Excelsior Cares

Volunteer for our annual nationwide community service event during the month of abril, in commemoration of Excelsior鈥檚 charter month.

Who Cares, and Why?

Everybody Cares! Excelsior, Regents, and USNY alumni participate in this annual event, performing acts of service within their own communities. Mostly because it鈥檚 a great opportunity to make a difference close to home. And it offers you the opportunity of meeting other local alumni living in your area.

You can even ask family and friends to join you. Just be sure to check with your service site about any age restrictions.

What qualifies as Excelsior Cares service?

If it seems like a service experience, it probably is. It can be a regular gig or a one-time event. Think about what you may be already doing: Regular blood donation? That counts. Helping at your child鈥檚 school? That counts, too. Participating in a service project at work? Yup! Here are a few more examples:

  • Pasear perros en un refugio de animales
  • Clasificaci贸n de alimentos en una despensa
  • Collecting donations of food, clothing, or supplies for organizations
  • Limpieza de un parque
  • Tending a community garden
  • Hacer bolsas de cumplea帽os para los ni帽os de los albergues para indigentes
  • Estanter铆a de libros en la biblioteca
  • Entrega de comidas a personas encerradas

Three Ways to Participate

Join a Project

We鈥檒l try to connect you with an alum who is leading a project near your community. Here鈥檚 the current list of projects. Use your Alumni Community login to see project descriptions and a registration link.

Lead a Project

If you already volunteer in your community, recruit a group of alumni to join you! Or, if you don鈥檛 currently have a regular volunteer gig, identify an opportunity, let us know what you鈥檇 like to do, and (if approved) we鈥檒l help you recruit a group of fellow graduates to join you!

Solo Project

If you already plan to volunteer in your community during the month of abril, tell us about your activity and be counted toward the total impact made by Excelsior alumni during this time. Email a description of聽your abril volunteer work to alumni@excelsior.edu