Volunteering in Bloomington
A website which contains upcoming events and info on all the clubs at IU, including those related to philanthropy
What is BeInvolved?
A student organization at Collins which focuses on volunteering and service trips
A system which turns certain materials, such as plastic, paper, glass, and metal, into new products. Most effective with materials such as cardboard.
What is Recycle?
A Collins student group which can be joined at any time which puts on sustainability-related events.
What is E-Force?
To help those in need, address local problems, build a better, safer community, and gain good real-world experience.
What are Reasons to Volunteer?
A program at IU which allows students to earn credits through serving the community by taking certain courses.
What is the IU Service-Learning Program?
An annual six-week Collins course which prepares students to work with kids dealing with trauma, and culminates in a week-long series of fun trips and events with these kids over the course of break.
What is Spring Break for Kids?
Using a reusable water bottle, so you don't have to buy a lot of one-use plastic water bottles.
What is Reduce?
A Collins program which can be applied to before each school year, focused on living sustainably.
What is SustainCollins?
The three T's of philanthropy.
What is Time, Talent, and Treasure?
The site you all visited to find a ton of volunteer opportunities outside of IU.
What is the Bloomington Volunteer Network?
The name of PAC's big spring fundraising event, done in partnership with the ceramics studio.
What is the Soup Bowl Benefit?
Generally involves upcycling things you currently have, in order to get the most use out of them and keep them out of landfills longer.
What is Reuse?
A program Collins' eatery takes part in, dedicated to replacing paper takeout containers with reusable plastic ones.
What is ReusePass?
Something you should never throw away in the normal garbage, on account of it often starting dumpster fires and polluting the air with toxic garbage fumes.
What is a Vape?
(Will also accept some variety of: "What is E-waste?")
An IU network which connects students to volunteering opportunities in the community.
What is IU Corps?
The name of the 300$ award/scholarship which goes to a Collinsite who has demonstrated significant service contributions.
What is the Carl Ziegler Service Award?
A special way of dealing with food and organic waste.
What is Rot?
A popular 6-week outdoors Collins course related to sustainability, which is available every semester.
What is the Edible Wild Plants seminar?
One meets immediate needs of the community, while the other seeks to address long-term issues within the community.
What is the difference between Charity and Philanthropy?
The organization which PAC and Spring Break for Kids regularly partner with, which provides aid for survivors of domestic violence, assault, and trafficking.
What is Middle Way House?
Choosing not to use a wasteful product (such as plastic grocery bags or plastic straws).
What is Refuse?
Where you can go to request compostable dishes & cutlery if you are planning an event with food.
What is the Collins Duty Office?
10,000 of these have already been closed in the US, with another 2,600 currently active.
What is a Landfill?