TAMIU’s Annual Make A Difference Day Boasts 700+ Volunteers, Generates $900K in Monetary Impact
On Saturday, Oct.19, 2024, some 700+ volunteers made up of Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) students, faculty, staff, and alums spent their morning at the Las Palmas Trail and La Azteca neighborhood in celebration of Make a Difference Day 2024.
Volunteers generated 28,560 hours of community service with an approximate monetary impact of $908,208.
Volunteers focused their efforts on the nature trail in downtown Laredo by the Rio Grande water’s edge. There, volunteers picked up palm fronds and cleaned up the trail. An additional group of volunteers spent time in the historic La Azteca neighborhood, where they painted homes and beautified the area.
Organized through TAMIU’s Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement, the event involved the collaborative efforts of the University’s Student Government Association (S.G.A.) L.O.V.E. Committee, the City of Laredo, Keep Laredo Beautiful, Rotary International, ARCA Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, 7 Brew Coffee, and the University’s Housing and Residence Life.
The University’s Make a Difference Day has established itself as a long-standing tradition aimed at harnessing the collective efforts of the campus community to spearhead a community-wide improvement initiative.
Since 2010, University volunteers have worked on various community-wide projects benefiting groups such as Habitat for Humanity, Volunteers Serving the Need, the Laredo Animal Care Facility, the Ruthe B. Cowl Rehabilitation Center, and many more.
For additional information, contact the Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement at 956.326.2265 or visit offices in the Student Center, room 226.
To learn more about past Make a Difference Day projects, visit https://www.tamiu.edu/scce/madandtbe.shtml.
Registration for the Wintermester and Spring 2025 begins Nov. 4, 2024 at 8 a.m.
Additional University information is online at tamiu.edu and via TAMIU social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, X-Twitter and YouTube.
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