Volunteering at Adaton Volunteer Fire Station on MLK Day 2014

In the fall of 2013 MSU launched the President's Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, an initiative inviting institutions of higher education to commit to a year of interfaith and community service programming on campus and in the community. During the 2013-2014 school year, MSU's Interfaith Service initiative has focused on improving the disaster preparedness of citizens of Oktibbeha County by building disaster preparedness kits to be distributed to low-income seniors.

2013 Interfaith Dialogue

During the 2013 fall semester, students, faculty, staff, and community members participated in an Interfaith Dialogue event on 9/12 to kick-off this year's challenge. Throughout the semester, individuals and groups participated in three community-wide disaster supply drives and a week of Emergency Preparedness programming and events. 

Due to all the hard work of our partnering organizations and volunteers, we have collected more than half of the materials we need to create the disaster preparedness kits. If your organization is still collecting items and needs to schedule a pick up, please email us. If you are in need of more posters to support the challenge, stop by 306 Moseley Hall (the Maroon Volunteer Center) to pick up some additional copies or click here to download a copy. If you are in need of flyer or handouts to advertise the supply drive item(s) you are collecting, click here to download a flyer. If you have not previously assisted with the disaster kit supply drive and would like to, we are really in need of blankets, flashlights, and battery powered radios. For a full list of items we are collecting and more information on the drive, visit: 

Join us for the following "coffee and interfaith conversation" events coming up in the next few weeks in the Student Union Dawg House at 6:00pm. Any individual is invited to attend and we encourage you to bring one item to support the disaster supply drive. Coffee and snacks provided to all participants.

On February 24th students watched the movie Arranged while sorting disaster kit supplies. The supplies donation was coordinated by Ryan Akers, director of MSU's C-CERT Team. Students watched Arranged while 

sorting supplies and participated in interfaith conversation after the event. We had a wonderful group of students and are looking to host another Dinner, Service & Movie event later in the semester with the movie Happy. Stay tuned for more information.

Thank you to all 35 volunteers that assisted with the service day at Adaton Volunteer

Fire Station on MLK Day 2014. We hope that you enjoyed the program and important tips on keeping yourself and your family prepared. If you have not yet logged your service hours online, please do so as soon as possible. If you need assistance, please visit our page on how to log service hours.

This year National Volunteer Week will take place April 6-13 and the theme for this year is "Survive Better Together". A full listing of all Survive Better Together events will be featured in the next President's Interfaith & Community Service Campus Challenge updated. The proposed date for kit assembly and distribution will be April 11 & 12. Please try to have all donated items into the center by April 1st at the very latest. If you have items you need to be picked up by the MVC or an Interfaith Service Ambassador, please contact us.

Maroon Volunteer Center

662-325-2150

For more information on the President's Interfaith & Community Service Campus Challenge, visit: