What’s Expected of Volunteers
& their Parents Everyday?
Regular attendance & enthusiasm
for service.
A brown bag lunch & water bottle
brought daily; swim suit & towel for SummerServe participants.
Medical or accident insurance coverage.
Transportation to homesite between
7:45 & 8:30 am and pickup site by 2pm or 6pm.
Will These Programs Count Towards My
School’s Meritorious Service Award?
YES! Both programs were developed in partnership with FCPS’
Service Learning Coordinator, Max White. Our service projects
follow the Preparation, Action & Reflection service-learning
model. SummerServe & SummerServe Express
help youth earn the Meritorious Service Award and also provide
the opportunity for transfer students to catch up with their
required service hours.
What Kinds of Service Projects are
there?
Things like...
Harvesting organic produce to be
donated to area food banks.
Interacting with elderly residents
at an assisted living facility.
Gardening and maintenance at a
historical museum.
Mural painting to beautify human
service organizations.
Environmental restoration projects.
Creating and presenting a puppet
show to area preschoolers.
Job coaching with developmentally
disabled individuals.
What Will Each Day Be Like?
The programs run Monday-Thursday; each day begins between
7:45am & 8:30am.
SummerServe: Youth meet
at the designated SummerServe homesite (to be determined).
Buses take small groups to different service sites. Afternoons,
SummerServe youth are taken to a recreational site
for recreation and return to the homesite by 5pm for pick
up no later than 6pm.*
SummerServe Express:
Youth meet either at the designated homesite or service site
(to be determined). Buses take volunteers to the service sites
and return at 1:30pm for pick-up no later than 2pm.*
*Late Pick-up Penalty: An additional fee of
$4 will be charged to parents/guardians for every 10 minutes
after 6pm.
What Will SummerServe/SummerServe
Express Provide?
Safe, supervised service &
recreational programs. An end-of-program trip and celebration
for SummerServe participants.
Transportation to & from service/recreational
sites.
Drinks, snacks, supplies, and tee-shirts
for SummerServe participants.
Will It Be All Work & No Fun?
Absolutely NOT!!! With SummerServe and SummerServe
Express, youth learn what it is to have fun WHILE working!
In addition to spending time with other cool people of all
different ages, the participants will develop an understanding
of how great and fulfilling it can be to help others. And
as if that were not enough reason to enjoy the program, the
participants are also given the opportunity to explore new
and different recreational sites as well as everyone’s
favorite places to relax and experience the warm summer weather.
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