“Effectively reaching out and helping the community is very rewarding… it’s something you can’t get from just going to class.”
Joseph Caputo, President, Alpha Epsilon Delta
Stony Brook University
Newman’s Own Foundation
Campus Community Service Challenge (NOF Challenge)
Newman’s Own Foundation is excited to team with the America East Conference to encourage community service among college students through the 3rd Annual NOF Challenge. The top awards in 2011 generated great impact, both in local communities and as far away as Uganda.
- The 2012 NOF Challenge will result in nine grants, ranging from $5,000-25,000, to honor and support student groups engaged in philanthropy and community service. These grants will also enable student groups to further their relationships with their nonprofit partners.
- In all, Newman’s Own Foundation is donating over $100,000 at the 2012 AEC Basketball Championship, including one grant awarded at each of the nine AEC campuses.
- The NOF Challenge’s nine finalists, announced February 1, 2012, are:
- University at Albany’s Reclassifying All Children Equally (R.A.C.E.), partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, to enlist, train and supervise university students as mentors to at-risk youth in the community.
- Binghamton University’s SUNY VINES (Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments), partnering with Earth Day Southern Tier, to develop sustainable urban gardens, serve as role models for youth, and assist in educational programming.
- Boston University’s Joining Hands, partnering with Newton Area Corporation for the Benefit of Special Athletes, Inc. to host events for Newton Special Athletes and to provide cheer and support to athletes in their training and competitions.
- University of Hartford’s Society of Women Engineers, partnering with University of Hartford, to expand outreach to area high school girls, to foster an interest in engineering.
- University of Maine’s Engineers Without Borders, partnering with University of Maine, to complete construction of a student-designed community septic system in the village of Dulce Vivir, in the mountainous Copán region of Honduras.
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Relay for Life, partnering with the American Cancer Society, to increase student participation in the Relay and to educate the UMBC community about cancer, prevention, and intervention.
- University of New Hampshire’s Aspiring Hands, partnering with Somersworth Youth Safe Haven, to provide at-risk youth with homework assistance, healthy living classes, a community garden, and educational field trips.
- Stony Brook University’s Alternative Spring Break Outreach, partnering with Community Collaborations International, to provide funds for a greater number of students to travel and volunteer with nonprofit organizations around the country.
- University of Vermont’s Adaptive Sports, partnering with Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, to increase student coaching of individuals with physical and/or cognitive disabilites through the purchase and upkeep of adaptive equipment.
- University at Albany’s Reclassifying All Children Equally (R.A.C.E.), partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, to enlist, train and supervise university students as mentors to at-risk youth in the community.
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