Pat Martin

The Signal Staff

Students gather mulch for the garden at the Baytown Habitat for Humanity home. Pictured from left: Gie Dinh, Hoang Luu, Nirmal Shrestha and Tracy McKinnley.

Christian theologian and founder of Methodism John Wesley once said, “Make all you can, save all you can and give all you can.” The most valuable thing a person can give is their time.

This past Saturday more than 130 University of Houston-Clear Lake students, faculty and staff members gave their time by participating in the UHCL Community Outreach Day.

Community Outreach Day is sponsored by the UHCL’s center for Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement, or SLICE. The mission of SLICE is to develop leadership through service to the community. On Feb. 13, SLICE hosted six different projects throughout the community. Continue Reading

David Sager, Pat Martin and Brian go on a trip around the greater Houston area to document UHCL students giving back as part of the Community Outreach Day.

Community Outreach Day is Saturday, Feb. 13.  UHCL has been holding Community Outreach Day each a semester since 2002, a day where students, staff and faculty volunteer to help the community.

“SLICE arranges numerous service projects including: serving the homeless, the hungry and the elderly, working in construction, and helping at the animal shelter,” said Jennifer Clark, assistant director of student life for student leadership involvement and community engagement.

Community Outreach Day is currently the largest service program UHCL coordinates. There are typically 75 to 150 volunteers each semester.