Listed alphabetically by county.
County: Alamance
City: Burlington
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13
Service beneficiary: Alamance Regional Hospital Emergency Room
Project description: A volunteer with bake cookies for the staff.
County: Alamance
City: Mebane
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Service beneficiary: City of Mebane Police and Fire Departments
Project description: Tar Heels will make banana pudding and serve it to both departments to thank them for their service during Hurricane Florence.
County: Alamance
City: Saxapahaw
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 11 a.m. – noon
Service beneficiary: The Village of Saxapahaw
Project description: Volunteers will walk the trails around the Haw River in Saxapahaw and pick up trash and debris.
County: Bladen
City: Tar Heel
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13
Service beneficiary: Local community
Project description: Tar Heels will clean up along the highways in the community.
County: Buncombe
City: Asheville
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 4 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Asheville Fire Department and Asheville Police Department
Project description: Volunteers will bake cookies for the firefighters and police officers in appreciation for what they do for the City of Asheville.
For more details and to join this project: Contact terry.white1@gmail.com.
County: Buncombe
City: Fairview
Date: Sunday, Oct. 14
Service beneficiary: Elderly neighbors
Project description: Volunteers will perform yard work (raking leaves, picking up limbs and trimming shrubs) for elderly neighbors.
County: Cabarrus
City: Concord
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 8 – 11:30 a.m.
Service beneficiary: Share the Harvest Farm
Project description: We will be cleaning and packing sweet potatoes as well as some maintenance work. Wear your “get dirty” clothes and bring your gloves and sun protection. UNC alumni, their families and friends (children with an accompanying adult) are welcome and encouraged to volunteer. The project will be located at the Share the Harvest farm at 5300 Poplar Tent Road, Concord, NC 28027. It is behind McGill Baptist Church, at the corner of Poplar Tent Road and George Liles Parkway.
For more details and to join this project: Contact David Jones ’82 at davidcjones31339@gmail.com or sign up online at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4ea8a823a4f58-tarheel2.
This project is sponsored by the Cabarrus County Carolina Club
County: Camden
City:Camden
Date: Sunday, Oct. 14
Service beneficiary: Camden County Public Library
Project description: An alumnus will give a free, educational talk to the public on the mysterious death and disappearance of Nell Cropsey in Elizabeth City in 1901.
County: Carteret
City: Morehead City
Date: Friday, Oct. 12
Service beneficiary: Local fire departments and Hurricane Florence relief efforts
Project description: Volunteers will be unloading truckloads of supplies sent to Morehead City for hurricane relief.
County: Chatham
City: Pittsboro
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Chatham Habitat for Humanity
Project description: We are currently building three Habitat homes in Pittsboro. Volunteers will work on various tasks related to the end-stages of building as we prepare to dedicate two of our homes in November. A lunch break will be included.
For more details and to join this project: Please email Rachel Horowitz ’18 at rachelh@chathamhabitat.org or call 919-542-0794.
County: Chatham
City: Pittsboro
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13
Service beneficiary: Chatham Habitat for Humanity
Project description: C-Step Students from CCCC will be aiding Habitat for Humanity in building and working on a home.
County: Craven
City: New Bern
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 – Saturday, Oct. 13
Service beneficiary: The New Bern Relief Fund; Hurricane Florence recovery efforts
Project description: On Friday, we plan to help with set up and ticket taking at the New Bern Mumfest Concert. 100 percent of proceeds go to The New Bern Relief Fund. On Saturday, we will work with Temple Church in New Bern to provide physical labor for those still struggling to heal from the hurricane. #TarHealing
For more details and to join this project: Visit the Twin Rivers Carolina Club Facebook page to learn more and RSVP.
This project is sponsored by the Twin Rivers Carolina Club
County: Cumberland
City: Fayetteville
Date: Friday, Oct. 12
Service beneficiary: Seth’s Wish
Project description: Volunteers will collect items for donation to Seth’s Wish, which helps feed and clothe the homeless in Fayetteville.
For more details and to join this project: Contact Devon Newton ’92 at devonnewton@ymail.com.
County: Durham
City: Durham
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Durham 911 Centers
Project description: Volunteers will put together and deliver care packages for 911 telecommunicators.
For more details and to join this project: Contact Denise Pratt ’85 at 919-475-1126.
County: Durham
City: Durham
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 10 a.m. – noon
Service beneficiary: N.C. Big Sweep
Project description: Volunteers will be removing trash at Burdens Creek Bluff (behind the Falls Pointe Apartments) or between Highway 54 and Euclid Road.
For more details and to join this project: Contact Michael_pollock@yahoo.com for more information.
