion Field, Delhi
Come for all or part of this awesome fundraiser.
Celebrate. Remember. Fight back.

Tuesday or Wednesday, April 29 or 30, 10:00am-5:00pm American Red Cross Blood Drive
Farrell Hall Commons
Sign-up at the OCCS

Saturday May 3, 8:00am- 3pm
The Arc Bike-a-Thon
Various locations around Delaware County

 Saturday May 3, 10:00am- 2pm
Campus Clean-Up
 Meet at Farrell Hall Commons and help with spring cleaning

Tuesday May 6, 7:00- 9:00pm
Locks of Love
(Don’t cut your hair!!- donate it to a child who needs it!)
Farrell Hall 1st Floor Lobby

New Projects:
-Day/time according to your schedule

Reading Tutors at the Allen Center are needed
No prior experience necessary.

Reading Program at O'Connor Hospital
Spend a little time reading to a patient.
Sports Illustrated, Gardening Magazines, etc.

New Club!
Colleges Against Cancer
 Meetings on Wednesdays @ 4pm in the Sun Lounge.
Call Martha if you're interested and can't make the meeting.
Affiliated with the American Cancer Society.

New Club!
Habitat for Humanity
Meetings on Wednesdays @ 6:30pm in the Sun Lounge.
Call Martha if you're interested and can't make the meeting.



More service opportunities in search of volunteers:

~Helping at Countryside Care Center~
(All kinds of possibilities exist for assisting the senior citizens
@ the nursing home)

~Working at “Regalia”~
(The “gently used” clothing shop that benefits student scholarships)

~Aiding the local Habitat for Humanity~

~Assisting Senior Citizens, the ARC and O'Connor Hospital~

~Visiting Sr. Citizens @ Countryside
with Puppies & Kittens~
(Spend an hour sharing a “warm fuzzy” borrowed from
the Humane Society.)

In addition, we are seeking volunteers for the
Safe Against Violence Hotline
and to visit with senior citizens locally through
the Legacy Corps.

To be scheduled:

>Dances & Activities at Countryside Care Center<

>Assistance for Flood Victims in Downsville<
Help needed with sheet rocking and other indoor work.

>Dances & Activities at with the Arc<

To Be Scheduled as Needed: 
Sign-Up Tables for our events.

Keep checking back with us.
New opportunities arise frequently!

 

Thanks for a terrific year 2006-2007:
over *11,000* hours
of community service
was performed by our students!

 

Sign-up or find out more about our activities
by stopping by our office, 236 Farrell Hall,
and chatting with the OCCS Coordinator, Martha,
or give us a call @ 746-4781.
We look forward to working with you!

 

You can make a difference!

 

 

 

Last Updated On: 2/8/08