Total Hours Pledged 08-09: 128,514
Total Hours Served 08-09: 50,064
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VIRGINIA TECH MAGAZINE
04/10/09: Having a Heart for Service
VIRGINIA TECH
04/15/09: University students, faculty, staff plan The Big Event on April 18 to give thanks
04/14/09: A love of language that lives on
04/01/09: Virginia Master Gardeners and other volunteers mobilize to help inform the public
03/31/09: Paul Farmer to Speak on Campus
03/30/09: International Peace Leader Greg Mortenson to Speak at Virginia Tech
COLLEGIATE TIMES:
12/03/08: Dancing to remember, honor April 16 victim Reema Samaha
11/18/08: SGA gets head start on annual Relay for Life
11/17/08: PhiveK raises money for charity
09/30/08: World quilters find 'common thread' for April 16 victims
09/02/08: Memorial award to honor Clark
04/24/08: Serving Appalachia in Austin's memory
04/24/08: VT Rescue Squad continues its mission of service
04/10/08: Outreach project challenges freshman engineers
04/02/08: Big Event promotes community service
02/10/08: French students give back in memory of professor
01/23/08: VT-ENGAGE's recorded hours far from goal
10/10/07: VT ENgage partners with United Way
10/03/07: VT-ENGAGE promotes healing
09/07/07: Editorial: Honoring memories through service
ROANOKE TIMES:
12/07/08: Floyd volunteers stock snacks for children
12/03/08: Former student creates kits to help special education program
11/30/08: How to Help During the Holidays
11/29/08: VT YMCA's solar project could grow local foods year-round
11/27/08: Pulaski's theater returns to glory
04/25/08: Engineering students put their skills to true test
04/13/08: Virginia Tech one year later: Rebuidling lives
04/06/08: Honors students archive relics as part of research
04/04/08: Big Event to generate more hours for VT-ENGAGE
02/14/08: Virginia Tech students remember a teacher's 'natural gift'
02/12/08: Former Gov. Warner speaks about state of non-profits
12/16/07: Blacksburg Man Honored with AARP Award
12/13/07: Tech Professor who gave life is honored as "inspiring"
12/02/07: Solace in Service
ADDITIONAL VIRGINIA TECH STORIES
11/09/07: Tech students honor victim by volunteer service
10/15/07: Tech offers healing in volunteer programs
10/24/08: University hosts annual CANstruction canned food drive
09/10/08: University creates new Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnerships
01/14/08: Martin Luther King Jr. Week of Service highlights opportunities for VT-ENGAGE
12/05/07: Virginia Tech to host Engagement Academy for university leaders
11/19/07: NASULGC Presents C. Peter McGrath Community Engagement Award to Virginia Tech
11/14/07: Hokies Thank the World message to be recorded from Outer Space
11/08/07: Virginia Tech students organize a show of support and assistance for a local teen 20,000 times over
11/07/07: Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary medicine offers pet portraits with Santa
11/06/07: By 2010, the Student Engineers' Council should surpass the $1 million club in giving
10/11/07: Delta Sigma Phi's 36-hour See-Saw for life raises money for the American Red Cross
10/10/07: College of Engineering students team with Friends of Animals on shelter project
10/04/07: Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity raises funds for the Children's Miracle Network
Virginia Tech Magazine, Fall 2007: With a little help from their friends (Virginia Tech Rescue Squad)
Virginia Tech Pamplin School of Business Newsletter, Fall 2007: see pages 6-9 "Remembering, Serving, Healing"
OTHER MEDIA SOURCES:
USA Today, 04/11/08: Va. Tech families, survivors turn grief into action
Journal and Courier (Layfette, IN), 12/02/07: Helping Appalachia's poor helps Virginia Tech students heal from mass shootings
Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/28/07: We Embrace Commitment to Community by John Dooley, guest columnist
Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/17/07: Tech volunteer drive asks for everyone's help
The Washinton Times, 10/16/07: Serving to help Tech's healing
TELEVISION:
WDBJ CH7:
02/13/08: Virginia Tech students honor their fallen French teacher
WSLS CH 10:
02/13/08: Teaching for "Madame" Video clip
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