Editors: Photos of many of the listed events are available by calling Wynn Martens, 492-7084, or Amy Taylor, 492-6431.
Campus response to the "CU in the Community," campaign during October was positive and overwhelmingly achieved the goal of increasing faculty, student and staff involvement in community programs, according to Wynn Martens, director of community relations at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø.
"CU in the Community" was launched this year as an expansion of the annual Colorado Combined Campaign, which has raised more than $110,000 this fall for Colorado charities. The month-long project aimed to provide greater campus involvement in local service projects, and to illustrate the many ways campus people can be involved in the Â鶹¹ÙÍø community besides supporting programs through monetary contributions.
"We have hundreds of service activities underway in any given year at CU," said Martens, "but we believed the annual Colorado Combined Campaign thrust provided an opportunity to concentrate some attention on other ways to give service to our community. It also gave us some lasting relationships with Â鶹¹ÙÍøÂ’s non-profit organizations."
"CU in the Community" results include:
* More than 750 coats and miscellaneous items (boots and snow pants) were donated to Share A Coat, which serves needy families in Â鶹¹ÙÍø County.
* 1,370 pounds of food and $1,600 were collected for Community Food Share by CU student athletes and ROTC members at both the Oct. 17 football game and in departmental food drives. Community Food Share has said that this year's food drive was the most successful ever held on campus.
* CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø volunteers painted Casey Middle SchoolÂ’s cafeteria, counseling offices, library and hallways, as well as two Attention Homes youth shelters in Â鶹¹ÙÍø.
* 50 members of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍøÂ’s Navy and Army ROTC worked at the Habitat for Humanity north Â鶹¹ÙÍø site and will continue to assist, along with many other CU students, throughout the semester.
* Families from Denver and Lafayette, as well as Â鶹¹ÙÍøÂ’s I Have A Dream Foundation, visited campus on Oct. 24 for an afternoon of interactive workshops and activities.
* Organizations, including the Family Learning Center, Dental Aid, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Preparatory High School and the Tourette Syndrome Association Inc., have received computer loans from CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø as part of President BuechnerÂ’s "Computers Across Colorado" program.
* Faculty and staff members have contributed more than $110,000 to the stateÂ’s Colorado Combined Campaign (CCC), which raises funds for 600-plus non-profit organizations in Colorado. CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø has been the single largest contributor to the CCC for six of the last seven years.
"Our faculty, staff and students supported the program far beyond our greatest expectations," Martens said. "We were able to significantly help a number of local organizations, and share the campusÂ’ resources and knowledge where they were most helpful."
Martens said that "CU in the Community" will become an annual event, and similar campus-sponsored community service projects will occur on a regular basis throughout the year. Individuals interested in information about these activities should contact the Office of Community Relations at 303-492-6432.