Washington Adventist University to Host Service Day October 1

Washington Adventist University is hosting its Fall Service Day on Wednesday, October 1, and the community is invited to participate. There are a variety of service activities planned from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and participants will meet at Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at Flower and Carroll Avenues. Registering to participate is as easy as clicking on a website link and entering your name and email address. Service day activities include:

Adventist Community Services: register to participate in projects to help the disadvantaged in the community at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=94ootodab&oeidka07e9tnycl68790776e

Book Distribution: participate in a book distribution that includes Bibles, children’s books and other materials by registering at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr94ootodab&oeidka07e9tom9cqc32c3754

Pay It Forward: join the effort to demonstrate not-so-random acts of kindness. Register at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr94ootodab&oeidka07e9toq98w8875f55c

John Nevins Andrews School: work on projects at John Nevins Andrews School in Takoma Park that ensure a safe and clean environment for students by taking on such tasks as organizing, filing, and cleaning. Register at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/eventllr94ootodab&oeidka07e9top85md09a3264

Food and Friends: help an organization achieve its mission of helping men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other illness by preparing and delivering specialized meals and groceries. Register at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr94ootodab&oeidka07e9tonised0b4257a

Friends of Sligo Creek: work to restore water quality, natural habitat and ecological well-being of the Sligo Creek watershed. Register at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr94ootodab&oeidka07e9tooa9aacc6b7c4

Takoma Park City Gardens: participate in a cleanup effort that will maintain the natural habitat and beauty in the community. Register at
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/eventllr94ootodab&oeidka07e9uuovpu8990ed05

Takoma Park Elementary School: help maintain a safe and clean environment for students by organizing, filing and cleaning. Register at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=94ootodab&oeidka07e9uuovdibff2587e

Business Clean up: help provide a safer environment by cleaning the parking lot and areas adjacent to the local business community in Takoma Park. Register at http://events.constantcontactcom/register/eventllr94ootodab&oeidka07e9uunt2ka8214146

Be the Match Registry Event: in 15 minutes or less, you can help save a life. Take a moment to “be the match” for a leukemia or lymphoma patient by participating in the bone marrow registry. Take that first step to being someone’s cure by being tested and added to the registry. Monetary contributions are also welcome.

Washington Adventist University is considered to be a “Gateway to Service – Engaging Minds and Transforming Lives.” For more information about Service Day, email missions@wau.edu or call 301-891-4112.

Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. A total of 1,185 students of all faiths participate in the university’s eight graduate and 32 undergraduate programs. The 2014 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north.

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