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5th Annual Volunteer Mobilization Day
August 25, 2009 - Berkeley
More than 85 incoming graduate students in public health spent the afternoon performing public service at nonprofit organizations throughout Berkeley as part of the 5th annual UC Berkeley School of Public Health Volunteer Mobilization Day. The event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and the Berkeley Mayor's Office. More about Volunteer Mobilization Day
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates addresses the student volunteers at the kick-off gathering in the Pauley Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union Building.
At the kick-off, last-minute volunteers sign up for assignments. Bottled water and energy bars are provided to keep the volunteers hydrated and nourished.
Student organizers of Volunteer Mobilization Day, Karen Ben-Moshe (left) and Katherine Crabtree
At Chaparral House, an intermediate-care facility for seniors, volunteers socialize with the residents.
At the Black Repertory Group, an independent theater organization, volunteers help put away costumes.
At Halcyon Commons, a community-designed park in South Berkeley that was once a parking lot, volunteers help with weeding and pruning.
Volunteers stencil "No Dumping! Drains to Bay" on storm drains south of campus for the City of Berkeley Department of Public Works.
Photographer: Peg Skorpinski