During the month of November…
Community Service Programs and Carolina Service Council sponsor Carolina Cares- a university-wide holiday drive. The following activities are how we encourage the Carolina community to provide our local community with the best holiday season ever. Try our new paperless sign-up system to check out your stocking or adopt a family!
Stocking Stuffers CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT A STOCKING
In a partnership with the Salvation Army, we help to collect stockings for children who otherwise may not receive anything. The stockings are free and it only takes a small donation of gifts to make a child's holiday that much happier. Beginning on November 1, 2011 you can pick up stockings in our office, room 227 in the Russell House. We will also provide you with a list of ideas for stocking stuffers. Stockings are due back to our office no later than November 29, 2011.
Want to know what would be expected of you? Here are the stocking stuffer instructions!
Adopt-A-Family CLICK HERE TO ADOPT A FAMILY
We would like to send a big thanks to everyone who adopted a family through the Nurturing Center. We were able to fulfill their requests to make this Holiday Season bright for families in need.
Community Service Programs has developed a new partnership with Operation Homefront; in order to help connect students, faculty and staff to the Adopt-A-Military Family program. Operation Homefront of South Carolina Adopt-A-Family program matches enlisted military families who are in need of holiday assistance with sponsors from aroud the state.They will be providing these gifts to the wounded warriors, families of deployed and E1-E6 families within all branches at installations like Fort Jackson, Parris Island, Shaw Air Force Base, Joint Base Charleston as well as with our Reserve and National Guard Soldiers. For more information please visit: http://www.operationhomefront.net/sc/default.aspx
The presents can be dropped off in our office, Russell House room 227, please return by November 29, 2011.
Holiday Mail for Heroes
The holiday season is just around the corner and it’s time again to start thinking about being part of the 2011 American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes. For a fifth year, American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are partnering to ensure all Americans have an opportunity to send a touch of home this holiday season to members of our U.S. military, veterans and their families, many of whom will be far away from home this holiday season. The process is very simple and takes no time at all – All you need is a pen and piece of paper to share your appreciation for the sacrifices members of the U.S. Armed Forces make to protect our freedoms. If you would like to pick up cards to sign, they are available in Russell House suite 227 (Campus Life Center) all cards are due to the Campus Life center by (Fri.) Dec. 2nd. Contact Celia Cui cuib@email.sc.edu
The USC Tree Lighting Ceremony
On Thursday, December 1st the university will celebrate the 57th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Historic Horseshoe. Come join the USC community- listen to the carolers, sip hot cider and enjoy the beautiful festivities. The ceremony begins at 6pm. All are welcome!
