Community Engagement Initiatives: Excelsior University Volunteering Week 2022

For employees, helping the community is a chance to learn about themselves and others. It is a chance to appreciate what they have when you see firsthand others who are less fortunate. It is also an opportunity for employees to learn about services provided by many non-profits in the community and perhaps refer others to them. It is also a chance to meet and work with colleagues from various units across the College while serving great causes. 

Beyond feeling good and helping others, the feedback we receive from organizations is inspiring. For example, Nancy Pechony, a logistics director from Veterans Miracle Center, stated, “It was wonderful having your group here. They were a great blessing to us, enabling us to get so much more humanitarian aid packaged to go out than we ever could have with just our own staff. Thank you more than words can express!” 

Carolyn Braunius, associate director of development, Capital District Region, Special Olympics New York, shared, “Thank you so much for letting Special Olympics New York be a part of Excelsior Cares volunteer day! We had such a great time working with the volunteers from the College, and they made such a huge difference for us here at our organization! Five volunteers worked seamlessly with staff and five of our athletes to clean out and organize our equipment storage facilities.” 

By Ashley Archangelo
Ashley Archangelo Customer Success Manager