The GOAL Program is asking students to participate in National Volunteer Week April 8-12. Their service projects will include building a fence, cleaning up a mobile home park, and renovating and cleaning multiple parks. The week will commence with a picnic for all volunteers.
“This is kind of a pilot run. We would love to see it be successful and bridge that gap, not only to
Hillsdale, but to the nearby communities as well,” said senior and GOAL Program Director Travis Cook.
Cook is co-leading the undertaking with Jakia Fuller, AmeriCorps VISTA national service member. Fuller plans to involve middle and high school students in volunteering with the college students. They hope to make it an annual event.
Cook hopes 100 students will participate.
“Success is not only the quantitative results of having 100 people,” he said, “But also seeing the joy on people’s faces and seeing them have a good time, meet new people, and come out wanting to do the same thing again.”
