volunteer – Temple Update

Temple Students Give New Life to Plastic Bags

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:30:34 +0000

The Sleeping Mat Project is an initiative launched by Integrate for Good, an organization founded by Temple alum, Dr. Bev Weinberg. Volunteers get together to weave plastic bags into sleeping mats for unhoused people, repurposing a harmful pollutant to better the lives of those in need. “We bring people of all abilities together to lead and volunteer so there’s that inclusion piece and then…

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Connecting Community and Med Students

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:14:13 +0000

Two Temple University seniors, Zakaria M. Alyan and Shakibur Rahman started an organization called the Health-Link Society (HLS). The organization’s mission is to help students in varying healthcare fields who missed out on professional experiences during the pandemic. Co-founder and COO of HLS, Shakibur Rahman explains that community is at the heart of their operation. “It’s a community…

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EARTH DAY: Rittenhouse Square Holds Park Clean Up

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:45:23 +0000

Rittenhouse Square is usually the go-to place for many different activities. Visitors can walk their dogs, play a friendly game of baseball or just take a stroll around the area. However, on this year’s Earth Day, the Friends of Rittenhouse Square and volunteers around from the community decided to continue the quarterly tradition of beautifying the park in the rain. “So much trash blows…

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Liberti Church in Center City is Giving Back to the Homeless Community

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:35:26 +0000

Liberti Church, located on 17th and Samson street, is doing more that usual to help out their local homeless community. Every Saturday morning, the church opens it’s doors to hundreds of people for a free lunch-in. “Emmanuel was a ministry that was started by First Baptist Church, right here in this building,” says Vito Baldini, the Pastor at Liberti Church. “They were looking for a way and a…

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Open Mic Night for S-I-P

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:48:45 +0000

Temple University’s Service Immersion Programs held its first annual Open Mic Night on Tuesday, March 28th. Participants, alumni, and friends came out to perform and fundraise for the trips, which will head out to their destinations this May after the semester ends. There are four different groups of students selected to volunteer. This year’s trips include El Paso, Mobile…

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