On May 1, Colorado College alumni from around the country will participate in the first ever CC Cares Day. Metro groups in Colorado Springs, Denver, Albuquerque, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Seattle, Portland, Omaha, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and Kansas City will serve their communities in a variety of ways. Members of the community can bring new or used children's books for preschoolers and elementary school students to the drop-off box at Worner Center, located on the northwest corner of Cascade and Cache La Poudre, between 8 and 10 a.m. Between 10 a.m. and noon, volunteers are needed to help sort and package the books for delivery to the Children's Literacy Center and to designated schools.
Families are welcome, as children are needed to help decorate gift bags.
Last year, approximately 72 percent of Colorado College students contributed 28,466 hours of volunteer work for 132 organizations nationwide. This year's CC Cares Day coincides with the college's 125th anniversary . All projects target family involvement. For example, alumni in Albuquerque will restore trails at the Rio Grande Nature Center, alumni in Washington, D.C., will work in a soup kitchen, and Kansas City alumni will provide assistance at the Ronald McDonald House children's hospital.