Day of Service

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Volunteer Fair 

NCC Day of Service also welcomes the Volunteer Fair sponsored by the Applied Learning Committee with support from the Community Service Committee.

Many agencies will be available to meet with you about volunteer positions, as well as paid and unpaid internships and part-time jobs for the spring and summer, including:

The volunteer agencies attending this event include the following:

• American Red Cross | Greater New York
• Catholic Charities of Long Island
• Epilepsy Foundation Long Island
• Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc and America’s VetDogs® - The Veteran’s K9 Corps®, Inc
• LI Children’s Museum
• LI Volunteer Center
• Mary Brennan Inn
• NuHealth - Nassau University Medical Center
• North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center
• The Safe Center LI
• ...and more!

 

PROGRAM

• 8:00am to 9:00am - Set Up
• 9:00am to 9:15am - Welcome & Opening Remarks, CCB MPR
• 9:15am to 2:15pm - Service Projects, CCB MPR/Lobby and Locations Around Campus
• 2:15pm to 3:00pm - Closing Remarks and Cleanup
  
  

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SERVICE PROJECTS 

Alexi’s Butterfly Garden sponsored by the PTK Honors Society Evening Chapter.  Come and color a butterfly which you can hang as a reminder of transforming and your story is not over. Donated money will be given to the Alexi Emilia Rodriguez Memorial scholarship.

Animal Shelter Donations sponsored by Intramural Sports will be collecting donations of food, toys, leashes, cleaning products, paper towels, feeding bowls, treats, old towels, monetary contributions and more will gladly be accepted.   All proceeds to benefit Last Hope Animal Shelter.

Canned Food Drive sponsored by the PTK Honors Society Day Chapter will be collecting canned food and boxes of pasta to donate to The Nest.

Canstruction Bake Sale sponsored by the Interior Design/Canstruction Team.  Proceeds to benefit The Nest.

Cards for Hospitalized Kids (CFHK) sponsored by the Physical Therapist Assistant Club is an internationally recognized charitable organization that spreads hope, joy & magic to hospitalized kids across America through uplifting, handmade cards. NCC students and faculty are invited to make a card to brighten the day of a child. Materials will be provided!

The Children's Greenhouse Digital Day of Service Fundraiser sponsored by the SEMC & DEI Greenhouse Subcommittees/ Greenhouse Advisory Board will support NCC student parents and their children by digitally donating to one of several exciting endeavors by buying: lunch for a child in need; classroom supplies; art supplies; sports equipment; grocery cards; or a personalized donation of your choosing. Donate Here

Greenhouse Gardening sponsored by the Health Information Technology (HIT) Club, will get Timmy's Garden ready at the Children's Greenhouse Childcare center on campus. Members of the Health Information Technology (HIT) Club, along with children from the Greenhouse, will be working together on this service project.

Habitat for Humanity Sponsored by NCC Student Veterans where NCC students and faculty will be asked to purchase and then paint the empty bricks of two whitewashed houses to raise money for The Habitat for Humanity.

Hindi’s Libraries sponsored by Student Personnel Services will be collecting children’s books to donate to Children's Homeless Shelters and Non-Profit Organizations around the country in need of Children's Books.

Mental Health Awareness sponsored by the Psychology Club & Psi Beta, in an effort to help make a positive impact on the NCC Community, will be creating an interactive project for students who attend The Day of Service

The Nest Fundraiser will be promoting awareness of basic needs insecurity on our campus and collecting nonperishable food items specifically: cereal, shelf-stable milk, peanut butter, jelly, pasta, tomato sauce and personal hygiene items specifically: deodorant, shampoo, feminine hygiene products.

The Nest Food Drive sponsored by the Nutrition Club will be Collecting Non-perishable foods and toiletries to benefit the Nest as well as playing Healthy snacks and Nutrition Jeopardy!

Our Service to Those in The Service sponsored by the Surgical Technologist Club will be collecting toiletries and other everyday essential items that will help and benefits those men and women who have fought for our country.  Donating shampoo, conditioner, soap, mouth wash, tooth paste etc.

Peanut Butter ‘n’ Jelly Jam sponsored by Student Activities and the Caribbean Student Organization will be collecting peanut butter, jelly and bread in order to make sandwiches to donate to local shelters.

Promoting Diversity on Campus and Inclusive Higher Education sponsored by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee will create an interactive informational display related to diversity, unconscious bias and higher-education especially Title IX and issues related to gender/non-binary students as well as the federal protections of students with disabilities and IDD (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) and post-secondary Inclusive Higher Education.

Random Acts of Kindness sponsored by the Achilles Club will host The Random Acts of Kindness* Marathon.  *What is a Random Act of Kindness? Kindness: When we go beyond duties or jobs that are expected of us and reach out to help another person or animal or plant, we are doing an act of kindness. We sense another person’s need and we understand how it feels to need something and how nice it feels to be helped or loved, so we offer our kindness or help. Random: When kindness is unexpected—done for no other reason than just to be kind and without expecting anything in return—simply to express the goodness within us, this is a Random Act of Kindness. Why: When we do kind things for other people, they feel so good about what we did that they often do kind acts for others. As kindness is passed on from one person to another, a ripple effect is created and, in this way, one person’s kindness can be the seed for bringing happiness to many others.

Scholarship opportunities gifts of sight and life sponsored by the Nest where students can apply for two different scholarships, one for STEM majors including healthcare, and one for any student who is 25 or under, both involving ways to increase eye, organ, and tissue donation. Students may also enroll in the NYS Donate Life Registry.

Skills Showcase sponsored by the Center for Excellence & Innovation (CEI), will be presenting a demonstration of the skills and knowledge that the CSTEP students have developed through their learning journey thus far, and to facilitate discussion around how the NCC community can utilize these skills to further explore career pathways.

Spring into Healthy Eating sponsored by the Student Health Office, will be collecting food donations on behalf on Long Island Harvest, the leading hunger-relief organization on Long Island, while providing educational nutrition resources to students and staff.

Stress Relief for the benefits of doing energy exercises and meditation.

Textbooks for the library sponsored by the NCC Library staff, Invite current textbook donations for the Library's Reserve Collection

Voter Registration with League of Women Voters of Central Nassau sponsored by the Civics Club along with members of the nonpartisan LWV Central Nassau Chapter, club members will educate students on registering to vote, and provide forms for them to actually register. League members will deliver completed forms to the Nassau County Board of Elections and new registrants will receive confirmation from the BOE in the near future.

The Day of Service is sponsored by the First-Year Experience Program and the Center for Applied Learning/Civic Engagement.

For more information, contact: FYE@ncc.edu or co-chairs Janis Mazza, janis.mazza@ncc.edu, or JSeeta Ramprasad Seeta.Ramprasad@ncc.edu.