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Student-Led Service Organizations 

Student service organizations work closely with local agencies, placing Bowdoin students in volunteer positions that meet community needs. Contact leaders for more information about how to get involved!

Aspirations in Maine

Provides support to high school students navigating the process of postsecondary planning. For more information, contact Aisha Woodward '08

Bear Buddies
Buddies Spend an afternoon twice monthly providing fun activities for children with physical and mental disabilities. For more information, contact Roshani Grant '08 or Meredith Segal '08.


Bears and Cubs
Cubs Group mentoring for children waiting for a Big Brother or Big Sister. Meets every other Sunday in the gym for afternoon activities. For more information, contact Thompson Ogilvie '10.


Book Buddies

Work one-on-one with ESL students at Coffin Elementary. For more information, contact Nellie Connolly '08.

Bowdoin Central Mentoring

Members mentor students at Bowdoin Central Elementary School. For more information contact Z-Z Cowen '08 or Joy Geertz '09

Bowdoin Connections

Volunteers share skills and interest with youth at the Brunswick Teen Center.  For more information, contact Amir Abdullah '10 or Ross Jacobs '10.

Bowdoin Minstrels

Student volunteers share thier musical talents with residents of local retirement communities.  For more information, contact Alexandra Foradas '10 or KC Maloney '10.

Campus Kitchens

Kitchen Volunteers deliver unused food from Dining Services to Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program and provide one meal a week for the Tedford Family Shelter. For more information contact Katie Kindick '09 or Ian Yaffe '09.



Circle K
Organize service projects of a wide variety of nature on campus and in the community. For more information, contact Jamie Burwood '08 or Tamlyn Frederick '09.

College Guild
Guild Provide educational support for prisoners through the US Postal system. For more information, contact Michel Bamani '08.


Colleges Against Cancer

Against Cancer Promotes cancer awareness and advocacy on campus and raises funds for the American Cancer Society through the Making Strides walk and the Relay for Life. For more information, contact Julia Seltzer '09.



Falcon Friends
Falcon Mentor students in Bowdoinham elementary schools. For more information, contact Kacey Lane '08, Emily Keuthen '08 or Dana Riker '10.


Habitat for Humanity
graphic Help the campus extension of the local chapter organize campus-wide poverty awareness events, fundraisers and with "build" days. For more information, contact Joanna Caldwell '10.


Harpswell Island Mentoring

Mentor at-risk youth at Harpswell Islands Elementary School through the arts.  For more information, contact Ivano Pulito '08.

Midcoast Hospital Volunteer Program
Serve in the local hospital by visiting patients and helping hospital staff. For more information, contact Emily Gabranski '09.

Mt. Ararat Middle School Mentoring

Students work one-on-one as mentors to middle school students. For more information contact Rob Halliday '09, Maxwell Key '08 or Jake Lynch '08.

Mt. Ararat High School Mentoring

Members mentor students at Mt. Ararat High School. For more information contact Grace Moore '08.

Portland Housing Authority Tutoring
Tutoring at PHA Provide tutoring for mainly immigrant and refugee children in grades 7-12 living in the Portland Housing Authority Projects, after school M-TH. For more information, contact Bruce Baird '08 or Jon Ragins '08.



Red Cross Blood Drives
graphic Help host four campus-wide blood drives per year. Volunteers help with registration, blood donor support, and refreshments. For more information, contact Laura Belden '08.


Rotaract

Rotary-sponcorsed service club addressing physical and social needs of the community while promoting international understanding and peace.  For more information, contact Bozhidar Karanovsky '10 or Yong Mei '10.

SmART

Mentors at-risk youth at West Harpswell Elementary School through the arts. For more information contact Avery Forbes '08.

Special Friends
graphic Share in various weekend activities with adults who are mentally and physically disabled. For more information, contact Lily Abt '08.



Special Olympics
graphic Help organize the Special Olympics swim and track meet in the spring. For more information, contact Brittany Ogden '08.


Success By 6

Provides early childhood literacy education to prepare children for success in school. For more information contact Amy Ahearn '08 or Jamie Burwood '08.


Tedford Shelters Tedford Shelter logo
Serve the evening meal four nights a week at a local homeless shelter and play games with children living at the family shelter. For more information, contact Sayre McAuliffe '09 or Willy Oppenheim '09.



Volunteer Lawyers Project
graphic Work with Pine Tree Legal Aid to provide legal options to callers below the poverty line. For more information, contact James Nadeau '10.