On Saturday, September 12th, Stockton University had its 12th annual Day of Service. At 8 A.M., students arrived fresh-faced and full of anticipation for the day ahead. Students were divided into four groups, each assigned a color: blue, green, red and purple. With multiple service projects scheduled throughout the day, the different groups would rotate and take turns in order to experience each service project offered. The day began with a brief introduction by President Kesselman, followed by a speech by Todd Bernstein. It was a great way to precede the service projects that were soon to follow.

Stockton offered a wide variety of service projects for students to participate in. One service project offered was for a group called Books Without Borders. This organization takes in used or old book donations from schools, libraries, and homes, and ships them off to countries that need them. For the Day of Service, students were able to do just that. With literally thousands of books, students sorted books by their genre and packed them into boxes, ready to be sent off at any time.

Another service project was for an organization called Green Dot. Green Dot is an organization against violence, and their main goal is to get communities to reduce violence by helping in any way possible. Brian Pluchino, who spoke at the Day of Service, shortened his original six hour presentation to just an hour, but was still able to give all the information needed. In a fun and interactive way, Pluchino engaged students with different, realistic scenarios on violence, and showed them that any help does help, even in the smallest way.

The day ended with a reflection, and students were encouraged to not only get involved with the organizations participating in the Day of Service, but to also better their community and join other groups for community service. All in all, Stockton held another successful Day of Service.