Adventist University of Health Sciences Spends a Day Volunteering

The University closed for an entire day for faculty and staff to volunteer at the Community Food and Outreach Center.

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Sep 10, 2015, 10:56 ET

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adventist University of Health Sciences (ADU) partnered with the Community Food and Outreach Center for a full day of volunteer work. Under the leadership of ADU's President, Dr. David Greenlaw, the entire University was closed to allow every faculty and staff member the opportunity to spend the day getting their hands dirty and working together to improve the lives of families in need.

"The entire ADU faculty and staff spent a day volunteering at the Community Food and Outreach Center."

The Community Food and Outreach Center (CFOC) offers services to individuals who are "struggling through unemployment, hunger, housing difficulties, and more by providing hunger relief, crisis care, transformative education, and employment training opportunities." The center is opened to the public with the mission of breaking the cycle of poverty and helping clients reach their full potential; a mission that ADU also embraces.

"One simple act of kindness and labor multiplied by an entire University's faculty and staff can go a long way, and is rewarding to see our efforts helping those in need," stated Dr. David Greenlaw, President of ADU.

ADU faculty and staff, a team of 245 individuals, tackled dozens of projects with the overall goal of beautifying and cleaning the campus of CFOC. The team also operated the Cost Share Grocery Program and Thrift Center, thanked donors for their contributions, and raised awareness of the CFOC across Central Florida.

"Over 1,500 man hours were served and they blew us away with their passion, dedication, and positive spirit," said Eric Gray, Executive Director of the Community Food and Outreach Center.

Among the days biggest accomplishments included: a total cleaning and painting of the entire warehouse, a phone thank-a-thon to over 600 donors, planting of two new garden spaces, restriping of the parking lots, distributing over 80 flyers for the upcoming "Quack Attack on Poverty 5k," and a total overhaul of the grocery and thrift store.

This is the second year in a row that ADU has volunteered at the CFOC, and for its past efforts the University was awarded by the Heart of Florida United Way as the 2015 Corporate Volunteer Group of the Year.

About ADU – Adventist University of Health Sciences (ADU) is a Seventh-day Adventist institution that specializes in healthcare education. ADU offers undergraduate and graduate programs including: Biomedical Sciences, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Health Sciences, Radiography, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Nursing (BSN), Nurse Anesthesia, Occupational Therapy, Healthcare Administration, and Physician Assistant. The University is associated with Florida Hospital and the Adventist Health System.

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