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CEHD Cares Day

Â鶹´«Ã½'s College of Education and Human Development is hosting the second annual day of service on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. On this day, faculty, staff, Â鶹´«Ã½s and alumni are encouraged to get involved with the community through volunteering activities, donations drives, etc. Participants can join in on a volunteer event already in the works or come up with something entirely on their own.

November 20, 2024

How can I participate in CEHD Cares Day?

Throughout the day (and the entire week), various CEHD Cares Day events will be facilitated by faculty, staff, Â鶹´«Ã½s and alumni. These events may include free tutoring being offered by WMU education Â鶹´«Ã½s for local children, collecting of children's winter wear by a registered Â鶹´«Ã½ organization, a healthy snack food drive put on by nutrition and dietetics Â鶹´«Ã½s or bringing donuts and coffee to your local K12 school district to help celebrate the teachers. 

Those who wish to participate but are unable to join on Nov. 20 can contact Nicole Leffler to make arrangements.

Please use the hashtag #CEHDCares on social media so we can highlight the great work you are doing! 

Blind Date Book

Blind Date with a Book

Blind Date with a Book will be a fundraising event that aims to sell fully wrapped, interesting works of literature at low cost ($4 of below) to Â鶹´«Ã½s, faculty, staff and friends of WMU. Buy a book on Tuesday, November 12 from 3-7 pm in the lobby area of Sangren Hall, Brown Hall or the Student Center. 100% of the earnings will be donated on CARES Day to Read and Write Kalamazoo (RAWK), a local organization designed to celebrate and amplify youth voices through the cultivation of reading and writing. 
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School Supply Drive

To celebrate National Education Week, the College will be organizing a school supply drive for Kalamazoo Public Schools and the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA). Donations can be dropped of to the CEHD Student Services Suite (2421 Sangren Hall). Requested items include: Art supplies, feminine hygiene products, warm weather wear, sensory supplies, cleaning and sanitizing supplies, mini white boards, white board markers and erasers, children's books, snack packs, etc. 
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A look back at our impact

On November 17, 2022, CEHD faculty members, professors and Â鶹´«Ã½s volunteered their time and made donations, making the inaugural event a huge success. Eleven groups in total participated in the event impacting children in need, teachers, hospital workers and more. Collectively, the college donated a large box of school supplies, blankets, hats, and more to the ten K12 school districts in Kalamazoo County. Donations were gathered by College leadership, faculty/staff and Â鶹´«Ã½s over the course of Education Week. In addition, the College surprised 10 teachers throughout the week in their schools with gift baskets, thanking them for all that they do. 

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Contact Nicole Leffler, Associate Director of Marketing with any questions.