Lipscomb students give back during annual Service Day
Lacey Klotz |
Serving the community is an integral part of what makes Lipscomb University so unique.
On Wednesday, April 6, more than 800 Lipscomb students, faculty and staff dispersed between nearly 50 different agencies to serve the city of Nashville as a part of its annual Service Day.
A group of nearly 40 Lipscomb student-athletes spent the afternoon at Carter Lawrence Elementary helping sort through and organize books, tutoring students, assisting in educational activities in classrooms and campus beautification and gardening.
Two Lipscomb groups also worked to clean up either side of Radnor Lake by removing trash, invasive plants and mulching trails, while a group of traditional students served at Rocketown to paint various walls, and clean the building both indoors and outdoors.
IDEAL students also served at three locations including Lipscomb Academy, Owl’s Hill Nature Center and Church of Christ Disaster Relief and were among many groups that served from noon to 4 p.m. in efforts to give back to the community.
Other service locations included American Red Cross, local churches, Goodwill, Shelby Bottoms, American Cancer Society, the Nashville Zoo and Percy Warner Park, among many others.
Service Day is one of many coordinated volunteer opportunities that students are encouraged to participate in throughout the academic year. Other opportunities include QuestWeek Service Day, spring and summer mission trips, social club service events and SALT (Serving and Learning Together) program events.