County: Durham
City: Durham
Date: Friday, Oct. 12
Service beneficiary: Be Healthy Ministries
Project description: Through the Disaster Ministry at Be Healthy Ministries, volunteers will create comfort kits and provide resources, including information on mental, physical, spiritual and environmental health, to communities affected by disaster.
County: Durham
City: Durham
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 7 – 11 a.m.
Service beneficiary: Autism Society of N.C.
Project description: We will run a giveaway tent at the Triangle Run/Walk for Autism. We will help people register for a drawing and will give away t-shirts and fans to help raise awareness.
For more details and to join this project: Visit this link to see other volunteer opportunities with the Triangle Run/Walk for Autism.
County: Durham
City: Durham
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Durham Rescue Mission Men’s Shelter and local K-12 children
Project description: “Cover The Heels” will provide socks to Durham Rescue Mission Men’s Shelter. In addition, we will donate socks to needy kids and show the kids how to paint Tar Heels.
For more details and to join this project: Contact Kecia West ’87 at kejenkins19@gmail.com or 919-451-1481.
County: Forsyth
City: Winston-Salem
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 6:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Wake Forest Baptist Health
Project description: A volunteer will be helping patients with activities of daily living and moving.
County: Forsyth
City: Winston-Salem
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 9 – 11 a.m.
Service beneficiary: City of Winston-Salem
Project description: We will be cleaning up trash along an abandoned railroad track along Stratford Road.
For more details and to join this project: Contact Cherryelscurry@hotmail.com.
County: Gaston
City: Gastonia
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 11 a.m. – noon
Service beneficiary: The Cathy Mabry Cloninger Center: A Domestic Violence Shelter
Project description: Volunteers will collect needed supplies and deliver to the shelter.
County: Guilford
City: Browns Summit
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 11 a.m. – noon
Service beneficiary: Monticello-Brown Summit Elementary
Project description: Volunteers will work on a school clean-up and beautification process.
County: Guilford
City: Greensboro
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 1 – 4 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Out of the Garden
Project description: Volunteers will be packing donated bakery items and distributing food to food desert areas and neighborhoods.
For more details and to join this project: Contact Kara Milton ’97 at 336-340-3040.
This project is sponsored by the Greensboro Carolina Club
County: Guilford
City: Greensboro
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Southeast Guilford Civitan Club and Special Olympics of North Carolina
Project description: Volunteers with a Civitan club will be building bocce courts for the Guilford/Greensboro Special Olympics team to host a regional invitational event.
County: Guilford
City: High Point
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 1 – 3 p.m.
Service beneficiary: City of High Point
Project description: A volunteer will clean up debris at the Deep River Park and on Skeet Club Drive.
For more details and to join this project: Call or text Maria at 336-580-2391.
County: Lenoir
City: Kinston
Date: Friday, Oct. 12
Service beneficiary: Local community
Project description: Volunteers will clean up around their local community in Kinston and will clear debris.
County: McDowell
City: Marion
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 – Saturday, Oct. 13 | 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Local families and households in need
Project description: Dover Insulation employees will be replacing and installing roofs for disadvantaged members of our community. This work will be done in coordination with a local church, Grace Community Church.
For more details and to join this project: Contact Laura Dover ’92 at 828-273-5858.
County: Mecklenburg
City: Charlotte
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Empowherment
Project description: A Tar Heel will volunteer with girls in grades 6-12 at an annual summit.
County: Mecklenburg
City: Charlotte
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 9:30 a.m. – noon
Service beneficiary: Samaritan’s Feet
Project description: We will clean and prepare shoes that will be shipped to those in need. Each volunteer will need to complete a waiver, which is located here: www.samaritansfeet.org/waiver. Please take a few minutes to complete this before arriving. We can have up to 25 volunteers. We are also asking our volunteers to donate $10 per person or to bring a new pair of tennis shoes with them to donate to help us in our efforts to provide shoes around the world.
For more details and to join this project: To RSVP, please email Suzanne Cowden ’85 at s.cowden@hotmail.com. For more details on this project, please visit the Charlotte Carolina Club’s website.
This project is sponsored by the Charlotte Carolina Club
County: Nash
City: Red Oak
Date: Sunday, Oct. 14 | 9 a.m. – noon
Service beneficiary: Nash County Parks and Recreation
Project description: A Tar Heel will clean up any trash on the fields and in the park areas and discard.
County: Onslow
City: North Topsail Beach
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Residents of Topsail Island
Project description: Volunteers will be helping with clean-up, repairs and restoration of houses on the island due to damages incurred from Hurricane Florence.
