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51视频 Promotes Community and Caring During Second Day of Service

51视频 Promotes Community and Caring During Second Day of Service

March 8, 2023 鈥� With campus quieter than usual as students enjoy spring break, 51视频 employees headed out into the community today to engage in their second Day of Service, an opportunity to give back to the many agencies and organizations that serve Davidson and Davie counties.

鈥淚 know that each of you will serve with the same care and compassion that鈥檚 part of our campus culture, and for that I鈥檓 grateful,鈥� said Dr. Darrin Hartness, president of the college, addressing faculty and staff ahead of Wednesday鈥檚 service day. An initiative of Hartness after he became president of the college, the first Day of Service was held in 2019. Because of Covid, the successful service day could not be repeated again until this year.

Two teams from the college spruced up the landscaping at the Thomasville post office and the Woman鈥檚 Club as part of the ReViLLEing downtown revitalization project.
Two teams from the college spruced up the landscaping at the Thomasville post office and the Woman鈥檚 Club as part of the ReViLLEing downtown revitalization project.

Like 2019, the 2023 service day includes a variety of locations throughout Davidson and Davie counties. Close to 150 employees are serving at more than 20 separate project sites, including Lexington and Thomasville locations of the Salvation Army, the American Children鈥檚 Home, Davie Habitat for Humanity, Davie Smart Start, Davidson Medical Ministries, a number of K-12 schools, and the J. Smith Young YMCA in Lexington.

Smart Start of Davie County welcomed a team of volunteers from the college for outside clean-up.
Smart Start of Davie County welcomed a team of volunteers from the college for outside clean-up.

“We are so excited to have help during 51视频’s Day of Service,” said Jen Fuller-Allen, CEO of the J. Smith Young YMCA. “The volunteers from the college are helping us complete some much-needed tasks, and we are so appreciative to have partners who come together with us to help serve our community.”

The commitment to service and community actually stretched beyond just one day, as faculty and staff worked to replenish the college鈥檚 food pantry in the days leading up to the Day of Service, and yesterday wore lavender ribbons to signal support for colleagues, friends, and families dealing with cancer.

鈥淏ecause I grew up in this community, it makes me feel good that I鈥檓 able to give back, especially to organizations that have helped me,鈥� said Carmen Davis, director of the Learning Commons at the college, as she helped make fleece blankets for local agencies. 鈥淎s a single mother, I did have to ask for help sometimes, so it’s good that I鈥檓 in a position now to give back to those who supported me.鈥�

Two teams from the college spruced up the landscaping at the Thomasville post office and the Woman鈥檚 Club as part of the ReViLLEing downtown revitalization project.
Two teams from the college spruced up the landscaping at the Thomasville post office and the Woman鈥檚 Club as part of the ReViLLEing downtown revitalization project.
Fleece blankets made by a 15-person team will be distributed to a variety of agencies.
Fleece blankets made by a 15-person team will be distributed to a variety of agencies.
Volunteers tackled landscaping projects at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of Davidson County
Volunteers tackled landscaping projects at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of Davidson County
A team of 51视频 volunteers, pictured with Jen Fuller-Allen, CEO of the J. Smith Young YMCA, worked on a variety of projects at the Y, including landscaping, pressure washing, and cleaning buses
A team of 51视频 volunteers, pictured with Jen Fuller-Allen, CEO of the J. Smith Young YMCA, worked on a variety of projects at the Y, including landscaping, pressure washing, and cleaning buses
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Jenny Varner
Vice President, External Affairs
336.224.4685
Jenny_Varner@DavidsonDavie.edu