The 71 children of Bingham Early Learning Center are getting a new playground, mural, and garden--and we need help!

Join us as we build a playground from ground-up including constructing the equipment, mulching, and laying concrete. This is heavy duty labor; we need some hard workers who don’t mind working rain, shine, or … snow. The day of the event we will provide training and orientation plus breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks.  All tools and equipment are provided.

NOTE: Please note that this activity involves heavy labor and will be held rain or shine. Participants should dress appropriately for both the weather and the nature of the work involved.

You can be a part of World AIDS Awareness Week! Help prepare for World AIDS Day 2009. Where the JCU community unites with the world to bring about awareness on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. At AIDS Awareness hot spots outside the Dolan Science Center, Rodman Hall, and the Lombardo Student Center Atrium, students will be able to pick up red ribbons and AIDS Information. There will also be baked goods and fair trade hot chocolate available.


Participants in this activity will assist in assembling red ribbons and donation boxes to help make World AIDS day 2009 a success.  

NOTE: This activity takes place in room A202/203 in the Dolan Center for Science and Technology.  Registered participants should go directly to this room at 2:00pm and report to Molly Gradowski and Betsey Haigh, who will take attendance and give you instructions as to how to proceed.

A Cleveland Catholic Charities Community Services Program, Fatima Family Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving the Hough-Central area.  Each year, JCU sponsors a series of activities in support of the Fatima Food Drive, the goal of which is to supply over 100 families with food during the Thanksgiving holiday season. These activities include a 5K Run, a neighborhood collection, and various on-campus support activities. 

This activity involves loading frozen turkeys into the delivery truck and delivering them and other food supplies to the Fatima Family Center. Service participants should dress appropriately, as this activity involves some work outside. 

NOTE: This activity begins on the campus of John Carroll University.  Participants should meet on the steps of the administration building, below the clock tower, at 7:00am sharp. 

A Cleveland Catholic Charities Community Services Program, Fatima Family Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving the Hough-Central area.  Each year, JCU sponsors a series of activities in support of the Fatima Food Drive, the goal of which is to supply over 100 families with food during the Thanksgiving holiday season. These activities include a 5K Run, a neighborhood collection, and various on-campus support activities. 

This activity involves packing food baskets into the delivery truck in preparation for distribution at Fatima. Service participants should dress appropriately, as this activity involves some work outside. 

NOTE: This service opportunity takes place at 2588 S. Belvoir Road, about a 10-minute walk from JCU. 

Should you choose to register for this service activity, you will still receive an automated email confirmation which will instruct you to "Meet your driver on Administration Drive." Please ignore that instruction and go directly to 2588 Belvoir. 

A Cleveland Catholic Charities Community Services Program, Fatima Family Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving the Hough-Central area.  This year, Fatima is a designated recipient of JCU's annual "Giving Tree" program.

Participants will assist in making tree ornaments in support of the Giving Tree holiday program.

NOTE: This service opportunity takes place on the campus of John Carroll University. Participants should meet in room AD10, on the first floor of the administration building in the hall between the Mail Center and Einstein Bagels (not far from the Students with Disabilities office). 

Should you choose to register for this service activity, you will still receive an automated email confirmation which will instruct you to "Meet your driver on Administration Drive." Please ignore that instruction and report directly to AD10. 

A Cleveland Catholic Charities Community Services Program, Fatima Family Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving the Hough-Central area.  Each year, JCU sponsors a series of activities in support of the Fatima Food Drive, the goal of which is to supply over 100 families with food during the Thanksgiving holiday season. These activities include a 5K Run, a neighborhood collection, and various on-campus support activities. 

This activity involves sorting and organizing food that has been collected in preparation for distribution at Fatima.

NOTE: This service opportunity takes place at 2588 S. Belvoir Road, about a 10-minute walk from JCU. 

Should you choose to register for this service activity, you will still receive an automated email confirmation which will instruct you to "Meet your driver on Administration Drive." Please ignore that instruction and go directly to 2588 Belvoir. 

NOTE: This activity is restricted to students registered in Dr. Catherine Miller's FYS 51 class ONLY.

St. Francis School is a K-8 Catholic school in the inner city of Cleveland. St. Francis provides a quality education to low-income urban children. The school is under the direction of the Sisters of Notre Dame and has recently been named by the Gund and Cleveland Foundations as a "Cleveland school that is making a difference."

This service activity involves assisting in a field trip for at-risk children in the seventh grades. Under the direction of St. Francis teacher (and JCU alum) Scott Embacher and current JCU student Heidi Mathiott, participants will help the St. Francis students to learn about invasive water species, water conservation, and other environmental issues. 

A Cleveland Catholic Charities Community Services Program, Fatima Family Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving the Hough-Central area.  Each year, JCU sponsors a series of activities in support of the Fatima Food Drive, the goal of which is to supply over 100 families with food during the Thanksgiving holiday season. These activities include a 5K Run, a neighborhood collection, and various on-campus support activities. 

This activity involves sorting and organizing food that has been collected in preparation for distribution at Fatima.

NOTE: This service opportunity takes place at 2588 S. Belvoir Road, about a 10-minute walk from JCU. 

Should you choose to register for this service activity, you will still receive an automated email confirmation which will instruct you to "Meet your driver on Administration Drive." Please ignore that instruction and go directly to 2588 Belvoir. 