County: Orange
City: Chapel Hill
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Service beneficiary: N.C. Cancer Hospital
Project description:Law students, alumni, and local attorneys will put on a clinic for the UNC Cancer Pro Bono Legal Project, and cancer patients, survivors and caregivers will have advanced directives prepared.
County: Orange
City: Chapel Hill
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 1 – 4 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Neighbor with a physical disability
Project description: A Tar Heel will prepare and cook meals according to dietary needs and will portion, label, freeze and deliver to her freezer for use as needed.
County: Orange
City: Chapel Hill
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13
Service beneficiary: Public safety agencies and hospitals in the 28 N.C. counties most impacted by Hurricane Florence
Project description: Volunteers will be sending cards and notes of appreciation and encouragement to the medical staff, firefighters, EMS personnel and first responders in the affected areas.
For more details and to join this project: Contact Richard and Heathe Ashe at richard.w.ashe@gnail.com or hrashe2016@gmail.com.
County: Orange
City: Chapel Hill
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | noon – 4 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Carolina Tiger Rescue
Project description: Volunteers are collecting items for their donation list for volunteers to use during other service projects. Donation items include toilet paper, paper towels, disposable latex gloves, storage and trash bags, bug spray, sunscreen and tools.
County: Orange
City: Chapel Hill
Date: Sunday, Oct. 14 | noon – 2 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Get Real and Heel
Project description: Get Real and Heel helps breast cancer patients and survivors improve their health through exercise and group therapy. Volunteers will clean the main workout room and the women’s locker room. In addition, the GAA is collecting donations to provide Clorox wipes, tissues and Lysol, items the program is in need of.
For more details and to join this project: For more details, visit the event webpage, and sign up to volunteer or donate here.
This project is sponsored by the UNC General Alumni Association
County: Randolph
City: Asheboro
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 1 – 3 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Balfour Elementary School
Project description: Volunteers will clean up the playground at the school.
County: Rowan
City: Salisbury
Date: Friday, Oct. 12
Service beneficiary: Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary
Project description: Volunteers will collect aluminum cans in Rowan County, sort them and sell them at a local recycling buyer to earn money for the animals’ care at Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary.
For more details and to join this project: Email Lora Owen ’94 at Lowen@carolina.rr.com.
County: Vance
City: Henderson
Date: Friday, Oct. 12
Service beneficiary: Aycock Elementary School
Project description: Volunteers will clean, prune and weed the courtyard at the school.
County: Wake
City: Apex
Date: Friday, Oct. 12
Service beneficiary: Wake Med NICU
Project description: A group of staff and teachers at Salem Middle School will knit hats to donate to the NICU.
For more details and to join this project: Contact Laurie Hayes ’84 at hayeshistory@gmail.com.
County: Wake
City: Cary
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 – Saturday, Oct. 13
Service beneficiary: Communities in and around Jacksonville, N.C.
Project description: Volunteers will be collecting supplies for families impacted by Hurricane Florence. Supplies can be donated and we will deliver to families in Jacksonville. Supplies include: diapers, personal toiletries, non-perishable foods (canned goods, snack foods), baby wipes, batteries, paper towels, unopened socks, ziplock bags and small first aid kits.
For more details and to join this project: To donate items, email elyse.darling@gmail.com.
County: Wake
City: Cary
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 – Sunday, Oct. 14
Service beneficiary: The Town of Cary
Project description: Volunteers will pick up litter in the community.
County: Wake
City: Raleigh
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 | 8 – 9 a.m
Service beneficiary: Breast cancer survivors
Project description: Volunteers and high school seniors will provide a donut breakfast in a school cafeteria to area breast cancer survivors.
County: Wake
City: Raleigh
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 | 7 a.m. – noon
Service beneficiary: American Cancer Society
Project description: Volunteers will be supporting cancer survivors during the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event and clean-up.
For more details and to join this project: Contact Dorothea Brock ’02 at dbrock3@hotmail.com.
County: Wake
City: Raleigh
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13
Service beneficiary: Carolina Cavalry
Project description: Volunteers will be loading trucks and transporting supplies to Eastern N.C. for Hurricane Florence recovery.
County: Wake
City: Raleigh
Date: Sunday, Oct. 14 | 2 – 5 p.m.
Service beneficiary: Sunrise of Raleigh Senior Living
Project description: Volunteers will visit residents and paint fingernails, read with residents and set up for dinner.
County: Wilson
City: Various
Date: Friday, Oct. 12 – Saturday, Oct. 13
Service beneficiary: Adopt-a-Highway program
Project description: Volunteers will be clearing roadside trash in Wilson County.