Schedule of Events

Emory Votes Initiative is looking for passionate, dedicated and energized Emory Votes Volunteers to volunteer and help encourage folks in in the Emory community to vote this fall! Sign up here to join the team.

Emory Votes will provide you with tools and resources to get started with tabling in your department, building, organization, etc. Once you sign up here, a member from our team will reach out to you via email to schedule an info session and training call. 

*Please note that you will also need to register via the form in your confirmation email.

Food drive to collect pantry stable food and other items for the Emory Eagle Food Co-op Food Pantry at Bread Coffeehouse.

Food drive runs from Oct 14 thru Thanksgiving.

Most needed items can be purchased off the Target Community Registry found at bit.ly/Emory-Economics-Food-Drive. Free shipping on orders $35+. 

• 30-minutes of Pre activity gathering/networking
• 60-90 minutes of gardening related activities
• 30 minutes wrapping up.

Sign Holiday cards for clients of Wellroot Family Services. Holiday cards will be provided to team members. Cards will be dropped off to interested participants starting November 1 and should be completed by November 12 by 11:00 a.m.

The task is to write a short note, sign the cards and put them in a blank envelope.  The holiday cards will be given to approximately 250 of Wellroot's clients - foster parents, foster children, residents in the Transitional Living program and Independent Living Program.

*Participants must be 12 years or older.

The future of our city, our state, and our country is at stake in November’s General Election. Join NYC Votes on Sat, 11/5/22 from 12-4pm for their Get Out The Vote (GOTV) text bank to engage voters for the midterm election on Tues, 11/8/22! Volunteers will remind fellow New Yorkers to cast their ballots and provide crucial election information. This virtual project allows you to participate safely from home while still having a big impact on your city. You are the key to keeping New York City’s democracy strong! 

Emory Law alumni and current students will volunteer with Common Cause - an organization dedicated to protecting the right to vote.

*Participants must be 18 years or older.

The Nurses' Alumni Association is hosting a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross to celebrate Emory Cares on November 8th. We are seeking Donors to give blood.

Blood donations! November 11-13 at any of 120 Vitalant locations coast to coast.

In order for Emory Cares to get credit for donation, you MUST register through link provided at registration completion in confirmation email.  

*Participants must be 16 years or older and weigh at least 110 pounds.

Bring joy and some pastries to retired citizens at their medical centers. Tell them stories of the world. Learn more here.

This project takes place from 9am to 12pm Central European Time.

*Participant must be 16 years or older.

Beach cleaning at Tung Wan Beach. This project takes place from 4pm-7pm local time in Hong Kong.

*Participants must be 18 years or older.

Volunteers played a vital part in our daily operations by helping us sort through donated food and ensuring that it is safe to go back out to the community. Much of what we do at Feeding South Florida depends on volunteer help in the warehouse. Food donated from food drives, supermarkets and other food industry companies needs to be sorted, checked, and repackaged. 

To celebrate Emory Cares, we will sort and pack donated food items in the distribution center warehouse. 

Learn more about Feeding South Florida here.

*participants must be 16 years or older.

Participate in a Habitat for Humanity build with Habitat Dekalb county. 

Wear clothes that are comfortable and that you don't mind getting dirty

Participants must be 18 years old to participate

This wonderful local charity was founded by an Emory alumnus, Dr. Marvin Hardy. We are going to beautify the outside of their building - pressure wash, pull weeds, collect trash. Please come out and show your support!

Learn more here.

Sandwich making, community clean up, and sorting clothes to help the homeless crisis in San Francisco. 

*Minimum age is 8 years old accompanied by adult, and 14 years and older can participate unaccompanied.

Learn more here.

Join For the Love of the Lake every second Saturday for our monthly Shoreline Spruce Up at White Rock Lake Park. Volunteers collect litter though out White Rock Lake Park, up White Rock Creek, and along the shoreline.

Our Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up tradition happens rain or shine, snow or heat without fail. We have been going strong without missing a Second Saturday since 1996! The premise is simple. Together, the East Dallas community transformed what was once a neglected and sometimes dangerous park into an urban oasis. This transformation is possible because volunteers collect litter in the park! Armed with trash bags, gloves, and a passion for East Dallas and its jewel White Rock Lake, this army of volunteers maintain and protect White Rock Lake Park for the enjoyment of all the residents of Dallas.

