MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2014



CityDay IAP - One Community Together in Community Service!

Kelsey Boivin, Community Engagement Administrator

Jan/29 Wed 09:00AM-05:00PM Various Locations, Times for each activity vary per organization

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/23
Limited to 120 participants
Prereq: None

We invite all members of the MIT Community to join us for the third annual IAP community service day, CityDay IAPThere are four locations and several times during the day in which you may volunteer. We hope these flexible options will allow you to schedule some volunteer time during your busy January:

  1. The Greater Boston Food Bank - Volunteers will be inspecting, sorting, and repacking donated grocery products to be distributed to hunger relief agencies (Half day service starting at noon and ending at 330pm).
  2. Cradles to Crayons - Volunteers will be sorting and packaging donations into "C2C KidPacks," which are individualized packages of essential children's items ordered for specific in-need kids (Service time noon to 3pm).
  3. The Charles River Conservancy - Volunteers will be helping to support. (Half Day service - meet on campus at 915am, with service from 10am-1pm).
  4. CASPAR - Volunteers will work either in the organization's shelter, or in some of the organization's residential homes in Cambridge/Somerville (Service times TBD).

 

Public transportation fees to/from the service placement will be provided on the service date. Please register by January 23rd!

Register here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SR5FE3Rgbjd-k72JOOJfqFrLuIKFefR5om9Pc_KbYm0/viewform)

Note: To participate, staff members need to gain permission from their supervisors to be released during normal work hours.

 

Sponsor(s): Public Service Center
Contact: Kelsey Boivin, W20, 617 253-8968, BOIVINK@MIT.EDU