{"id":193,"date":"2023-07-13T19:32:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T00:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/?page_id=193"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:38:40","slug":"service-saturdays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/service-saturdays\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Saturdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"flood.nat\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/files\/2023\/07\/flood.nat_.jpg?resize=1600%2C1067&#038;ssl=1');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-6a4300957b0c6 {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-6a4300957b0c6\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-left vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInvesting in our Community\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>St. Olaf is fortunate to be a part of the greater Northfield community. As Oles, it is important for us to give back and be active residents on and off the Hill. <strong>Service Saturday<\/strong>\u00a0is one way we act on our commitment to bettering our community.<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">A portion of the funding for the project in prior years has been provided by 9\/11 Day in collaboration with AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, and the Seed Coalition.<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"651\" 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.site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--gray\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"background-color: #e4a01b;\">\u00a0Showing Up with Northfield &amp; Beyond:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> Move-In Day Food Drive<\/h2>\n<p>In preparation for one of our Service Saturday projects, we are hosting a Move-in Day Food Drive! St. Olaf is partnering with the <a href=\"https:\/\/communityactioncenter.org\/food-access\/\">Community Action Center<\/a> in Northfield to gather nonperishable food, household and hygiene items to be distributed at the CAC&#8217;s food shelf.<\/p>\n<p>We are challenging the Class of 2030 to show up for your new community on Move-in Day 2026 by, if you are able to, donating food or other needed items. You can find a <a href=\"https:\/\/communityactioncenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Food-Shelf-Top-5-Items-Wanted.pdf\">list of the CAC&#8217;s most-needed foods and supplies here<\/a>. You may also support the food drive by <a href=\"https:\/\/communityactioncenter.org\/donate\/\">making a donation<\/a> to the CAC &#8212; note St. Olaf Move-In Day with your donation!<\/p>\n<p>Students participating in Service Saturday will deliver the donated food to the CAC.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Thank you, Class of 2030,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>for your support of the food drive!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__title panel panel-title site-section__bg--u-cc-white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"title\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\" site-panel__title--wrapper site-panel__title--has-img\">\n\n\t\t\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Snacks\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/files\/2023\/07\/Snacks.jpg?resize=710%2C350&#038;ssl=1');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-panel__title--background-image lazyload\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__title--inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"page__title h1\"><\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Service Saturday Opportunities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>St. Olaf&#8217;s Service Saturday Program offers students an introduction to civic engagement through an active volunteer experience in their first month on campus. Service Saturday emphasizes a student&#8217;s opportunity to make connections not only with classmates, but also, within the Northfield community while striving to understand civic identity and commitment. The wide variety of service options also provide students a chance to reflect on the value of diverse community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfqrkPUEDpR8rZzzQUKPyccdUQxnX0rItMPGMPQBBSzB7BEeg\/viewform?usp=header\">Choose your impact &#8211; sign up before slots fill up!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"207\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/service-saturdays\/crp2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/files\/2023\/07\/CRP2.jpg?fit=750%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,398\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CRP2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/files\/2023\/07\/CRP2.jpg?fit=750%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-207 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/files\/2023\/07\/CRP2.jpg?resize=300%2C159&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Nature Work Opportunties<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">River clean-up with Clean River Partners<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Trail maintenance at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Seed collection with St. Olaf Natural Lands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/service-saturdays\/polaris05369671\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/files\/2023\/07\/Polaris05369671-e1690287056236.jpg?fit=750%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,388\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Polaris05369671\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/files\/2023\/07\/Polaris05369671-e1690287056236.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-208 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/files\/2023\/07\/Polaris05369671-e1690287056236-300x155.jpg?resize=300%2C155&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Social Care Opportunities<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Restocking our community food bank with the Community Action Center<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Fleece tie-blanket making for Northfield Hospitals+Clinics cancer patients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/service-saturdays\/leaves\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ote\/files\/2023\/07\/Leaves-e1690287130204.jpg?fit=750%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,388\" 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style=\"text-align: left;\">Grounds work at Northfield Retirement Community<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Landscaping, painting and other projects with the Northfield Arts Guild<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Helping out at Rice County Area United Way&#8217;s Books on Central<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Seasonal outdoor projects at A Great Day Farm<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Meeting with retirees at Three Links Village<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Grounds work at Three Links Village<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__query_loop panel panel-query_loop 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