Student Voluntary Services will host its annual Fall Leaf Raking event Saturday.
Ashley Thompson, SVS graduate assistant who is in charge of the event, said that it's a great way to get involved.
"We get students together to rake the yards of elderly and disabled citizens in the community," Thompson said.
Three different agencies involved with SVS help determine which citizens need help raking their leaves.
"We deal with the agencies that serve the disabled and elderly," Thompson said. "From there, the agencies set out a sign-up sheet for the citizens who would like us to rake their yards."
Thompson said the best way to sign-up to help with this event is to log on to the SVS database. Once a student has registered, they can go to the one-time events section and there they will find the coordinated and independent sections.
The one-time events section on the database holds all of the events for the semester that SVS plans.
"One-time events are events that are not coordinated." Thompson said. "They put on maybe one a month to give students a chance to volunteer who aren't involved in a weekly coordinated program,"
Transportation is provided to students who sign up to be SVS coordinated volunteers.
Two shifts are available to students. The first shift begins at 7:45 a.m. and ends at noon, while the second shift begins at 12:45 and ends at 5 p.m.
About 37 yards were raked last year, but with 49 yards needing attention this fall, there are numerous spots open for students to join.
"We offer 83 spots per shift for a total of 166 spots for the day," Thompson said.
Student Voluntary Services provides gloves, bottled water, trash bags and rakes to all participants.
Amber Humes, sophomore pre-law and criminal justice double major, participated in this event last year and loved the outcome.
"I loved the people I worked with and the overall experience," Humes said. "I enjoyed making a difference while giving back to the community."
Not only did Humes enjoy the last Fall Leaf Raking event, she said volunteering overall is enjoyable.
"It opens your eyes to what is really going on beyond campus." Humes said. "It gives you a chance to change someone's life."
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