Carolina Alumni Review - January/February 2008

Clubs
Clubs Help Their Communities During Carolina Service Days

UNC alumni served their communities The primary task in several states during Tar Heel was to paint murals at Service Days last fall, getting their hands Public School 127 dirty in mulch, paint and green beans. Mckinley Park, a Dr. Mark Glover ’ 88 and four members school in Brooklyn, of the Palm Beach Carolina Club spruced said Reggie Shuford up the landscaping at Ann Norton Garden ’ 88. in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 13. The P.S. 127 houses service project is in its second year. 405 pre-kindergarten ^The ^Tri-State ^(New ^York/New

COURTES Y REGGIE SCHUFORD ’ 88

Jersey/Connecticut) Black “Our efforts included trimming tree through fifth-grade Alumni Club and the New York limbs, weeding, planting and vegetation,” students. Of that ^Carolina ^Club ^participated ⁱⁿNew York Cares Day 2007 on Glover said. total, 58 percent Oct. 20. The primary task was to The garden is located on the receive free lunch, ^paint ^murals ^at ^Public ^School127 Mckinley Park in Brooklyn. Intracoastal Waterway and often hosts Shuford said. The receptions and other social activities of school provides a local residents, Glover said. challenging curricu-In October, the group’s maintenance lum, ongoing assess-efforts were amplified by the help of 20 ment, parental involvement, professional in front of the school. members from The West Palm 100, a development and a partnership between All clubs are encouraged to participate young professionals’ club in Palm Beach family and staff. in Tar Heel Service Days each October in

County that participates in community In addition to painting the murals, the honor of University Day, celebrated on service projects. For its efforts, the club alumni group helped organize storage Oct. 12. ■ was invited to attend a reception at the facilities and the library and planted bulbs — Stephanie Newton garden in November.

In Virginia, Rebecca Halloran ’ 97 and about a half dozen other Carolina Club members volunteered on two days at the Central Virginia Food Bank. On Oct. 1 and 29, the team restocked shelves at the food bank’s warehouse in Richmond.

“By the end of the day, everything on the shelves is empty,” Halloran said.

For two hours on each occasion, the group learned about the food bank and unloaded pallets of corn, green beans, 2006-07 AWARDS: green peas and leafy greens. The food was then sorted and stocked on shelves, ^San ^FranciscoHalloran said. ^Tampa ^Bay

“People went back to their own homes ^Wake ^Countyand looked at the food in their cabinets in ^{Washington, D.C.}a different way,” she said. “The service was both worthwhile and productive.”

Out of the 3,000 UNC alumni in Richmond, Halloran said, the club has between 250 and 300 people on its list-serv.

Moving farther up the East Coast, the Tri-State (New York/New Jersey/ Connecticut) Black Alumni Club and the New York Carolina Club participated in New York Cares Day 2007 on Oct. 20. Two such days are held every year, said Stuart Holland ’ 90 — one in the fall and one in the spring.

These Carolina Clubs Go Above and Beyond More than 110 Carolina Clubs world- A committee considers several elements to wide help alumni stay connected to select award winners, including service to each other and help them give back to UNC, community involvement, financial Carolina and their communities. Each year, management, leadership, organization, the GAA honors outstanding clubs — event-planning and communications. These those that are exceptional in serving their clubs were recognized in November at the area alumni, the GAA and the University. GAA-sponsored club leaders’ conference:

OUTSTANDING CLUBS

Atlanta
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Charlotte
Chicago
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Los Angeles
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