MURFREESBORO, Tenn. —
Representatives came off-campus from Rutherford County Schools, Alive
Hospice, Department of Veterans Affairs and Special Kids, to name a few.
On campus, vendors attending the annual MTSU Volunteer Fair recently included Health Promotion, EXL
(experiential learning) and the MTSU
Stormwater Program, among others.
More than 20 companies and departments participated in the
four-hour event under one large tent in the Student Union Commons, seeking
volunteer help from new and returning MTSU students.
To watch video from the Volunteer Fair, visit https://youtu.be/86tcNdzwKmg.
The fair lets registered nonprofits — Greenhouse Ministries,
Voluntary Service, His Healing Hands and others — recruit students to allow
them to become plugged in to community service and volunteer opportunities in
order to make a difference.
Mercedes Woody,
21, a senior biology major from Memphis, Tennessee, listed MTSU Health
Promotion, Alive Hospice, His Healing Hands, Garden Patch Thrift Shop and Special
Kids as nonprofits she is considering … in addition to her involvement in
student organizations such as the NAACP, Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity and Student Government Association.
“It’s really good,” Woody said of the Sept. 5 Volunteer Fair
opportunities. “There are a lot of group volunteer options for a lot of
organizations I’m in. I can get a lot of people out (to support them).”
Roommates and School of Nursing freshmen majors Courtney Edde, 18, of Lewisburg,
Tennessee, and Sarah-Kate Blackburn
of Cornersville, Tennessee, also checked out various nonprofits.
“I really like hospice,” Blackburn said after visiting with
representatives from Avalon Hospice in Murfreesboro. The pair also spoke with
Nourish Food Bank representatives.
The Volunteer Fair is a Connection Point activity,
helping students find involvement with companies and organizations outside of
their academic pursuits.
MTSU has more than 300 combined
undergraduate and graduate programs.
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