MOVE with Service

Community Service Ideas that Involve MOVEment!

• Conduct a bicycle rodeo to help children learn bicycle safety.

• Organize a safe walk to school event.

• Assist an after-school little league or other sports program for younger children.

• Clean yards of neighbors who cannot do it themselves.

• Hold a sports contest.

• Teach others about a sport you enjoy and know a lot about.

• Clean up trash at a community event or county fair.

• Clean up vacant lot.

• Clean an elderly neighbor's driveway and sidewalk after a snowfall.

• Set up a recycling system for your home and participate in your neighborhood curbside recycling pick-up.

• Create a campaign to encourage biking and walking.

• Rake leaves, shovel snow, clean gutters or wash windows for a senior citizen.

• Go for a walk with a senior citizen in your community.

• Hold an afternoon dance for a local nursing home.

• During bad weather, visit seniors to make sure they have everything they need.

• Serve as a coach for a youth sports team.

Check back for changing service ideas!

Adapted from 366 Community Service Ideas
Janet Fox, 4-H Extension Specialist
University of Nebraska 4-H
http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/serviceideas.shtml