The Oxford Athletic Department will assist the Oxford Science department in removing invasive species in the Oxford forest. We will me outside Williams Gym.

Laney Graduate School International Students will work with LGS staff, faculty, and alumni to plant native shrubs to restore the woodland growth in Lullwater Preserve. 

*Participants must be 10 years or older, and children must have adult supervision.

Please note: This project is reserved for the Laney Graduate School International Student program. 

Woodruff Scholar Students will work with Woodruff Scholar staff, faculty, and alumni to plant native shrubs to restore the woodland growth in Lullwater Preserve. 

*Participants must be 10 years or older, and children must have adult supervision.

Please note: this project is reserved for the Woodruff Scholar students, alumni, faculty and staff.  

Lotus House improves the lives of women, youth and children experiencing homelessness by providing sanctuary, support, education, tools and resources that empower them to improve the quality of their lives on every level, achieve greater self sufficiency, and build safe, secure lives.

Join the Emory Palm Beach Network as we volunteer with Boca Helping Hands and pack boxes for children’s weekend backpack program to provide meals to elementary school children in the local community who are food insecure for distribution the following Friday.

Our #EmoryCares event runs from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and there are 20 spots for volunteers. This is a family-friendly event and children 12-15 can volunteer with a parent or guardian and those 16+ can volunteer on their own. Register today!

Boca Helping Hands provides food, medical and financial assistance to meet basic human needs as well as education, job training, and guidance to create self-sufficiency. They are able to serve more than 23,000 people in need each year via their feeding programs, Resource Center, and job training and mentoring programs – all thanks to supporters in the community.

Work with Friends of Herbert Taylor Park to restore native habitat in this park.

*under 18 must be accompanied by adult

Volunteers help us by boxing, sorting and gleaning food that is later distributed through our network of more than 600 agency partners to our neighbors in need.

Learn more here.

Volunteer with The Durham Branch of the NC Food Bank, which is a distribution site for a network of partner agencies in the area. Common projects might include: sorting/bagging fresh produce, sorting through retail and food drive donations, boxing supplemental senior boxes, labeling products, and much more. 

Each volunteer will need to register directly with the Durham Food Bank. The event organizer will send you a registration link once you sign up!

*Participants must be 12 years or older (age 12-16 can attend only with parent/guardian).

Repairs of the Breach is a thrift store in Covington, GA that provides showers (60/week) , clothing (150 outfits a week), and dinner meals (26k Lbs per year) for the homeless in Newton County.

We will help organize the store so they can accept new donations that will help give back to the community. Additionally, we will also be packing boxes and making sandwiches for the homeless. 

Join the Emory DC Network for a volunteer morning at Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture. We will be assisting Arcadia at their production farm, as well as at their Hilltop educational farm for Fall prep. Please note that there are beehives on site and those allergic to bees should bring an EpiPen.

This Volunteer Opportunity includes the distribution of food and/or toys for families in need, hospitality, and client check-in as needed.

Learn more here.

*Minimum age to participate: 14 years old

Volunteers will sort, pack and assemble Thanksgiving Meal kits for over 1,000 receiving families that are a part of our early childhood enrichment centers, schools and partnering agencies in the Miami-Dade Community.

Learn more here.

Work alongside TCM to help clean and organize their facility closets.

Come join our Chicago Emory Alumni team as we share and extend love to our Illinois Veterans on Veterans Day! We will write encouraging letters, provide in kind donations to the veterans served by VOA Illinois, and beautify the space both inside and outside of Hope Manor II! Volunteers should wear comfortable clothes and bring in-kind donation items to be given to the Veterans served by VOA Illinois. List of needed items can be found at voaillinois.org/in-kind-donations.

*minimum age for participants: 8 years old

Create a festive atmosphere for the holidays as we decorate community space alongside Compass staff and residents. Compass Family Shelter offers families facing homelessness a safe, temporary place to stay and offers services designed to help families secure and maintain permanent housing.

*Participants must be 18 years or older.

We will be meeting at Smale Park West of the Roebling by the garbage can where a sidewalk goes down to the river.

*Participants must be 15 years or older.

• Packaged toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, and hand gel)
• Chapstick
• Sunscreen
• Deodorant
• Brushes/Combs/Hair accessories (hair bows, head bands)
• Nail polish
• Tissue Packs
• Cologne
• Socks/Underwear/Hats
• Gift cards
• Activity/Coloring books/Word Searches
• School Supplies
• Playing Cards
• Small games/Stuffed animals/Matchbox cars
• Small writing journals
• Footballs
• Note Cards
• Books or Magazines (new or gently used)
• Comic books
• SHOE BOXES ARE NEEDED TOO!

