Volunteer Day 2013 was UCLA’s fifth annual new student service event! First year freshmen and transfer students joined together with continuing undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and community members to visit 52 sites across greater Los Angeles. Reaching out to every city council district, volunteers performed service at schools, parks, shelters, senior centers, veterans’ facilities, community gardens, food banks, and many other community locations.
Learn about the Center’s past Volunteer Day full roster of community partners by browsing the impact map at https://volunteer.ucla.edu/impact-map. Each site was uniquely chosen based on suggestions from the Bruin community and existing UCLA programs around Los Angeles.
Interested in reading all about UCLA Volunteer Day and what others are saying? Below is a comprehensive list of news articles and blog posts documenting the hard work of our Bruins on Tuesday, September 24:
- BCR E-News: Creek Cleanup, River Film, & More!
Posted on November 2013 | Source: Ballona Creek Renaissance Newsletter - Volunteer Day 2013 Video
Posted on November 19, 2013 | Source: ORL ResTV - 5th Annual UCLA Volunteer Day 2013
Posted on October 25, 2013 | Source: UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability - Students spend a day with Belmont Village residents
Posted on October 10, 2013 | Source: Beverly Press - Bruins Impact Their Community
Posted October 2013 | Source: UCLA Alumni Connect Newsletter - Volunteer Opportunities from UCLA Alumni Association
Posted October 2013 | Source: UCLA Alumni Connect Newsletter - UCLA Volunteer Day 2013 at Monroe High School
Posted on September 30, 2013 | Source: Dr. Lan Academy - UCLA Volunteer Day 2013
Posted on September 27, 2013 | Source: CNN iReport - UCLA Community Service at Castlebay
Posted on September 26, 2013 | Source: Castlebay PATH - Bruins give back to low-income school at volunteer day
Posted on September 26, 2013 | Source: Daily Bruin - Lessons Learned from UCLA Volunteer Day
Posted on September 26, 2013 | Source: Huffington Post - Thousands Participate in UCLA Volunteer Day
Posted on September 24, 2013 | Source: K-CBS Channel 2 - UCLA 총장도 봉사활동
Posted on September 24, 2013 | Source: The Korea Times - UCLA학생들, 50여곳서 봉사활동 [LA중앙일보]
Posted on September 24, 2013 | Source: The Korea Daily - UCLA Celebrates Its Fifth Annual Volunteer Day
Posted on September 24, 2013 | Source: USC Annenberg - 6,500 UCLA student volunteers help out across the Los Angeles area
Posted on September 24, 2013 | Source: UCLA Newsroom - UCLA students’ first lesson: Service
Posted on September 24, 2013 | Source: UCLA Newsroom - Chancellor Block welcomes back students for 2013-14 school year
Posted on September 23, 2013 | Source: UCLA Newsroom - UCLA student volunteers to blanket L.A. by the thousands on Sept. 24
Posted on September 20, 2013 | Source: UCLA Newsroom - Volunteer Day? These Bruins can hardly wait
Posted on September 19, 2013 | Source: UCLA Today - UCLA welcomes 8,600 new Bruins to campus
Posted on September 18, 2013 | Source: UCLA Newsroom - Welcome week news and links at UCLA
Posted on September 18, 2013 | Source: UCLA Newsroom
The UCLA Volunteer Center has a digital archive of the photos, videos, and messages taken on UCLA Volunteer Day. View snapshots of social activity from our various digital platforms using the hashtag #BruinsGiveBack on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, or visit our comprehensive Flickr photo archive.
On Monday, October 21, we announced the winners of our inaugural Volunteer Day Photo Contest. Volunteers were encouraged to upload volunteer-related photos to http://volunteer.ucla.edu/mobile; prizes included Campus Meal Vouchers, Volunteer Center Swag Items, and a Social Media Mention.
We look for feedback after all our service projects in order to improve future volunteer events. Please send your feedback anonymously using the appropriate link below.
- Volunteer Evaluation: If you participated in Volunteer Day 2013 as a new student, please let us know about your experience as a volunteer.
- Leadership Evaluation: If you participated in Volunteer Day 2013 as a Service Liaison, Task Captain, Project Leader, Command Center, or in another leadership/planning role, please let us know about your experience.
- Community Partner Evaluation: If you participated in Volunteer Day as a community partner site where UCLA volunteered, please let us know about your experience.
There are many ways to give back to the community. Volunteer Day is one giant day of service, but the UCLA Volunteer Center wants to match potential volunteers to community partners in need all year-round. Learn about campus groups focused on service through the comprehensive Campus Service Opportunities list or browse our Volunteer Search Database.
Stay connected to volunteer opportunities by following us on social media at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, foursquare, and YouTube.
If you still have questions about UCLA Volunteer Day, visit http://volunteerday.ucla.edu/faq or email volunteer@support.ucla.edu.
