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Excelsior College encourages volunteerism throughout the year and will hold the 4th Annual Excelsior Cares Volunteer Week abril 8鈥�12, 2019. A total of 118 employees plan to volunteer 260 hours by assisting on 17 community projects during the workday throughout the Capital Region and beyond.

鈥淲e are excited about the impact we make from lending time and talent to so many worthy causes,鈥� says Alicia Jacobs, Excelsior Cares Volunteer Week organizer. 鈥淭his annual event is fun for our employees. They learn firsthand about services right in our backyard while working with colleagues to make a difference.鈥� 2019 community projects include sorting, packing, cleaning, painting, light construction, seeding, planting, making phone calls, promoting fundraising events, assisting with mailings, cooking for families, creating thank you stars from retired American Flags, and helping at an animal shelter.

Excelsior Cares Volunteer Week in Albany has grown from 7 projects in 2016 with 65 employees participating to 17 projects in 2019 with 118 employees participating. abril is National Volunteer Month with celebrated abril 7鈥�13. Excelsior plans its volunteer week to coincide with National Volunteer Week.

This year, Excelsior College also provides an opportunity for employees, their families, and friends to encourage reading and raise money during abril 1鈥搈ayo 8 by supporting the from the comfort of home.

The 2019 Excelsior Cares Volunteer Week will feature projects at various locations:

Lunes, abril 8

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 鈥� Northeastern New York

(Jezreel International) in Albany

Martes, abril 9

Rebuilding Together Saratoga County

Mi茅rcoles, abril 10

The Patroon Land Farm (connected to Regional Food Bank)

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region

Sociedad Humanitaria de Mohawk Hudson

Jueves, abril 11

(Jezreel International) in Albany

Stars for our Troops Inc.

Sociedad Humanitaria de Mohawk Hudson

Viernes, abril 12

Alzheimer鈥檚 Association of Northeastern New York

Please contact Alicia Jacobs at ajacobs@excelsior.edu to set up interviews or photo opportunities.

O: (518) 464-8531

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