OLIVET, Mich. From raking to sewing and painting to planting, Olivet College students, faculty and staff will be making the community a better place to live during the colleges second annual Spring Service Day Wednesday, March 24. On-site registration and continental breakfast begins at 8 a.m. in the Upton Center followed by a kick-off program at 8:30 a.m.

Responsibility Matters is the slogan of the day as the entire Olivet College community is encouraged to participate in volunteer activities. Some of the projects include:

Picking up litter, raking and cleaning the campus community

Making bluebird houses to hang around the community

Volunteering at the SIREN/Eaton Shelter International in Charlotte

Spring cleaning at the colleges Mawby Gardens

Recovering acoustical panels and sewing curtains for the colleges Upton Conservatory Choir Room

Tell a Friend project with the American Cancer Society

Adopt-a-Highway cleanup

Writing letters to service men and women

Spending time with Hospice residents in Charlotte

Reorganizing and painting the Oak Chest resale shop in downtown Olivet

Yard work and home repairs for an elderly Olivet resident

Assisting with Physical Plant projects

A canned food drive

Repairing and building new distribution boxes for the colleges student newspaper

For more information, call (269) 749-7631.

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