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Take 35 active middle schoolers, add in 15 Hamilton students, put them in a gym with game, crafts, and pizza and a healthy dose of competition, and you have the popular Hangin’ with Hamilton.
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HAVOC’s 20th Annual MLK Jr. Day of Service saw the largest turnout yet with just under 250 people coming out early on Jan. 20 to volunteer in Clinton, New Hartford, Utica, and Rome. HAVOC sent students to 28 sites ranging from organizational work for a city mural to spending time with the elderly to playing with kittens.
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In a spirited and giving mood fitting for the holidays, students recently gathered to participate in the ongoing “Food Harvest,” where volunteers collect and package excess food from the college’s dining halls.
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Although there are many opportunities for community outreach at Hamilton, a select group of students have chosen to go above and beyond by taking their service experience off the Hill and into their local communities.
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In conjunction with the Community Outreach & Opportunity Project (COOP), eight Hamilton students helped local middle school students improve their Spanish language conversational skills this semester.
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On any given day throughout the region, Hamilton students can be seen tutoring secondary school students, providing clean-up crews for elderly homeowners, and helping local agencies with everything from preparing grants to painting buildings. In 2016, students spent 25,643 hours volunteering.
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The COOP CSI program enables students with an interest in community service to work in a paid internship in a nonprofit organization. Here are some of the reflections expressed by the student CSIs and their supervisors at the 7th annual breakfast.
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The Community Outreach & Opportunity Project (COOP) employs senior fellows each year to help make the COOP an accessible place for service and learning in the Hamilton community and greater Clinton Area.
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The Sidekicks mentoring program paired over a dozen Hamilton students with children from the Clinton Elementary School on Dec. 4 to participate in a cookie decorating party with holiday-themed crafts, snacks and games.
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As a member of her high school’s Model UN, Maria Saenz ’19 had been exposed to various international issues and was looking to continue learning about immigration, poverty and women’s rights. A COOP Service Internship at the United Way allows Saenz to explore those interests through an internship in Utica.