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Service EventsIn honor of President Janet Riggs' inauguration and the September 11th National Day of Service, the Center for Public Service offers a variety of service projects in partnership with community agencies throughout Adams County. We welcome trustees, alumni, students, faculty and staff to participate in all service events. Please dress in closed-toed shoes and comfortable clothing that you don't mind getting dirty. Participation is first come, first (to) serve. There is not a place to register. Outdoor projects will continue as planned unless there is heavy rain and lightening. Projects are lead by students leaders from the Center for Public Service (CPS) and the Gettysburg Recreational Adventure Board (GRAB). Questions? Please contact the Center for Public Service at cps@gettysburg.edu or 337-6490.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE BUILD (2-3 hour project) Project Description: Come help install insulation for the newest Habitat for Humanity house in the Gettysburg borough. The owner-to-be will be on-site working alongside you! Please bring a water bottle.
Project Description: Come help prepare for the 18th Annual Adams County Heritage Festival (a celebration of music, food, and crafts that reflects the multicultural atmosphere of Adams County) by preparing art project materials and painting faces to create samples.
eRace: GETTYSBURG DIALOGUE FOR CAMPUS UNITY (1.5 hour project) Project Description: Participate in eRace, a weekly interracial dialogue that aims to dismantle racial myths, expose white privilege and confront internalized racism in an environment that is respectful, frank and even humorous. The topic is: Are we living in Post-racial America? Post-racial Gettysburg?
POVERTY SIMULATION AND PA BUDGET IMPASSE (2 hour project)
FRUIT GLEANING (3 hour project) Project Description: Travel to Peters Orchard in Gardners to enjoy an afternoon on an orchard, gleaning fruit from the trees. All produce will be incorporated into healthy meals distributed by the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College. Bring a water bottle, sunscreen and raingear.
APPALACHIAN TRAIL MAINTENANCE (3 hour project) Project Description: Enjoy the outdoors and maintain a stretch of the Appalachian Trail by painting blazes, cutting branches, removing trash, digging out fire pits, cleaning and staining a shelter and staining the privy. Volunteers should be prepared to walk about 1-1½ miles both ways. Please wear clothes that can get dirty and/or paint-stained. Bring a water bottle, bug spray, sunscreen and raingear.
STRAWBERRY HILL NATURE RESERVE (3 hour project) Project Description: Enjoy the outdoors at Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve! With the assistance of a naturalist, we will learn about invasive species and work to remove them from the preserve. Please be sure to wear appropriate clothing and shoes to be in the woods and underbrush. Bring a water bottle, bug spray, sunscreen and raingear.
CAMPUS KITCHEN AT GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (Two 1.5 hour shifts) Meeting Place: The steps of Kline Theatre Project Description: Put on a hairnet and apron and come cook at the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College, a student-driven organization which rescues prepared, but unserved food and repackages it into over 200 meals a week.
PAINTED TURTLE FARM (Two 1.5 hour shifts) Meeting Place: The Bullet Hole Patio Project Description: Get your hands dirty as you garden at Gettysburg College's Painted Turtle Farm, the student run organic garden. The farm provides produce to both the campus Dining Center and the local food pantry. Bring a water bottle and sunscreen.
THE CENTER/EL CENTRO (1.5 hour project) Project Description: Help children with homework, play games and exchange English and Spanish skills at The Center/El Centro, a local organization that has been providing Latino youth and their families with educational, recreational, and multi-cultural activities for over ten years.
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