Viva Volunteer
Make a Difference Day is the largest day of community service each year, where millions of individuals across the world take the opportunity to serve and give back to their communities.
Hosted by the Office of Student
Volunteerism on “Make a Difference” Day
October 27, 2012
By the Numbers
30 Agencies
32 Projects (one on campus)
34 RUOs*
33 Site Leaders
349 UTD Volunteers
Total Participants = 416
Total Volunteer “Actions” = 10,260
Total Volunteer Hours = 2,080 hours
Money Saved by Agencies = $45,260.80
*RUO = Responsible University Official
Volunteer “Actions”
3000 hangers sorted
>1000 safe sex packets assembled
1000 sq. ft. of space organized
900 items sorted and priced
542 clothes hung
468 snack kits assembled
400 books sorted
400 food items set up for carnival
350 shoes racked and color-coded
300 goodie bags stuffed
300 bags of candy stuffed
294 chairs sanitized and put away
277 bags of trashed filled
209 curbs painted
135 windows washed
123 tables sanitized and put away
80 craft/activity books assembled
75 t-shirts rolled and tied
60 information packets assembled
50 children entertained
39 bags of weeds filled
31 racks waxed
29 rooms painted
26 signs sanded and painted
24 bins sorted
21 stands sanded and painted
21 cats played with
18 computers sanitized
16 dogs walked
15 carnival tables set up
13 trees strung with lights
10 shelves cleared
10 rooms cleared
7 loads of laundry folded
7 bags equipment organized
2 trucks unloaded and sorted
1 garden planted
1 shed cleared
Flood lights installed
Sorted props and fabric
Quotes/Testimonies
“I loved coming here. You don’t think of it as a place of need until you come and see for yourself.” - Demi Krieger, Richardson Animal Shelter volunteer
“Hearing how thankful everyone [was] made the day worth it.” - God’s Food Pantry group
“You all are awesome! Can I hug you? You are making my day.” - Goodwill Garland employee to volunteers
“Feed the hungry, educate the ignorant, and give back with service.” - Erin Hoffer, Plano Community Garden volunteer
Agencies
AIDS Arms
AVANCE Dallas
Catholic Charities of Dallas
City of Richardson Community Services
CitySquare
Creative Arts Center of Dallas
Dallas Children’s Theater
Genesis Theater
God’s Food Pantry
Goodwill Industries (Garland & Plano)
Groundwork Dallas
Foster Kids Charity
Heritage Farmstead Museum
Heroes for Children
Hope's Door
Jonathan’s Place
Literary Instruction for Texas
Mohawk Elementary School
My Possibilities
Neighborhood Services Council
Plano Animal Shelter
Plano Children's Theater
Plano Community Garden
Plano Love Where You Live
Richardson Animal Shelter
Richardson YMCA
Salvation Army
The Warren Center
Vogel Alcove
Wilkinson Center
