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Service Center Clubs and Organizations
What might you be interested in?
Below are brief descriptions of each of the clubs and organizations that fall under the umbrella of the Val R. Christensen Service Center. Please contact our program directors with any questions and/or ideas you might have.
Aggie Health
Aggie Health is a service organization which provides health-focused volunteer opportunities for students on campus and in the community. We provide service through clinics, educational opportunities, and by s upporting other health oriented organizations, projects, and events.
Director: Kyle Pett
Contact: aggiehealth@aggiemail.usu.edu
Aggie Special Olympics
Aggie Special Olympics is a part of a worldwide organization that provides year-round sports training and athletics competition in Olympic-type sports for people with intellectual disabilities. We strive to give athletes continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and share their gifts and friendship with family, friends, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.
Director: Tom Bryner
Contact: specolympics@aggiemail.usu.edu
Aggies for Africa
Aggies for Africa focuses on raising awareness and funds for various organizations in Africa, covering areas from education to war relief.
Director: Ashley Ryan
Contact: africausu@aggiemail.usu.edu
Alternative Breaks
Alternative Breaks provides an opportunity to serve new people in new locations. We balance helping people and having our own exciting adventures while cultivating a service attitude.
Director: Chase Casillas
Contact: alt.breaks@aggiemail.usu.edu
Blog: http://usualternativebreaks.blogspot.com/
Blood Drives/Blood Battles
The Service Center organizes four annual blood drives with the American Red Cross at Utah State University, including Blood Battles with various universities around the state of Utah.
Friends of the Elderly
Friends of the Elderly is a program that provides opportunities for USU students to serve elderly people in Cache Valley including weekly activities at a local senior center and an Adopt-a-Grandparent program.
Director: Christy Brian
Contact: friendsoftheelderly@aggiemail.usu.edu
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity an organization that participates in building homes around the valley that benefit those with housing needs.
Director: Jake Measom
Contact: usubabitat@aggiemail.usu.edu
Operation Smile
Operation Smile volunteers repair childhood facial deformities while building public and private partnerships that advocate for sustainable healthcare systems for children and families. Together, we raise awareness, create smiles, change lives, heal humanity.
Director: Christine Dhiman
Contact: christine.dhiman@aggiemail.usu.edu
PALS
PALS is a youth mentoring program in which students are matched with 6- to 16-year-olds in Cache Valley and spend time with them weekly in one-on-one activities or group events. Our mission is to be a solid role model, positive influence, friend, and support to contribute to the overall success and development of the children in Cache Valley.
Director: Riley Wyatt
Contact: pals@aggiemail.usu.edu
Senior University
Senior University provides Cache Valley seniors with weekly intellectually stimulating classroom instruction in various topics, including the arts, ethics, political issues, finance, nutrition, etc.
Director: Kelsey Hopkinson
Contact: senioru@aggiemail.usu.edu
Service-Learning Scholars
The Service-Learning Scholars program provides student with the opportunity to combine meaningful service with their academic course work and to create sustainable change in their communities, while earning a Certificate in Service-Learning.
Director: Michelle Allgood
Contact: servelearn@aggiemail.usu.edu
Spanish Ambassadors (SPAM)
Spanish Ambassadors (SPAM) is a group dedicated to serving the Spanish-speaking population in Cache Valley including translating at schools, health fairs and university events; Spanish fluency is not required.
Directors: Brent Pickett
Contact: spam@aggiemail.usu.edu
Special Olympics Games
Special Olympics Games are hosted twice a year by USU. Volunteers are needed to keep score, time events and encourage athletes as they compete.
Director: Caroline Reale
Contact: spec.olympics@aggiemail.usu.edu
STAR
STAR stands for Student Teaching Arithmetic and Reading. It is designed for USU students to give one-on-one tutoring in reading and math to elementary and junior high students throughout Cache Valley.
Director: Stephanie Romney
Contact: star@aggiemail.usu.edu
STEP: Students Together Ending Poverty
STEP: Students Together Ending Poverty works to alleviate hunger in the state of Utah and completes projects to aid people around the world suffering from poverty.
Directors: Eunicia Villamil
Contact: step@aggiemail.usu.edu
Storytellers
Storytellers is dedicated to promoting literacy by reading to kids and hosting learning activities by working with local schools, libraries, and community organizations.
Director: Tara Beckert
Contact: storytellers@aggiemail.usu.edu
Student Sustainability Council
The Student Sustainability Council is committed to educating people about sustainable living and environmental issues. We aim to raise awareness in these areas and provide people with an opportunity to serve their environment and community.
Director: Samuel Abbott
Contact: aggierecy@aggiemail.usu.edu
Stuff A Bus
Stuff A Bus is the annual drive to collect non-perishable donations for the Cache Community Food Pantry and Sub for Santa throughout November and December each year.
Director: Carolynn Morris
Contact: carolynn.morris@gmail.com
United Campus Volunteers
United Campus Volunteers is a group for people who want to volunteer with others for community and campus service projects. In addition, they run the community hotline, recruiting volunteers to help with individual needs within Cache Valley.
Director: DJ Zolman
Contact: ucv@aggiemail.usu.edu
Service Week
Service Week is held during spring semester. A week jam packed with service and fun opportunities to change the lives around you or just make someone's day. This week focuses on benefiting our campus and community with different service opportunities.
Director: Jonathan Bawden
Contact: jon.bawden@aggiemail.usu.edu
Cache Valley Volunteer Center
The Cache Valley Volunteer Center was created to provide service opportunities for individuals, groups and agencies in our community and is a tool to help those who want to share volunteer opportunities. Our mission is to promote volunteerism in Cache Valley as a means of fostering increased citizen involvement in the community and enabling public and private non-profit agencies to enhance or maintain human services.
Co-Director: Ang Haroldsen
Website: www.cachevolunteercenter.info