UNCW Student Community Engagement

Thank you to all the Seahawks that Serve who came out to November’s Feel Good Friday at Eden Village of Wilmington.

We have one more Feel Good Friday of the year on December 2, so make sure you RSVP on Wavelink. We hope to see you there!

Join us on 11/29 and 11/30 from 8 am - 5 pm for the annual Angel Tree!

Angel Tree is an annual collection initiative to provide holiday gifts to children at the Boys and Girls Home of Lake Waccamaw. It is an opportunity to give children in foster care gifts during the holidays. Children who come to the Boys and Girls Homes have suffered abuse or neglect and are considered susceptible to high risk behaviors.

Want to participate this year? Head to Wavelink to register, and you will be sent a wishlist for the child/children to purchase gifts for. Drop-off dates are Tuesday, November 29, and Wednesday, November 30, from 8 am - 5 pm in the Sunset beach Room (room 1025) of the Fisher Student Center.

Are social issues and the idea of community action overwhelming to you? Don’t let them be! Join the Office of Student Community Engagement as we learn about the UNC Sustainable Development Goals each month: what they are, why they matter, and how we can all make a difference in the communities we serve. This month’s workshop will explore Goal #1 No poverty!

These workshops are open to all who want to learn more about ways to get involved in their community!

Join us Wednesday, November 16 from 5-6 pm in Masonboro Island Room 2011(Fisher Student Center)

Tomorrow, we are having our first ever Mystery Service Saturday, a brand new service event. The Seahawks that Serve team will travel to a mystery location to volunteer, meet new people, and explore the needs of Wilmington and the surrounding area.

If this sounds fun or you are interested and want more information, head on over to Wavelink. Be on the lookout for future Mystery Service Saturday events and other service opportunities from now into the Spring semester.

Do you want to help shop for a local family needing assistance with their Thanksgiving meal? Adopt-A-Family is an excellent opportunity!

Want to donate this year? As a sponsor, you will buy groceries to provide a holiday meal for your family. Providing a meal for a family of 4-6 adults is a $50-75 commitment, and all meals need to be dropped off on Monday, November 21, between 8-10 am at the Fisher Student Center lobby (by the bookstore). To sign up and learn more information, check out Wavelink.

Next Wednesday, 11/9, join us as we volunteer with First Fruit Ministries food pantry. We will be working to serve food boxes to residents of Wilmington.

First Fruit's mission is to share the unconditional love of God through food, shelter, and friendship. First Fruit is oriented on street feeding programs, food pantry service, outreach to home-bound widows, and a day shelter providing medical care, emergency services, and housing referrals.

If you would like to volunteer, please use Wavelink to RSVP!

Help us support Hawk’s Harvest by donating items TODAY during the Food Drive! The school that collects the most donations will win $1,000 for their pantry. We’ll be in Sunset Beach until 5pm and then at Trask Colosseum from 6-9pm for the first half of the UNCW Men’s Basketball game!

Sign up for the Souperhero Food Drive from now until November 14th!

We're teaming up with UNCW Student Government Association for a campus-wide "food sculpting" competition to collect non-perishable food items for UNCW's food pantry, Hawk's Harvest.

All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to register as a group on Wavelink. All additional information and rules are on Wavelink as well.

Join us next Friday for November's Feel Good Friday! We will be working with Eden Village of Wilmington.

Check out Wavelink to RSVP and learn more about Eden Village of Wilmington and its important work in our community.

We look forward to seeing you for a fun-filled Feel Good Friday, Seahawks that Serve!

Help support Hawk's Harvest food pantry by donating during our Food Drive event! As part of the Collegiate Hunger Challenge, we are hosting a drive that will kick off first thing in the morning and end during the home opener for the UNCW Men's Basketball team. We earn one point for every item donated throughout the drive and the school who receives the most donations will win $1,000 for their campus food pantry, so please donate as much as you are able. Every donation helps!

All donations will go towards stocking Hawk's Harvest! Donations can be dropped off from 8:00am-5:00pm in the Sunset Beach Room (Fisher Student Center) and from 5:00-8:00pm in Trask at the basketball game. DM us with any questions!

Our upcoming events for Come out and help UNCW fight food insecurity!

HUNGER FACT # 8

Food-insecure people are more prone to obesity. Not having a grocery store close by (and limited transportation) forces people to shop at places that sell mostly packaged and prepared foods – higher in calories, but lower in nutrition.