University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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-•- A pril and Glencora paint the wall during the EDA Headstart project for the kids to enjoy. -photo by Sharrah Moss - - r uys look on as a kid from the Big Brothers Big Sisters pro¬ ject runs the ropes. -photo by Melissa Purdy LI I I abitat for Humanity volunteers work on a roof for a new house being built. -photo by Sharrah Moss Some of the Different Projects for Make a Difference Day: 1. Head Start 2. Habitat for Humanity 3. Fayetteville Youth Center ' s Boys ' and Girls ' Club 4. Project for Victims of Family Violence 5. Kids First 6. Big Brothers Big Sisters 7. City of Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Division Make A 21 Difference Day Campus Life

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M ake a Difference Day is a nation-wide event that celebrates a day of service. The eight annual Make a Difference Day, co-sponsored by the Volunteer Action Center and Alpha Phi Omega and organized by Megan Ceronsky and Sharon Randall, met with its greatest success ever as more than 377 volunteers from the Univeristy of Arkansas joined together in more than 22 projects. Anthony McMullen , one of the co¬ chairs for the Habitat for Humanity project led over a hundred volunteers through three different objectives: clearing a lot for a house to go up , doing roof work and siding on anoth¬ er house and landscape for a house being dedicated. I was very surprised by the number of people who signed up to volunteer. The day was very suc¬ cessful and everyone there seemed to have a lot of fun said McMullen. McMullen is also an officer for Gamma Beta Phi, a community service oriented honors fra¬ ternity. Members of this group, as well as many other similar organizations on campus were represented. Another project that focuses directly on making a dif¬ ference in the lives of children is Big Brothers Big Sisters. This project was co-chaired by Joy Black and Lydia Plunkett. For Plunkett, she volunteered for this project because most of the children came from single-pa 1 households, which doesn ' t always allow a child to get 1 amount of attention and encouragement they need volunteered because the program sells itself. ' know your volunteer hours are making a ( ference right away in the life of a child ' The group was divided with male v unteers coupled with boys on the V ' ing list for a big brother and fetf 1 volunteers coupled with girls in 1 same situation. The boys enjoy 6 ' day of fun in the indoor foot ' complex as various Razorback ball players joined in.The enjoyed a day of beauty as H gathered in Futrall Hall§ rec and painted each other§ faces, P and then decorated pumpkins Halloween. Since Make a Differ 6 ' Day, Big Brothers Big Sisters become a registered student organize seeking new members to become Bigs children who need a positive role mod 6 ' their lives. No matter which project students volunteered for. overall reaction was a positive one. Everybody pitch 61 i and really helped out the Fayetteville community v ' learning the importance of volunteering. -Story by Chrissy BoydsI Make A Difference Day pus Life

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J erry Allen was one of the 5K runners. She was the first woman to cross the finish line. -photo by Melissa Purdy -•- r hese two women are cancer survivors who started the 2K Race for the Cure. -photo by Melissa Purdy -•- r V ancer survivors are sitting in a group cheer¬ ing to be alive after the race was over. -photo by Melissa Purdy Although Race for the Cure takes place in Little Rock in the fall and then Fayetteville in the spring, the outcome for this event is phenomenal. Members of the Univeristy of Arkansas community, including faculty and students, actively participate in this annual event. No matter where the location, the spirit of hope for the future in finding a cure for cancer remains. 22 Race for the Cure Campus Life