Site Leaders Needed for Make A Difference Day (MADD) 2026
Site Leaders Needed for Make A Difference Day (MADD) 2026 Join us and help lead fellow Eagles at our 2026 Make a Difference Day October 24, 2026! Give back to the community. Get service-learning hours. Develop your leadership skills. Be a Make A Difference Day Site Leader! The FGCU Office of Service-Learning & Civic Engagement is in need of students to serve as site leaders during the annual Make A Difference Day morning of service. Site leaders will help lead a service trip with roughly 25 student participants per site. You will work together with one or two additional site leaders to lead your site location. Locations will vary. Learn more about the Day of Service event here. The event runs 8am-1pm. However, we ask site leaders to arrive at 7am to help with setup and plan to stay until 2pm to help with any teardown that may be needed. You will engaged in 7 hours of service-learning toward your graduation requirement. You must attend a short training session. There are two options (you only need to pick one): • Tuesday, October 20, from 1:30-2:30pm in Cohen 247 • Wednesday, October 21, from 11am-12pm in Cohen 247 If you are interested, RSVP on this event page and a staff member from our office will reach out to you as the event gets closer with further details. Participating Community Partner Sites: American Cancer Society Belly Rub Ranch Rescue Better Together Colonial Elementary Community Cooperative FGCU Eagle Family Weekend FGCU Environmental Health & Safety FGCU GIDDI FGCU ROCK FGCU Food Forest Franklin Park Elementary Ft. Myers Middle School Gladiolous Food Pantry Grace Place for Children & Families Habitat for Humanit of Collier County Estero Forever Foundation - Happehatchee LARC, Inc. Lee Healthy Healthy Life Center at Coconut Point Hospital Make-A-Wish Southern Florida Midwest Food Bank Naples Therapeutic Riding Center Pathways to Opportunity (Goodwill SWFL) Pretty Girls Poppin' Inc. Pine Manor Improvement Association The Healthy Earth Organization Questions? Contact us: (e) scoelho@fgcu.edu (p) (239) 590-7227 Students who complete this event gain skills in Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic and Leadership. This aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals: Good Health and Well-being (3); Quality Education (4) From Saturday, October 24, 2026 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT at Various locations across SWFL .
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Date & timeSaturday, October 24, 2026 · 7:00 AMEnds 2:00 PM
LocationVarious locations across SWFL
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Site Leaders Needed for Make A Difference Day (MADD) 2026
Site Leaders Needed for Make A Difference Day (MADD) 2026 Join us and help lead fellow Eagles at our 2026 Make a Difference Day October 24, 2026! Give back to the community. Get service-learning hours. Develop your leadership skills. Be a Make A Difference Day Site Leader! The FGCU Office of Service-Learning & Civic Engagement is in need of students to serve as site leaders during the annual Make A Difference Day morning of service. Site leaders will help lead a service trip with roughly 25 student participants per site. You will work together with one or two additional site leaders to lead your site location. Locations will vary. Learn more about the Day of Service event here. The event runs 8am-1pm. However, we ask site leaders to arrive at 7am to help with setup and plan to stay until 2pm to help with any teardown that may be needed. You will engaged in 7 hours of service-learning toward your graduation requirement. You must attend a short training session. There are two options (you only need to pick one): • Tuesday, October 20, from 1:30-2:30pm in Cohen 247 • Wednesday, October 21, from 11am-12pm in Cohen 247 If you are interested, RSVP on this event page and a staff member from our office will reach out to you as the event gets closer with further details. Participating Community Partner Sites: American Cancer Society Belly Rub Ranch Rescue Better Together Colonial Elementary Community Cooperative FGCU Eagle Family Weekend FGCU Environmental Health & Safety FGCU GIDDI FGCU ROCK FGCU Food Forest Franklin Park Elementary Ft. Myers Middle School Gladiolous Food Pantry Grace Place for Children & Families Habitat for Humanit of Collier County Estero Forever Foundation - Happehatchee LARC, Inc. Lee Healthy Healthy Life Center at Coconut Point Hospital Make-A-Wish Southern Florida Midwest Food Bank Naples Therapeutic Riding Center Pathways to Opportunity (Goodwill SWFL) Pretty Girls Poppin' Inc. Pine Manor Improvement Association The Healthy Earth Organization Questions? Contact us: (e) scoelho@fgcu.edu (p) (239) 590-7227 Students who complete this event gain skills in Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic and Leadership. This aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals: Good Health and Well-being (3); Quality Education (4) From Saturday, October 24, 2026 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT at Various locations across SWFL .