Past Events
If you would like to be on the email list for service events and have the chance to sign up early, please email Timothy.Costello@wwu.edu or call the CSL at 360.650.7542.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16, 2012
As part of the MLK Day of Service, 23 WWU students volunteered to educate local children about Dr. King's messages of social justice and equality. They read to and did activities with children in Bellingham despite snowy weather conditions!
Viking Launch Service Projects, September 17, 2011
Before fall quarter began, 94 freshmen participated in Viking Launch, Western's early fall start program. On Saturday the 17th, they participated in 8 service projects with community organizations around Whatcom County.
Service-Learning Showcase, May 19, 2011
Over 60 people from the university and Bellingham communities joined us to acknowledge and celebrate collaborative service-learning scholarship in the 2010-11 academic year. Read more.
Earth Day Stories, April 16, 2011
In partnership with the Bellingham Public Library, WWU students read stories about nature and the environment to over 20 local children and helped them do Earth Day crafts.
Earth Week Kick-Off Work Party
Saturday, April 14
10:00-2:00pm
Start off the week leading up to Earth Day with a CSL work party at the Center for Local-Self Reliance, a local non-profit teaching others how to grow and preserve their own food. Help with garden space preparations, including tilling and mulching. Refreshments will be provided! The event will run from 10:00-2:00pm with a break at noon.
For more information or to sign-up, contact Alyssa Jones at 360-650-7542 or Alyssa.Jones@wwu.edu.
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