We will pack snack packs with food and water for unhoused and food insecure persons with Glenn Church and Intown Collaborative Ministries.   

We will have two locations across the street from each other, but please meet at the The Fellowship Hall, Glenn Church School Building, 1660 North Decatur Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. We will then designate who will go to the Youth and Activities Building at 1669 North Decatur Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. Our goal is to have families with young children at the location in the Fellowship Hall, and others at the Youth and Activities Building.

*No minimum age, but those under 10 need to be accompanied by an adult.

This is a very special place. Come weed, water and compost while you meet Founder Keyatta Mincey Parker who has created a community through seeing her vision to fruition. Enjoy a morning at the garden. Learn more here.

*Participants must be 10 years or older.

Miracle Hill Ministries is a nonprofit organization in the Upstate of South Carolina dedicated to providing extensive services to adults. Our group will be helping out at the Pleasantburg Dr. thrift store. Volunteering looks like organizing, cleaning, sorting donations, and whatever else the manager may need at that time. 

*Participants must be 12 years or older.

Come join us as we help out the Arlington Food Assistance Center in their annual Boy Scout Food Drive on Saturday, November 9th! We'll be sorting food items that have been collected to help feed families across the DC metro area. Join us between 10 am - 1 pm at Our Savior Lutheran Church at 825 South Taylor St. in Arlington to contribute to a good cause and interact with other DMV Emory alum!

*FREE LUNCH PROVIDED*

Volunteers will meet at the Motherhouse (email project lead if you need transportation) for information they will be giving out to community members. The volunteers will split into two groups led by SisterLove employees to pass out informational flyers and souvenirs to community members 2-3 blocks around SisterLove's motherhouse. Afterwards, volunteers will return the the motherhouse for a free lunch.

Serving free lunch to those in need in downtown Portland.

*Participants must be 16 years or older.

Learn more here.

Join the Emory Palm Beach Network as we volunteer with The Touch of Heart Foundation for "Birthday in a Bag." We will be doing charitable projects for all ages:

*Assemble and decorate “a birthday in a bag” gift bags to go to children in foster group homes
*Create inspirational bookmarks to go with book donations to low income schools
*Make laundry kits for local struggling families and more!

Please bring donations of books Pre K - 4th grade level and/or small gender neutral toys for the bags

*Children and families are welcome to volunteer for this project.   

Volunteers will be participating in event setup for the BIG Give, PAWS Atlanta's community-wide pet food drive. Volunteers may also be asked to participate in additional tasks, including:

• Walking and socializing dogs
• Entertaining and socializing cats
• Landscaping
• Spreading mulch on our dog walking trail
• Painting
• Helping with small building projects
• Sorting animal crates, food, leashes, and toys

At the end of the volunteering session, participants will get the chance to meet some friendly pups and spend time in the Cat Cottage, if they wish. Volunteers must be 18 and older.

Charleston Animal Society's vision is one where all healthy and treatable animals are saved. It’s a vision where all people and animals are treated with respect and kindness. And it envisions a world where cruelty is not tolerated. Help with this great cause by making dog enrichment items. These are small packages of food and treats that we pass out to dogs in their kennels to reduce boredom. 

*Participants must be 10 years or older.

Home Repair Project for Veteran Seniors.

HouseProud Atlanta works with local community groups to identify the seniors, veterans and disabled people who can benefit most by repairs designed to make their homes livable, so they can remain in them longer.  

Then our staff works closely with highly qualified, licensed, and insured contractors to perform the repairs. Volunteers provide low to moderate level repairs limited to painting, siding repair, handrail installation, and drywall replacement. All volunteer groups are led by contractors. Learn more here.

We will be working together to care for the Teaching Farm. You may perform a range of farm tasks from shoveling and raking, to mulching and planting seeds and seedlings. Exact plans will fluctuate with the weather but we will start the morning off with an overview and specific instructions.

Join the Emory Tallahassee Network as we help serve dinner to the less fortunate. 

*participants must be 14 years or older.

Learn more here.

