Office of Volunteer Outreach

The Volunteer Outreach Department has been very busy this past month
planning exciting service projects. Many volunteer experiences have been
successful by helping the hungry, homeless, and voter engagement. Some
of these project include Operation Sandwich, Feeding America College Tour,
and working with UNC Charlotte Votes.
Operation Sandwich planned by Alexis Mitchell was a huge success. On a
daily basis, the Urban Ministry
Center serves 800 sandwiches to
those less fortunate. To match
this effort, Alexis collected
donations from area grocery
stores. Items included: peanut
butter, jelly, bread and eating
utensils. Through this effort,
Alexis and over two dozen UNC
Charlotte volunteers created an assembly line to make over 850 sandwiches.
Operation Sandwich unified student volunteers while also serving the
Charlotte community.

Feeding America College Tour was another successful event. Rose Brown was
able to help Feeding America partner with the Volunteer Outreach
Department to give college tours to those living
in homeless shelters and in poverty around the
charlotte community. After the homeless were
given tours of the school, workshops were
provided to give information on financial aid,
professionalism, and goal setting. All
participants received business cards, school
supplies, and UNC Charlotte paraphernalia. This
event helped to inspire, aid, and mentor the homeless and those suffering
from food insecurity by helping provide information on how to be further
educated and obtain a career.
The Volunteer Outreach Department has also been working hard to ensure
every student had the opportunity to exercise their civic right to vote. This
year there was a special
bond near and dear to
the hearts of many
faculty, staff, and
students at UNC
Charlotte. The $2 billion
Connect NC Bond
provides funds to build
a new $90-million-dollar
science building at UNC
Charlotte. As a school wide effort, students encouraged one another to
register to vote, cast their ballot, and educate peers on the Bond
referendum. We can all be proud that our value of civic engagement
resulted in the Bond being approved and hundreds of students registering
and voting, many for the first time.