Partnership opportunities

Community organization partners are needed to host volunteer projects for Earth Day (mid April) and/or Viking Days (late September).

Sample project tasks

Community asset mapping; park cleanups; painting; recording oral histories (generally projects that can be completed by a group of volunteers within 2-4 hours)

What will SLS provide?

Upon committing to partner with your organization for one of these service days, SLS will:

• Assist you with project planning tasks
• Recruit PSU volunteers for the project
• Share project information with PSU volunteers prior to their arrival at your site
• Day of event - assist PSU volunteers with transportation as needed
• Day of event - provide PSU volunteer with a boxed lunch
• Day of event – facilitate reflection activities

What’s required of partners?

• Pre-project planning time with volunteer leaders
• All tools & materials necessary to complete the project successfully
• Day of event - orientation to your agency, neighborhood and/or cause
• Day of event - training for the tasks to be completed
• Davy of event – project management (student leader will assist with this)
• Day of event - presentation of future service opportunities

How to sign up

Send information about service opportunities to Student Leaders for Service, studlead@pdx.edu or 503 725 9727.

Deadlines

Earth Day – contact prior to March 1 - event on Saturday adjacent to 4/22

Viking Days – contact prior to August 1 - event in mid-to-late September