{"id":921,"date":"2016-02-15T21:51:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T21:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/?p=921"},"modified":"2017-10-30T18:25:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T23:25:04","slug":"day-of-service-university-of-st-thomas-volunteers-give-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/freshmen\/day-of-service-university-of-st-thomas-volunteers-give-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Day of Service: University of St. Thomas Volunteers Give Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For UST\u2019s annual President\u2019s Day of Service, students, staff and faculty members were able to make a difference on campus and in the community. This volunteer event is hosted by the Office of Student Activities, and had a great turn out &#8211; 63 total volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Student Volunteer Projects:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hope Bags For The Homeless<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0volunteers accomplished a lot. 100 hope bags for the homeless were made. Each care bag was put together with love and included shampoo, alcohol-free mouth wash, hand soap, granola bars, tissues, water bottle, and utensils. All of which are vital items to have.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Hope-Bags-for-Homeless.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Hope-Bags-for-Homeless.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"924\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/hope-bags-for-homeless\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Hope-Bags-for-Homeless.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hope Bags for Homeless\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Hope-Bags-for-Homeless-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Hope-Bags-for-Homeless-1024x683.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-924\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Hope-Bags-for-Homeless.jpg\" alt=\"Hope Bags for Homeless\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Hope-Bags-for-Homeless.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Hope-Bags-for-Homeless-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Hope-Bags-for-Homeless-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Hope-Bags-for-Homeless-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fleece Blankets for the Texas Children&#8217;s Hospital Patients<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers made 50 fleece blankets for patients at Texas Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Fleece-Blankets-Itati-Ortuno.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"923\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/fleece-blankets-itati-ortuno\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Fleece-Blankets-Itati-Ortuno.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fleece Blankets &amp;#8211; Itati Ortuno\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Fleece-Blankets-Itati-Ortuno-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Fleece-Blankets-Itati-Ortuno-1024x683.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-923\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Fleece-Blankets-Itati-Ortuno.jpg\" alt=\"Fleece Blankets - Itati Ortuno\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Fleece-Blankets-Itati-Ortuno.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Fleece-Blankets-Itati-Ortuno-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Fleece-Blankets-Itati-Ortuno-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Fleece-Blankets-Itati-Ortuno-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Landscaping For The Community Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Volunteer landscapers were able to accomplish:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spreading 5 cubic yards of wood chips to cover pathways<\/li>\n<li>Spreading a pickup truck load of cardboard<\/li>\n<li>Hand weed thousands of tiny leaves at the\u00a0Community Garden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Community-Garden-Brandon-Parks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"922\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/community-garden-brandon-parks\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Community-Garden-Brandon-Parks.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Community Garden &amp;#8211; Brandon Parks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Community-Garden-Brandon-Parks-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Community-Garden-Brandon-Parks-1024x683.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-922\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Community-Garden-Brandon-Parks.jpg\" alt=\"Community Garden - Brandon Parks\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Community-Garden-Brandon-Parks.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Community-Garden-Brandon-Parks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Community-Garden-Brandon-Parks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Community-Garden-Brandon-Parks-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Handwritten Cards to UST Scholarship Donors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of the volunteers chose to write 205 cards to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stthom.edu\/Giving\/Impact_of_Giving.aqf\">scholarship donors<\/a>\u00a0to thank them for supporting our students.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Thank-You-Notes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"927\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/thank-you-notes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Thank-You-Notes.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Thank You Notes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Thank-You-Notes-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Thank-You-Notes-1024x683.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-927\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Thank-You-Notes.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers write Thank You Notes\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Thank-You-Notes.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Thank-You-Notes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Thank-You-Notes-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Thank-You-Notes-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Painting the University of St. Thomas Lounge and the Chapel of St. Basil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another group of volunteers decided to paint the UST lounge and the back hallway of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stthom.edu\/About\/Catholic-Identity.aqf\">Chapel of St. Basil<\/a>, but of which were well overdue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Painting-Lounge-Yarimar-Vazquez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/painting-lounge-yarimar-vazquez\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Lounge-Yarimar-Vazquez.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Painting Lounge &amp;#8211; Yarimar Vazquez\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Lounge-Yarimar-Vazquez-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Lounge-Yarimar-Vazquez-1024x683.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-926\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Painting-Lounge-Yarimar-Vazquez.jpg\" alt=\"Painting Lounge - Yarimar Vazquez\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Lounge-Yarimar-Vazquez.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Lounge-Yarimar-Vazquez-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Lounge-Yarimar-Vazquez-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Lounge-Yarimar-Vazquez-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Painting-Chapel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"925\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/painting-chapel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Chapel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Painting Chapel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Chapel-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Chapel-1024x683.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-925\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/dome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/Painting-Chapel.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers paint Chapel of St. Basil\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Chapel.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Chapel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Chapel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/celtadmissionsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/Painting-Chapel-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers also stuffed over 500\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cjd.org\/\">Catholic Worker<\/a>\u00a0publications into envelopes at Casa Juan Diego<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Impact of Giving<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UST wants to thank everyone who was involved in making a difference for the President\u2019s Day of Service both on campus and in the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interested in Volunteering?<\/p>\n<p><\/strong>UST has many volunteer opportunities for those who are want to make a difference on campus and in the community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stthom.edu\/Campus-Student-Life\/Careers-and-Volunteering\/Jobs-Internships-Volunteering.aqf?SearchSuggestion=Student+jobs+and+internship+opportunities&amp;SuggestionType=SiteSearch\"><strong>Check out Volunteer Opportunities Today!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For UST\u2019s annual President\u2019s Day of Service, students, staff and faculty members were able to make a difference on campus and in the community. This volunteer event is hosted by the Office of Student Activities, and had a great turn out &#8211; 63 total volunteers. Student Volunteer Projects: Hope Bags For The Homeless The\u00a0volunteers accomplished&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-freshmen","tag-community-service"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Day of Service: University of St. Thomas Volunteers Give Back<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UST students and staff made a difference on campus and in the Houston community for 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