Are You Up for the Challenge? ACICS is issuing a challenge to students from ACICS colleges and schools to serve their local communities during the week of May 21, 2012. The community service initiative, “We SERVE - A Week of Service, a Lifetime of Contribution,” will engage career college students in meeting basic human needs locally. We  Students         Empowered to         Respond and         Volunteer         Everywhere

Our theme for the project was chosen to highlight important aspects to both community service in general, and as a part of the broader Centennial celebration. It is our vision that ACICS students take an active role in creating and implementing projects that go beyond learning in the classroom.

ACICS member institutions are encouraged to commit to a community service project for their campus that will serve the local community. The service project should provide volunteer manpower, expertise and resources to a basic need in the local community. The best example of community service will be recognized with the ACICS Centennial Community Service Award at the Centennial Gala in November. Successful projects also will be profiled on the ACICS website, including name of institution, student leaders, photos and any positive feedback from community partners.

The ACICS Centennial Community Service Award will recognize projects that demonstrate the value of ACICS schools making a difference in communities.

Entry Details

1. Institutional sponsorship through administrative support, communications and coordination.
2. Direct involvement of campus students in planning and executing the project, with a heavy emphasis on
   projects that require volunteer hours and individual expertise, NOT financial outlays.
3. Direct connection to a basic human need in the local community, such as housing, food and nutrition, adult literacy, technology literacy, support for families with children.
4. Conduct primary aspect of community outreach during the week of May 21-25, 2012. Activities that are completed as early as May 18 and as late as May 28 may be submitted and are eligible to apply for the Centennial Community Service Award.
5. Report to ACICS the results of outreach project (number of volunteers participating; number of man-hours applied; number of families/clients/participants served; amount of funds raised; pounds of food collected; number of houses built or renovated, etc.).

Judging Criteria
Entries are judged on:

1. the number of hours pledged and expended;
2. creativity in the solution of the problem; and
3. the demonstration of an achieved goal.
   

Get started with these simple steps:

1. Register
    Registration Form 

2. Plan Your Project
    a. Choosing a project - PDF
    b. Project Planning Made Easy - PDF

3. Recruit Volunteers
    a. Volunteer Recruitment and Management Guide - PDF

4. Promote Your Project
    a. Poster - download a sample poster to distribute to students.

    b. WeSERVE logo
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    c. Sample photo release - PDF

    d. Sample Media Template - Word

 

Accept the Challenge and Register Today!