Students in Action
Fact Sheet
- The Ames community is not immune to the financial crisis our country is facing.
- Fifty percent of the Ames population are college students.
- Students have the energy and expertise to help others through volunteering.
- Few students volunteer except when they will get academic credit for it.
- Want to help others but can’t afford to donate to charity? Volunteer!
- Volunteerism and community service goes beyond helping one person at a time. It gives people someone to admire and inspires them to help others too.
- Students in Action gives high school and college students in Story County the opportunity to develop leadership skills, volunteer experience, and philanthropic behavior while helping people their community.
- President Obama is calling to us to volunteer in our communities and strengthen our interpersonal and community ties.
- Your time, service, and compassion are more valuable than you will ever know without putting them to use. Increased volunteerism on the part of ISU students can greatly influence the Ames community.
- Now is the time for Action.
Fact Sheet — Students in Action
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