{"id":1922,"date":"2008-09-02T10:16:36","date_gmt":"2008-09-02T18:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2008\/09\/02\/university-celebrates-10th-annual-serve-day-sept-10\/"},"modified":"2008-09-02T10:23:52","modified_gmt":"2008-09-02T18:23:52","slug":"university-celebrates-10th-annual-serve-day-sept-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2008\/09\/02\/university-celebrates-10th-annual-serve-day-sept-10\/","title":{"rendered":"University celebrates 10th annual Serve Day Sept. 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The university will celebrate its 10th annual <strong>Serve Day<\/strong> on <strong>Wednesday, Sept. 10<\/strong>. More than 1,500 students and employees will fan out into local communities to assist a record 72 sites with everything from painting, weeding and cleaning projects to visiting the elderly.<\/p>\n<p>All students and employees will meet on the Newberg campus quad at 8:20 a.m. and depart for work sites in Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties at 9 a.m. The groups will return to campus by 4 p.m., at which time the day will conclude with a volunteer fair and campus-wide celebration that will feature a country fair theme. All George Fox participants also are invited for a complimentary dinner served by the Bon Appetit.<\/p>\n<p>Among the carnival activities planned are a mechanical bull ride, a three-legged race, face painting, a bean-bag toss, a basketball throw, balloon animals, and more. The event will include about 20 nonprofit volunteer booths, 20 church booths and 20 student activity booths.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The schedule for the day is as follows:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>7:30-8:20 a.m.<\/strong> &#8211; Continental breakfast for everyone on campus<br \/>\n<strong>8:20 a.m.<\/strong> &#8211; Kick-off celebration on the Centennial Clock Tower Lawn and welcome by former President Dave Brandt<br \/>\n<strong>9 a.m.<\/strong> &#8211; Groups meet at numbered stakes on lawn and depart for service site<br \/>\n<strong>Lunch<\/strong> &#8211; With your group at the service site (employees either bring your own lunch or fill out order form online)<br \/>\n<strong>4 p.m.<\/strong> (approximate) &#8211; Participants return to campus and volunteer, church and activities fair begins<br \/>\n<strong>4:30-7 p.m.<\/strong> &#8211; Serve Day celebration dinner and fun<\/p>\n<p>The theme for this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s event is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Celebrate!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and is based on Philippians 4:4-5: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Celebrate God all day, every day. 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