Join us for Volunteer Month!
Throughout April, GCC Career Services invites community partners on campus to highlight their volunteer opportunities and provide mini-projects. Students, faculty and staff will have opportunities to gain some hands-on volunteer experience and provide assistance to the local community right here on the main campus. Students can win prizes for participating by using an e-passport. Our e-passport stamps will be available at each community partner station throughout the month for proof of participation.
How the E-Passport works
Every time you participate and complete a volunteer project, you can scan a unique QR code (or URL), which will be present at each event, to fill out a short form that serves as an e-passport ‘stamp’. You can get one e-passport ‘stamp’ for one category per event.
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Individual: If you are a GCC student, each time you participate and fill out the e-passport ‘stamp’, you will be entered to win random prize drawings throughout April, and the top three individuals with the most participation will be eligible for a prize drawing. So, the more you participate in the mini-volunteer projects, the more likely you are to win a prize!
Prizes include:- Apple iPad
- Beats Wireless Headphones
- Air Fryer
Thank you to our prize sponsor, GCC Student Life and Leadership.
- Faculty or Staff: If you are faculty or staff, please complete the e-passport ‘stamp’ to capture your attendance so we can recognize your participation
- Extra Credit: If you are a student receiving extra credit, the e-passport will also serve as the location to include your instructor's name and the course for which you are receiving extra credit. This information will then be provided to your instructor.
Schedule of Events
Main Campus
All events will be located in the same location, GCC Main Campus, Outdoors in the Center Mall except for those noted in the chart below.
| Date | Time | Organization Name | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 2* |
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Homeless Engagement Lift Partnership (HELP) |
Show support by decorating a snack bag for homeless and at-risk children |
| Wednesday, April 3* |
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Phoenix Children’s Hospital |
Help us create activity packets for children and families waiting for loved ones in the Emergency Room |
| Tuesday, April 9* |
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Arizonans for Children |
Design a welcome bracelet and card of encouragement for foster youth |
| Wednesday, April 10 |
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Lights, Camera, Discover |
Use your creativity to produce a fun, hands-on stop-motion video |
| Tuesday, April 16 |
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Civitan Foundation |
Collaborate with children and adults with disabilities to write creative cards for a community in need |
| Wednesday, April 17* |
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Native American Connections |
Join our packing party to assemble hygiene kits for the Native American community |
| Tuesday, April 23 |
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Environmental Club |
Help protect the planet by participating in an environmental activity |
| Wednesday, April 24 |
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Opportunity Fair Student Union, Room 104 GCC Main Campus |
Fair to wrap up Volunteer Month. Opportunities are available in jobs, internships, volunteerism, FOI program information, transfer info, and free professional photos! A separate passport will be provided for the Opportunity Fair. Pick one up at the event! |
* The event will also be hosted at GCC North Campus
Opportunity Fair
Join us for the Opportunity Fair to wrap up Volunteer Month. Opportunities are available in jobs, internships, volunteerism, FOI program information, transfer info and free professional photos! A special passport will be provided at the Opportunity Fair. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to give back and be a part of the Community!
Wednesday, April 24
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Student Union, Room 104, Main Campus
Opportunity Fair passport
A special passport will be provided for the Opportunity Fair and will feature 4 zones
- Employer Zone
- Field of Interest Zone
- Professional Photo Zone
- Survey Zone
Visit each zone to get stamped and enter our giveaway for the month. Passports will be reviewed by staff, but not collected so students can provide them to faculty providing extra credit.
We look forward to seeing you at the event(s)!