The Department of HNS&CS partners with Activate Good on community service events throughout the year.
Since September of 2020 we have completed 15 service projects benefiting ten worthy causes in the Triangle.101 total volunteers have provided 277 total volunteer hours. Our projects have included:
- Preparing and packaging 27,670 meals with Food Bank CENC (Raleigh and Durham) to feed families and youth in need, including processing 5 tons of donations and sorting 8,500 pounds of sweet potatoes
- Packaging 10,000 diapers with The Diaper Bank of NC
- Unloading and storing 400 bales of hay with Horses for Hope
- Serving 80 meals at Oak City Cares
- Providing 6 hours of organizing stock at Habitat ReStore Durham
- Providing maintenance for 4 community gardens
- Completing painting projects at 2 local schools
Activate Good: Umstead State Park
In partnership with Activate Good, HNS&CS Faculty and family members weathered the rain and mud on the morning of September 11 to install erosion control matting and place rocks to stabilize the side slopes of a forested rain garden. The rain garden will provide shade and stormwater treatment for a large parking lot within Umstead State Park.
Activate Good: Horses for Hope
HNS&CS team at Horses for Hope on September 11, 2021 as part of Activate Good event.
Activate Good: Poe Center Garden Project and Food Bank of Durham
HNS&CS team participating at Activate Good event - Poe Center Garden Project and Food Bank of Durham on March 13, 2021.
Activate Good: Learning Together January 10, 2021
HNS&CS team participating at the Activate Good Learning Together event on January 10, 2021.
Activate Good: Community Garden Projects November 2020
HNS&CS teams participated at Community Garden projects at Passage Home (Raleigh) Student U (Durham) on November 21, 2020.
