Community Engagement Project: Bear Blitz

Want to help alleviate poverty in the Ozarks but don’t have much time? You can contribute as little as an hour during the Community Engagement Project: Bear Blitz. MSU students, alumni, faculty and staff are taking the Public Affairs Mission to the streets of Zone 1 (Northwest Springfield) the week of Nov. 14-19 in an effort to help families overcome the challenges they face.

Do your part as a #CitizenBear!

Key details

• What: Community Engagement Project: Bear Blitz
• When: Monday, November 14 through Saturday, November 19, 2016
• Where: Northwest Springfield
• Community Partner: Drew Lewis Foundation

Featured Events

• What: Assist with vision screenings at Hope Connection
• When: 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.. Nov. 16, 2016
• Where: Springfield Expo Center

• What: Assist with dinner preparation and childcare coverage
• When: 4:30-7:30 p.m., Nov. 17, 2016
• Where: The Fairbanks

Share the story

Help us spread the word about this event with Missouri State and local communities by sharing it on social media. If you are at the event, we want to hear about your experience!

We encourage you to join the conversation during the Bear Blitz by posting about it on social media. Tag your posts with the official Missouri State Public Affairs hashtag: #CitizenBear. Remember to wear your maroon and white for a special edition takeover of BearWear Friday.

Make your post social media savvy

• Tag post with the official Public Affairs hashtag: #CitizenBear
• Whenever possible, tag:
  • Missouri State University or @missouristate
  • City of Springfield or @cityofsgf
  • Drew Lewis Foundation
  • United Way of the Ozarks or @unitedwayozarks
  • Drury University or @druryuniversity
  • Ozarks Technical College or @otcedu
  • Southwest Baptist University or @sbuniv

Photos

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Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Sample tweets

• Share your blessings before Thanksgiving break by helping with Bear Blitz goo.gl/SL4p0V
• Take a study break and spend an hour being a #CitizenBear goo.gl/SL4p0V
• Grab your BearWear and help the @cityofsgf goo.gl/SL4p0V
• Make your lunch break somebody’s whole year- volunteer #CitizenBear goo.gl/SL4p0V

Sample Facebook posts

Example 1

• Post: Start your ‘Friendsgiving’ celebration early by volunteering with fellow Bears at Drew Lewis Foundation during Bear Blitz from Nov. 14-19th.
• URL: goo.gl/D357GN

Example 2

• Post: Before heading home for Thanksgiving break, help folks right here in Springfield during Bear Blitz going on from Nov. 14th-19th.
• URL: goo.gl/D357GN

Example 3

• Don’t have a lot of free time, but want to see real change? Join fellow Bears this week and commit as little as an hour to help our neighbors in Northwest Springfield #CitizenBear.
• URL: goo.gl/D357GN