St. Bonaventure University
More than 100 Bonaventure community members take part in weekend of service
More than 100 members of the St. Bonaventure community participated Saturday and Sunday in BonaServes, the university’s inaugural effort to coordinate a weekend of volunteer activities on campus and in the local community.
Volunteers logged nearly 400 total hours of service at sites that included: St. Vincent DePaul, YMCA, Canticle Farm, trails behind the university’s campus, and the United Way of Cattaraugus County. April is National Volunteer Month.
Because of inclement weather, two service sites — Franchot Park and Pfeiffer Nature Center — had to cancel their opportunities.
Many of the volunteers attended a meal after Saturday’s day of service in the Great Room of the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry.
“Students, faculty and staff had a great time,” said Alice Miller Nation, director of the Franciscan Center for Social Concern. “Many, many people thanked me for the efforts in putting the day together. I think it was a good start to what we hope can be an annual tradition."
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About the University: The nation’s first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure University is a community committed to transforming the lives of our students inside and outside the classroom, inspiring in them a lifelong commitment to service and citizenship. St. Bonaventure was named the #5 regional university value in the North in U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 college rankings edition.