United Way Day of Action Opportunities
The Ball State community is encouraged to participate in the United Way of Delaware County’s “Day of Action” on Friday, September 11th. To reduce risk associated with COVID-19, Ball State will participate in the United Way Day of Action through virtual and “on your own” projects.
Be sure to contact your supervisor in writing (email is okay) to request permission to participate. Then register for a project! All registrations are due by Thursday, September 3rd.
Please read the FAQs for more information.
AVAILABLE PROJECTS
Book Drive
Donate gently used books for all ages to help Muncie BY5 stock more than 35 Little Free Libraries in Delaware County. Collection boxes will be available August 24th – September1th at the following locations:
· Atrium food court
· Ball Gym
· Ball State Student Center lobby
· Burkhardt Building lobby
· College of Architecture and Planning
· Cooper Science building
· David Letterman Communication and Media Building
· Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center
· Robert Bell Building
· Miller College of Business
· North Quad Building lobby
· Showalter Building
· Teachers College
· West Quad Building
Daycare Virtual Readings
Read to children at one of 14 local daycares. Volunteers will be paired up with a daycare and read a book (provided) to a group of children via Webex. That book will then be donated to the daycare.
REGISTER
Hygiene Product Drive
Bring unused personal hygiene products (e.g., travel shampoos, soap, body wash, toothpaste) to share with local shelters and schools. Collection sites will be available August 24 – September 11 at the following locations:
· Administration Building, Room 326
· Alumni Center
· Architecture Building, Room 104
· Arts and Communication Building, Room 200
· Arts and Journalism Building, Room 300D
· Ball Communication Building, Room 201N
· Ball Honors House, Front Desk
· College of Health Building, Room 214
· Facilities Planning and Management, by SV &SS time clocks
· Housing and Residence Life
Dehority, Room 180
Johnson East, Room 066
Johnson West, Room 003
Noyer, Room B6
Park Hall, Room 028
Woodworth, Room 04
· Letterman Building, Room 102 & 131
· Pittenger Student Center, Information Desk
· Teachers College, Room 1005
· West Quad, Room 203
· Whitinger Business Building, Room 100F
· Worthen Arena, Room 140
Self-Initiated Community Service
Do you have an elderly neighbor that needs their fence painted? Live close to a park or greenway that could use some trash picked up? Want to plant some bulbs in an alley to make for a beautiful spring in 2021? You can self-identify a project in your own neighborhood or community!
You can be reimbursed for up to $20 in project expenses and please be sure to send in a selfie of you completing your project.
More examples of projects you can do:
Record yourself reading a children’s book.
Mow an elderly neighbor's yard.
Weed a public space.
Paint over graffiti.
REGISTER
Taste of Ball State Talent DVD
Do you have a musical talent or sing? Many nursing homes and assisted living facilities have been on lock-down since March with little to no entertainment for its residents. We’re looking for people to record themselves performing and then we’ll compile the performances into one DVD that can be sent to these healthcare facilities to share with their residents.
REGISTER
Virtual Advocacy
We invite volunteers to advocate for ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families through an online advocacy portal. Using the portal, volunteers can call, message or tweet a legislator about important issues facing our community’s struggling working families. They will also have the opportunity to learn more about ALICE, Implicit Bias, and will be able to register to vote.
REGISTER
Questions? Contact the Office of Community Engagement at oce@bsu.edu.