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Volunteering is good for the mind, body and spirit!

A way to boost well-being in a time of crisis is through volunteering. Volunteering provides many benefits to both mental and physical health. It helps counteract the effects of stress, anger, and anxiety. The social contact aspect of helping and working with others can increase people’s sense of ‘mattering’ and have a profound effect on overall psychological well-being.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, community organizations are looking for volunteers to help with a number of essential activities, from helping with food distribution and shopping for those who are immune compromised to tutoring a child(ren) who are not in school. The McCarthy Center Resource Page can connect you with organizations looking for volunteers. If you do not see an immediate volunteer opportunity, sign up for the organization's email list, so you can learn when volunteers are needed.

CURRENT CHALLENGES

Go Serve: Community Wellness

Sept. 1–30

Studies have long shown the mutual benefits of volunteering for both the person donating their time and the community served. Additionally, volunteering is easier than ever thanks to volunteering apps, social media, and other online resources. But in this digital age, we are actually volunteering less as our time seems to be more consumed by other priorities. This September, GoUSF invites you to “be the change you wish to see in the world” by helping others!

In this community wellness challenge, check in each time that you volunteer, indicate the number of minutes you accrue, and share your good deed in the comments box.

EVENTS

Take the COVID-19 Canvas Course

If you're a student living on campus, you must. If you're faculty or staff, you should.

As an added incentive for everyone to complete this course, all USF staff and faculty will be sent a USF-branded face covering to their home address upon completion of the course. Every person who completes the course by Sept. 4 (extended from Aug. 30) will be automatically entered into a raffle for a very special and highly sought-after USF prize. The winner will be announced via the USFWorks announcement banner on Sept. 8.

More prize opportunities! In addition, all staff and faculty who complete the course will automatically be entered into a monthly raffle to win a USF tote filled with goodies from some of our university vendors. Raffle winners will receive an email notification and prizes will be sent to their home address. The raffle will be held monthly from August through December 2020.

More COVID-19 resources are available here »

Star Route Farms Produce Pick-up

Saturdays | 9–11 a.m. | Upper Koret Parking Lot

USF’s Star Route Farms is at peak production right now with the freshest local, organic produce. With the ongoing health crisis preventing restaurants from purchasing Star Route Farms’ produce, the farm and USF are making the bounty available to our USF community.

Order a box of produce each week for pick up on Saturdays in the Koret Health and Recreation Center upper parking lot. Each box costs $30 and is filled with the freshest produce picked that week. Contents of the boxes change from week to week, based on the produce available at harvest. Orders must be submitted by 9 a.m. on Friday.

Order Your Boxes »

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Are you passionate about wellness? Help publicize upcoming GoUSF events and increase campus-wide participation by becoming a GoUSF wellness champion today!

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