University of Michigan Greeks Work For Food

This past weekend, WILL WORK FOR FOOD collaborated with one of the largest student groups at the University of Michigan: Greek life. Once a year, sorority and fraternity members at the university participate in a week-long competition called Greek Week. One of the events was a WWFF-sponsored service day in which each team volunteered for one of fourteen different service projects. Over 150 Greeks participated in what campus rep Nicole Vitale called an "amazing success of a service day." Some of the projects included:

- painting rooms at the Penrickton Center for Blind Children
-distributing informational pamphlets for the Ann Arbor Autism Foundation
-blanket-making for the Ronald McDonald House
-tutoring high school students for the Jalen Rose Foundation
-working at a luncheon at the Glacier Hills Retirement Home

In partnering with Greek Week, WILL WORK FOR FOOD not only provided numerous great opportunities for students to volunteer, but it also helped spread the word about WWFF. Says Vitale, "By incorporating WWFF into Greek Week, UofM greeks are able to help multiple charities at once. This also raises awareness about WWFF and will hopefully spark longtime volunteers and commitment to WWFF." The WWFF/Greek Week service day is a great example of how creative collaborations with other organizations and events is a great way to spread WWFF and its initiative across campus and reach a large number of students at once. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this year's service day such a success!

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