Team up alongside fellow alumni and God's Love We Deliver (GLWD) to help prepare nutritious, medically tailored meals for those too ill to shop or cook for themselves. Kitchen tasks under the guidance of GLWD on-staff chefs may include packaging meals, chopping onions, making meatballs, ladling soup, peeling potatoes, scooping baked goods or preparing fresh herbs. GLWD is a non-sectarian organization which cooks and delivers over 10,000 meals each weekday across all 5 NYC boroughs and also provides ongoing nutrition assessment, education, and counseling. All of their services are provided free to clients regardless of income. This Emory Cares project is family friendly.  

*Participants must be 13 years or older (minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian).

*PLEASE NOTE: you must also register via the link provided in your confirmation email.

CHANGE OF PLANS!
Our Emory Cares - Gainesville activity at the Alachua Conservation Trust scheduled for Nov. 12. has moved to a new date and location because of the aftereffects of Hurricane Nicole in the area.

Here is our new plan:
Date and time: Nov. 18, 2022, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Activity: Workday at Tuscawilla Preserve - come spend Friday morning with us doing some trail maintenance

Meet at: Micanopy Native American Heritage Preserve (across the street from Tuscawilla Meet at: Micanopy Native American Heritage Preserve (across the street from Tuscawilla Preserve trailhead)

One in seven, or 11 million, children in America live in households without consistent access to adequate food. These kids rely on free breakfast and lunch at school, but when weekends, school holidays, and summer breaks occur, they are often without much, if any, food. This is where the Homeless Education Resource Office (HERO) program comes in. There are over 3,500 children in Nashville who are experiencing homelessness and rely mostly on their school’s free breakfast and lunch. These students are served in myriad ways by the HERO program, including individual advocacy, school transportation assistance, housing referrals and basic needs such as hygiene products, school uniforms, new socks and underwear, school supplies and shoes.  

This Thanksgiving Break, the HERO program, in connection with Metro Nashville Public Schools, is providing Thanksgiving meals to 50 HERO families who aren’t in a shelter or other location where they’ll have access to a meal. Our role in this is to assemble snack bags to be delivered alongside the Thanksgiving Meal Boxes. This will be food that will help fill in the gaps for these kids to have on the five-day Thanksgiving school break.    

Join us on Sat, Nov 19th from 9-11am to help compile these snack bags for the families and help with other needed projects for these kids. We will gather at the HERO program site Buena Vista Elementary School at 1531 Ninth Ave. North Nashville, TN 37208. If you are able to donate any of the below fresh food items, that is greatly appreciated:

•  32 oz Parmalat Shelf Stable Milk (doesn’t matter if it is whole, or low/non fat, we would love to have 2-4 cartons of milk per 50 families; 4=1 gallon)

• Apples,Oranges,Pears (any fresh fruit that lasts a little while, we would love to have a dozen pieces of fruit for each of the 50 bags)

• Loaves of Bread (any kind is fine, we would love to have 2 loaves for each of the 50 bags)

• You can also donate via this Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/DIES1SGJZLOU?ref_=wl_share and purchase food that will be used to fill these snack bags that will be delivered alongside the Thanksgiving Meals to these families.

Thank you so much for your support and care for this very important Nashville project! 

*Participants must be in middle school or older.

DOROT’s Thanksgiving Meal Delivery brings hundreds of older adults and volunteers together to share warmth and companionship. Join this November in Manhattan or Westchester to deliver a festive holiday meal and connect with an older neighbor!

Please note this is an independent project. As an Emory ambassador, you will volunteer on your own or with your family/significant other or guest. SPOTS ARE LIMITED (first come, first serve).

This project is family friendly (*Manhattan: Adults ages 18+ and families with children 10-17, Westchester: Adults ages 18+)

Beds for Kids mission is to provide beds and essential furniture to children and their families in need. We will be assisting them with furniture deliveries. 

*Participants must be 10 years or older.

Join the Emory Baltimore Alumni Network as we kick off the holiday season by giving back to our community. Join local alumni as we volunteer with St. Vincent De Paul Baltimore's Adopt-a-Family Program. Each year, Vincent's generous donors receive wish lists from families that cannot afford to supply Christmas gifts for their loved ones. Our volunteers will be helping Vincent staff keep the donations organized and documented so each family gets the correct ones. Just a few hours of your day will make a lifelong impact on the families. We hope you can join us!

Assisting local food bank. Learn more here.

*Participants must be 14 years or older.