Each year, more than 400 volunteers from 15 area high schools will join forces in the spring and fall as part of the Giving Back Task Force’s Spring Into Service and Make A Difference Day events.
The YPN is proud to partner with the Giving Back Task Force’s Spring Into Service day. Join with high school students to volunteer. You are all welcome to participate! #YPNGivesBack
Please contact Brian Jackson at the Saginaw Community Foundation at brian@saginawfoundation.org or 989-755-0545 to sign up to volunteer.
The day's scheudle is as follows:
7:45-8:00 Registration at Saginaw YMCA
8:00-8:45 Welcome, Keynote, Safety, Team building, etc.
8:45-9:00 Load buses and depart to work sites
9:00-12:15 Work sites
12:15-12:30 Bus back to YMCA
12:30-1:30 Lunch and reflection
1:30 Students Depart
1:45 Assist with clean up
The Giving Back Task Force is a coordinated by Saginaw Community Foundation and United Way of Saginaw County and the following community partners: CAN Council Great Lakes Bay Region, Covenant HealthCare, Dawkins Culture Diversity Consulting, FORCE, MSU Extension Master Gardeners, Saginaw Township Community Schools, The Dow Chemical Company and YMCA of Saginaw.
In 2002, the Saginaw Community Foundation and the United Way of Saginaw County organized a focus group comprising students and staff representing eight area high schools in response to Gen. Colin Powell’s America’s Promise program.