Center for Leadership and Community Engagement

Lead ~ Serve ~ Learn

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Mason's Resource For:

Community Service Checklist

Logistics:

  • We have publicized this event to our organization's members
  • We have notified The Broadside of our activities
  • We have notified the Center for Service and Student Leadership of our activities
  • We have a place to sleep at night (if necessary)
  • We have made eating arrangements
  • We have access to bathroom facilities
  • We have transportation to and from the site
  • We have addressed group dietary concerns (veg/lowsalt/etc.)
  • We have city maps and procedure to follow in case a group gets lost on the road

Sites:

  • We have a place to work
  • We have purchased any needed materials for the site
  • We have confirmed the number of volunteers with our site contact
  • We have rainy day as well as back up plans
  • We have incorporated community interaction into the day
  • We have made t-shirts/pins/badges for the service event

Participants:

  • We have planned our budget for the week and collected all fees
  • We have a camera and film
  • Participants have been given reading materials on the issues the site addresses
  • Participants have been given a list of what to bring
  • We have made t-shirts/pins/badges for the service event

Safety and Liability:

  • We have collected emergency information and waiver forms from all participants
  • We have a first aid kit for each vehicle
  • We have discussed alcohol policies
  • We have established emergency procedures

Other:

  • We have a speaker arranged to discuss the social issue
  • We have a speaker arranged to facilitate a reflection session
  • We have evaluations made up to collect information for next year

George Mason University and the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement offers this Volunteer Opportunities List solely as a public service to the members of the university community. The University and the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement makes NO REPRESENTATIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS LISTED. Unless expressly noted, the organizations listed are fully independent of the university. Further, George Mason University and the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY, for personal or property injuries resulting to the student, or for damages caused by the student, resulting from the student's participation in the activities of these organizations. The student should check with the agency to find out if it provides any insurance or liability coverage for its volunteers. 9/23/00

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