Avila University Community Service Organization

Dear Neighbors in Action (DNA)

At Avila, service is who we are. Click on the links below to become a volunteer and learn how you can get involved and make a difference.

Sign Up to Volunteer
Student using a pitchfork to load garden mulch into a wheelbarrow
Avila groups head to West Virginia for Spring Break Service Trip pose in with their van
Three students with lumber, saw horses and hand saw
two students Mulching at Jerusalem Farm

Why is Service Important?

  1. Personal Growth
  2. Improve your Health
  3. Get Ready for College Admissions
  4. Job Application Benefits
  5. Service is Good

*From Big Ideas SUNY. Click here to learn more about the benefits of community service.

Past Service Trip Experiences

Two students picking up trash along the roadside
Dear Neighbor Day Cleanup
woman at a restaurant style stove
Fall Break – Jerusalem Farm
Group of people milling about outside Jerusalem Farm
Fall Break – Jerusalem Farm
Group of students posing in front of "Welcome to the little city that does big things" sign
Winter Trip – Okolona, Mississippi
Group selfie of nine students
Winter Trip – Okolona, Mississippi
Avila groups head to West Virginia for Spring Break Service Trip pose in with their van
Avila groups head to West Virginia for Spring Break Service Trip
Nazareth Farm WV - A group walk in the Appalachian Mountains
Nazareth Farm WV – A walk in the Appalachian Mountains
Three students with lumber, saw horses and hand saw
Nazareth Farm WV – Measure twice and cut once. Home repair at its best in West Virginia
Four students using construction tools
Spring Break Trip to Bethlehem Farm in West Virginia—workin’ and havin’ some fun.
Five students in a dance line, kicking up their heals
Spring Break Trip to Bethlehem Farm in West Virginia—workin’ and havin’ some fun.
landscape of building on Bethlehem Farm
Spring Break – Bethlehem Farm WV
Eight student posing with goats at Boys Grow farm
Working with Boys Grow
Three students Making blankets for kids at Children’s Mercy Hospital
Project Linus: Making blankets for kids at Children’s Mercy Hospital
Eight students with shovels, rakes, forks, and wheelbarrow gardening at St. James
Gardening at St. James
two students Mulching at Jerusalem Farm
Mulching at Jerusalem Farm
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