Community Engagement Project: United Way Student Day of Service

Want to help alleviate poverty in the Ozarks but don’t have much time? Gather with fellow citizen Bears for a day of service on May 6. MSU students are taking the public affairs mission to the streets of Zone 1 (Northwest Springfield) in an effort to help clean up neighborhoods in the area.

Do your part as a #CitizenBear!

Key details

• What: United Way Student Day of Service
• When: Saturday, May 6, 2017
• Where: Northwest Springfield
• Community Partner: United Way

Featured Events

• What: Tom Watkins neighborhood cleanup
• When: Saturday, May 6, 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Where: Williams Elementary, 2205 West Kearney

• What: Hands on for Seniors
• When: Saturday, May 6, 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Where: 4631 S. Lake Hill Ave.

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 United Way Student Day of Service by posting about it on social media. Tag your posts with the official Missouri State public affairs hashtag: #CitizenBear. 

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
  • United Way of the Ozarks or @unitedwayozarks
  • Drury University or @druryuniversity
  • Ozarks Technical College or @otcedu
  • Southwest Baptist University or @sbuniv
  • Evangel University or @EvangelUniv

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Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Sample tweets

• Take a study break and spend time being a #CitizenBear for @unitedwayozarks http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17
• Grab your BearWear and help the @cityofsgf http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17
• Make your Saturday morning somebody’s whole year—volunteer for @unitedwayozarks  #CitizenBear http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17

Sample Facebook posts

Example 1

• Post: Add #CitizenBear to your title, and help clean up neighborhoods in Springfield on May 6 for United Way of the Ozarks Student Day of Service.
• URL: http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17

Example 2

• Post: Pop the college bubble, and volunteer to clean up neighborhoods in Springfield for United Way of the Ozarks Student Day of Service on May 6. #CitizenBear
• URL: http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17

Example 3

• Don’t have a lot of free time, but want to see real change? Join fellow Bears on May 6 to help United Way of the Ozarks clean up senior citizens’ homes. #CitizenBear
• URL: http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17