Coyotes Care: CSUSB serves the community during National Volunteer Week
Hundreds of Coyotes gathered on an early Saturday morning in April to help make a difference in the community for the sixth annual Coyote Cares Day.
The event, which took place during National Volunteer Week, brought more than 600 students, faculty, staff and alumni volunteers together to complete projects to benefit local nonprofit organizations and community agencies.
Coyote Cares Day is a day of volunteer service in local communities that provides CSUSB students with an understanding of the work of nonprofit organizations, and engages the students through volunteer service. Members of the CSUSB “family” register to participate in environmental clean-up, beautification and restoration projects.
Volunteers, who completed more than 3,000 hours of work, served numerous places throughout the community, including the San Bernardino City Mission, the Family Services Association of Redlands, and CASA of San Bernardino County.
For the third year, Alumni Relations partnered with the Office of Community Engagement to bring back CSUSB alumni to volunteer alongside students. They helped package more than 1,500 food boxes for Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino. These food boxes were distributed to families in need throughout San Bernardino County.
The university’s Office of Community Engagement, Santos Manuel Student Union — Program Board, Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Alumni Relations, Special Events and Guest Services, and CSUSB Dining Services supported the annual event.
