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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week Trip to Selma

Selma, Alabama

Auburn University’s Black Student Union and Alternate Student Breaks organizations are heading to Selma\, Alabama\, for a day of service. Students will volunteer at designated sites including SABRA Sanctuary\, Selma Area Food Bank and a housing project. After volunteering\, students will take tours around downtown to learn more about the...

AuburnServes Volunteer Fair

Student Center - Various Locations

The AuburnServes Spring Volunteer Fair will feature representatives from local & state non-profit agencies to share information about their missions and volunteer opportunities. Carnival themed snacks and giveaways will be provided. All Auburn students\, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

Day of Service

Foy Hall Auditorium

Day for Auburn University to give back! Join to travel to sites across Auburn and Opelika to spread Dr. King\'s message through service. Participation is free\, and you will receive breakfast and a t-shirt. Please register under the \'Learn More\' tab to confirm your spot.

Town Creek Invasive Species Removal

Volunteers are invited to help remove invasive species along the creek side of the Historic Tree Trail. Participants are asked to park at the Wrights Mill Road end of the Historic Tree Trail by Margie Piper Bailey Park.Volunteers are asked to wear long pants and sturdy shoes and to bring...

Dr. MLK, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast

Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center 241 S. College St., Auburn, AL

To kick off Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Week, Auburn University is hosting a breakfast featuring keynote speaker civil rights activist Bernard Lafayette, which will be followed by a service opportunity at 11 am. The cost to <a href='http://ocm.auburn.edu/mlkweek/' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>register</a> is $35 per person (the first 20...

Day of Service: East Alabama Food Bank

East Alabama Food Bank

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 20, 2020, marks the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve...

Plant Ahead: A Tree-Planting Event

Mary Olive Thomas Experimental Forest

<span style='font-weight: 400;'>Join the Office of Sustainability and the Longleaf Pine Stand Dynamics Laboratory in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences in planting trees to start a conversation about how climate change is directly related to an individual’s carbon footprint. Participants must wear closed-toed shoes and dress for the...

Parkerson Mill Creek Clean Up

Intramural Fieldhouse

<div class='page' title='Page 1'> Auburn University Risk Management and Safety and the Ag Ambassadors will host a creek clean-up event along the banks of the campus' Parkerson Mill Creek! The clean up will span Parkerson Mill Creek beginning at the intramural fieldhouse, and students, faculty, staff and those associated with the...

Tree Planting

District Energy Plant

AU Facilities Management Landscape Services is looking for 20 volunteers to help participate in a City/Extension partnered project to provide free native trees for property owners who remove invasive tree species. They have already removed over 100 exotic invasive trees on campus and need help to plant the new 100...

Stream Clean Up

Auburn University Wellness Kitchen

Parkerson Mill Creek which is downstream of Wellness Kitchen will have a clean up event. Trash bags and gloves will be provided, sturdy shoes, long pants, and water bottles are recommended. Email jnc0023@auburn.edu to sign up.e

Hoops for Trees

Sam Harris Park 850 Foster Street, Auburn, AL, United States

Hoops for Trees is a green initiative aimed at  increase urban forest canopy, improve water quality and provide numerous other social, environmental and economic benefits on the areas across Alabama. Through this tree planting program, the aim is to bring awareness to Urban Forestry and  help establish the next generation...

SEC Campus Food Pantry Fight

Melton Student Center Room 1115 255 Heisman Dr, Auburn, AL, United States

Auburn Cares is participating in the SEC Fight, a SEC-wide competition among food pantries. Every dollar donated is worth three points and every food item donated is worth two points. All proceeds directly benefit the Campus Food Pantry at Auburn. Competing schools include Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Ole Miss,...