For kids who don’t have school supplies, donate to those in need! ALL DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEFORE AUGUST/2/24 Location: Check Flyer For All Drop-off Locations.
Category: Community Social Events
Come Recycle Your Batteries on Earth Day!
On April/20/24, celebrate Earth Day by bringing your used batteries to the Natelli Community Center for safe disposal. Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: Natelli Community Center
Teen Wellness Summit
On Saturday April/27/24, come visit us at Tuscarora High School for a Teen Wellness Summit event where our fellow USTEMM volunteers will be showcasing their volunteering services through science and math. Event Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: Tuscarora High School Contact: Email: FCTeenSummit@gmail.com Phone Number: (240) 877-943
Recycle My Battery Booth at Urbana Regional Library
On Dec/30/2023 bring your used batteries for disposal and recycling. We accept any batteries including alkaline and rechargeable Time: 12:00 – 3:00 pm Address: Urbana Regional Library (Programming Room, 1st floor)
Workshop at YMC
EKAL Urbana Kids tree planting
In a project coordinated by the VOU, Green Team Urbana and the Future Stars Program, we joined other volunteers on Sunday May 15 to beautify our neighborhood. Inspired by the success of last year’s plantings in the VOU, Abhi Senthilkumar, a senior at Urbana High School, organized Team Rushmore to add more native plants to our environment. We spent the …
Helping Frederick Rescue Mission
We’ve made great progress in overcoming COVID-19, but we still feel its impacts in our daily lives. As we are getting used to going back to our daily pre-pandemic lives, it is easy to forget the lessons we learned throughout the pandemic, like being grateful for what we have. Because of this we wanted to give back to the community …
Celebrating Indian Independence
The Youth members Ayra, Jai, Kanishka, Nainitha, Pranav, Rakshan, Rakshita, Rishi, Varsha, and Vrishank shared facts about India with the audience and led the National Anthem. In a short span of 74 years after independence, India became the second-fastest-growing economy in the world. A few of India’s many accomplishments are: one of the largest railway networks, the world’s largest milk …
EKAL Youth Help Clean Up Urbana
The pandemic has impacted our lives in an unprecedented way. It has significantly disrupted social life and the global economy. The Urbana STEMM and EKAL youth wanted to create awareness among their peers, and at the same time keep our common areas clean and safe. Some of us, such as Azhan, Reshma, Anushka, Niharika, and Dhruv took a lead and …
The Holiday Food Drive
This year was the worst year for all of us. Like a tsunami, the pandemic drowned us all from the stock market crashing, COVID-19 getting worse, people losing their jobs, and their homes. The 2020 pandemic taught us how to cherish every moment that we have together and to help others. We took these lessons and wanted to give back …