JagBytes

Issue date: 10/22/07 Section: College News

Media Credit: Nicole Taylor Left: Master Trooper Tommy Walker provides scarves and caps to keep kids like Terrill Malone warm this winter. Right: IUPUI Freshman Megan

Media Credit: Nicole Taylor Quiett assists 6-year-old Aaron Pallikan with his new jacket during the Coats For Kids event.

More than 3,800 kids received free coats at the Northwest Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds last Saturday. "Coats for Kids" was a remarkable success this year with the help of volunteers from the Salvation Army, WTHR, Tuchman Cleaners and IUPUI.

"These events always make me feel really good. There is really nothing else you can do other than community service to feel this good," said Ebony Barney, IUPUI Service Corps Leader.

The 8,000 donated coats will guarantee a warm winter to many youngsters. Volunteers worked hard to help keep the racks full and also to help families find a hat, scarf, headband and gloves for each child present.

"It's a lot more productive than watching TV or playing video games. You're giving back to the community, you're helping people. There are unlimited reasons to do community service," Barney said.

October is Jags in the Streets Homelessness Awareness month at IUPUI. This event was just one of the many service opportunities Homelessness Awareness Month is designed to highlight. The program shows the community what IUPUI can do as a partner of Indianapolis.

Jags in the Streets is coordinated jointly by the Office of External Affairs and the Center for Service and Learning.

For information about volunteer opportunities visit http://www.iupui.edu/outreach/community/



Jags in the Streets upcoming events:
Jaguars in the Streets-Horizon House
Oct. 18
1 to 4 p.m.
Volunteers will be serving meals and interacting with the homeless at Horizon House, located at 1033 E. Washington St.

Make a Difference Day 2007
Oct. 27
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
IUPUI volunteers spend the day in support of the Senator Evan Bayh Service Leadership Summit, a leadership and service event for outstanding high school students.

Rebuilding the Wall
Oct. 27
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cleaning, landscaping, basic construction, and demolition of sub-standard homes on 2322 Guilford Ave.

12th Annual Holiday Assistance Program
Nov. 11
Give back to our community by supporting our neighbors in need! To participate in the holiday assistance program, your department or organization determines how many individuals you want to sponsor based on your ability to donate.

Jam the Jaguar Bus
Nov. 20
Every year IUPUI fills 3 busses full of donated food which is then taken to more than 15 churches and non-profit shelters that are in need during the holiday season. Some of the benefiting organizations for the 2007 drive are:

Christamore House

Damien Center

Dayspring Center

Gleaners Food Bank

Hawthorne Community Center

Lighthouse Mission

Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center

Wheeler Mission Ministries

Antioch Missionary Baptist

Broadway Methodist

Christ Emmanuel Missionary

Holy Trinity Catholic Parish

Tabernacle Presbyterian

Julian Center

Washington Street Presbyterian

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