The Center holds a photo contest every Volunteer Day to encourage the nearly 8,000 volunteers to share their experiences and show the world how #BruinsGiveBack. Enter the 8th annual UCLA Volunteer Day photo contest to win prizes from concert tickets to cooking classes! Entering the contest is simple and prizes will be given to the top five winners.
PRIZES
(total ~$460 value)
- First choice for 2 tickets for one of the following concerts:
- How the West Was Won with Ice Cube, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Xzibit, and more (10/14 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre)
- MitiS (10/1 at the Roxy)
- KT Tunstall (10/3 at the Fonda Theatre)
- Danny Brown (10/15 at the Fonda Theatre)
- Lemaitre (10/21 at El Rey Theatre)
- 2 tickets to one show of choice at the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse for the 2016-2017 season (~$150 value)
- 2 cooking class vouchers for Sur La Table ($170 value)
- 2 free meal cards from Cava Grill
- UCLA Volunteer Center swag (priceless)
SECOND PRIZE
- Second choice at the concert tickets listed above (2 tickets)
- 2 cooking class vouchers for Sur La Table
- 2 pita cards from Cava Grill (2 free meals per card)
- UCLA Volunteer Center swag
THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH PRIZES
- Third to fifth choice at the concert tickets, respectively (2 tickets each)
- 2 pita cards from Cava Grill (2 free meals per card)
- UCLA Volunteer Center swag
GUIDELINES
Take a photo during Volunteer Day and post it to social media. Use the hashtag #BruinsGiveBack and tag @UCLAVolunteer. To be considered, your profile must be public so that it is visible.
For better chances of winning, you are encouraged to tell your Volunteer Day story through your caption.
DEADLINES
Photo submissions must be posted by 4 pm on Wednesday, September 21 to qualify. Submissions can be posted on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or all 3! Follow the Volunteer Center on Facebook to be notified of the winners. Winners will be announced no later than Tuesday, September 29.
WINNERS

Cameron Sowers: UCLA Volunteer Day 2016! Painting and gardening at Second Street Elementary School. #BruinsGiveBack 💙💛
SECOND PLACE
Anthony Samaan: One beach down. @UCLAVolunteer #BruinsGiveBack
THIRD PLACE
Viviana Gomez: Volunteer day with these cute freshies! We put in werkkkkk 🔥👏💪 (aka i was great at supervising you two doing the painting) 😏😂 #bruinsgiveback
FOURTH PLACE
UCLA Rhosas: For UCLA’s 8th Annual Volunteer Day we participated at Windsor Hills Magnet, where we served as Task Captains to guide the freshmen & transfer volunteers. 💚 “We must reach out and give nuestra gente a helping hand.”
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