A Cleveland Catholic Charities Community Services Program, Fatima Family Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving the Hough-Central area.  This year, Fatima is a designated recipient of JCU's annual "Giving Tree" program.

Participants will research requested gift items from Fatima Family Center to determine approximate price and to see if there are any product recalls on the items. 

NOTE: This service opportunity takes place on the campus of John Carroll University. Participants should meet in room AD10, on the first floor of the administration building in the hall between the Mail Center and Einstein Bagels (not far from the Students with Disabilities office). 

Should you choose to register for this service activity, you will still receive an automated email confirmation which will instruct you to "Meet your driver on Administration Drive." Please ignore that instruction and report directly to AD10. 

A Cleveland Catholic Charities Community Services Program, Fatima Family Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving the Hough-Central area.  This year, Fatima is a designated recipient of JCU's annual "Giving Tree" program.

Participants will research requested gift items from Fatima Family Center to determine approximate price and to see if there are any product recalls on the items. 

NOTE: This service opportunity takes place on the campus of John Carroll University. Participants should meet in room BR 43, on the first floor of the administration building right down the hall from Einstein Bagels.

Should you choose to register for this service activity, you will still receive an automated email confirmation which will instruct you to "Meet your driver on Administration Drive." Please ignore that instruction and report directly to BR43. 

YouthAbility is an outreach program of Jewish Family Services in which young people with disabilities participate in service to their communities.  YouthAbility is an innovative project that helps community service organizations adapt their programs to make them more inclusive and accommodating to individuals with disabilities.

Service participants in YouthAbility service opportunities partner with developmentally-challenged and at-risk youth in a variety of service activities. At this site, JCU service participants and YouthAbility volunteers will join together raking leaves and cleaning flower beds for elderly residents in the South Euclid area. Rakes and gloves will be provided.

IMPORTANT: Please note that this activity involves work outside. Participants should plan to be dressed for the weather! Also, as the group will be traveling from house to house, all participants MUST select and take the transportation provided; you may not drive yourself to this service.

A Cleveland Catholic Charities Community Services Program, Fatima Family Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving the Hough-Central area.  Each year, JCU sponsors a series of activities in support of the Fatima Food Drive, the goal of which is to supply over 100 families with food during the Thanksgiving holiday season. These activities include a 5K Run, a neighborhood collection, and various on-campus support activities. 

This activity involves sorting and organizing food that has been collected in preparation for distribution at Fatima.

NOTE: This service opportunity takes place at 2588 S. Belvoir Road, about a 10-minute walk from JCU. 

Should you choose to register for this service activity, you will still receive an automated email confirmation which will instruct you to "Meet your driver on Administration Drive." Please ignore that instruction and go directly to 2588 Belvoir. 

A Cleveland Catholic Charities Community Services Program, Fatima Family Center is a multi-purpose neighborhood center serving the Hough-Central area.  Each year, JCU sponsors a series of activities in support of the Fatima Food Drive, the goal of which is to supply over 100 families with food during the Thanksgiving holiday season. These activities include a 5K Run, a neighborhood collection, and various on-campus support activities. 

This activity involves sorting and organizing food that has been collected in preparation for distribution at Fatima.

NOTE: This service opportunity takes place on the campus of John Carroll University. Participants should meet at the Center for Service and Social Action office; AD30 on the first floor of the administration building, right down the hall from Einstein Bagels.

Should you choose to register for this service activity, you will still receive an automated email confirmation which will instruct you to "Meet your driver on Administration Drive." Please ignore that instruction and report directly to the CSSA office. 

It's Fall Clean-Up time at Ronald McDonald House!

Service participants in this activity will assist in fall clean-up and landscaping at the Ronald McDonald house. Activities will include weeding, raking leaves, picking up litter, planting, and other yard maintenance activities. All tools and work gloves will be provided, as well as beverages and snacks.

NOTE: This activity will take place OUTSIDE. Participants are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather.

The 71 children of Bingham Early Learning Center are getting a new playground, mural, and garden--and we need help!

Join us as we build a playground from ground-up including constructing the equipment, mulching, and laying concrete. This is heavy duty labor; we need some hard workers who don’t mind working rain, shine, or … snow. The day of the event we will provide training and orientation plus breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks.  All tools and equipment are provided.

NOTE: Please note that this activity involves heavy labor and will be held rain or shine. Participants should dress appropriately for both the weather and the nature of the work involved.

The 71 children of Bingham Early Learning Center are getting a new playground, mural, and garden--and we need help!

Join us as we build a playground from ground-up including constructing the equipment, mulching, and laying concrete. This is heavy duty labor; we need some hard workers who don’t mind working rain, shine, or … snow. The day of the event we will provide training and orientation plus breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks.  All tools and equipment are provided.

NOTE: Please note that this activity involves heavy labor and will be held rain or shine. Participants should dress appropriately for both the weather and the nature of the work involved.

NOTE: This activity is restricted to students in Dr. Jim Lissemores Biological Consequences of Poverty course ONLY.

Service participants in this activity will assist at a table at South Pointe Hospital's Annual Diabetes Health Fair, and provide support for such services as:

• Blood pressure and cholesterol screenings
• Foot screenings
• Reiki and hand massages
• Information packets on treating diabetes
• Ask-a-Pharmacist
• Cooking demonstrations
• Doctor Speaker Panel