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Agape Center for Service and Learning

Service Day

 

Project Registration Deadline: Friday, March 5th, 2010


Service Day Locations

Locations will include programs which are church related as well as secular, governmental and private, rural and urban. The following criteria will be used to select service sites.

  • The activity will provide both a needed service for the agency and a meaningful experience for participants.
  • The mission and approach of the agency is consistent with the philosophy of Messiah College.
  • The assignments provide opportunity for participants to interact with local people (where possible).
  • The agency has a signed Memo of Understanding with Messiah College's Agape Center.
  • The organization can provide strong local coordination and supervision.

 

Memo of Understanding

Please review theMessiah College Memo of Understanding for Service Day (here) before registering your project to review the expectations of each party. Sign and mail or fax to the location below, then submit your registration on-line (here):


Agape Center
P.O. Box 3027
Attn: Service Day
One College Ave.
Grantham, PA 17027
Fax: 717.796.5221

 

Learning

Where possible, please include a learning component to your service project. This might include an introduction to the purpose and program of your agency, an introduction to the needs your agency serves, an introduction to the community, or other educational components.

 

Schedule

Activities should be organized to begin after 8:00 a.m. and end by 4:00 p.m. We recommend that service projects extend between 3-5 hours.

 

Postponement

In the event of rain or inclement weather, Service Day will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Please call the Messiah College hotline (717.691.6084) after 6:30am the morning of Service Day to hear if it has been rescheduled, or visit www.messiah.edu.

 

Transportation

Transportation will be coordinated by the College and will include College vehicles and private cars of participating volunteers. However, if your organization would like to provide transportation, please indicate that on your registration form.

 

Lunch

Please indicate on your registration form whether or not your organization will provide lunch for your volunteer team. If you will not be providing lunch, click "bagged lunch" so that we know to prepare these for your team.

 

Leadership

A Team Leader (student or employee) will be assigned to your project. He or she will be in contact with you 2 weeks before Service Day in order to confirm any last minute details and update you on participation, etc. If you have questions before then, please contact the Agape Center at 717.856.1800 x7255 or email us at ServiceDay@messiah.edu!

 

Note: On your registration form, you do not need to indicate a Team Leader. Simply fill in "Messiah College" or leave it blank