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

  • Dear Neighbor Day Cleanup
  • Fall Break – Jerusalem Farm
  • Fall Break – Jerusalem Farm
  • Winter Trip – Okolona, Mississippi
  • Winter Trip – Okolona, Mississippi
  • Avila groups head to West Virginia for Spring Break Service Trip
  • Nazareth Farm WV – A walk in the Appalachian Mountains
  • Nazareth Farm WV – Measure twice and cut once. Home repair at its best in West Virginia
  • Spring Break Trip to Bethlehem Farm in West Virginia—workin’ and havin’ some fun.
  • Spring Break Trip to Bethlehem Farm in West Virginia—workin’ and havin’ some fun.
  • Spring Break – Bethlehem Farm WV
  • Working with Boys Grow
  • Project Linus: Making blankets for kids at Children’s Mercy Hospital
  • Gardening at St. James
  • Mulching at Jerusalem Farm
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