Register for a project near you.

To find opportunities to help, you may not need to look beyond your neighborhood. Food insecurity, hunger, environmental restoration, health and education are examples of needs that have inspired past service projects. Join an existing project below or volunteer any day during the month of May and log your hours here. Let's show the world how OSU alumni are dedicated to supporting communities around the world.

Nationwide

All month - mail gently used business clothes for students at Benny's Business Closet. Learn more
Send congratulations notes and inspirational messages to graduating students. Learn more

Oregon

All month - Mail or drop off gently used business clothes for students at Benny's Business Closet. Learn more
May 10 - Corvallis | Downtown Cleanup, 10 am - 12 noon. Register
May 17 - Salem | Oregon Outdoor Education Center, 9 am - 12 noon. Register
May 17 - Portland | Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial, 9 am - 12 noon. Register
May 17 - Tualatin | Tualatin Elementary Sustainable Garden, 9 am - 12 noon. Register
May 20 - Corvallis | Volunteer at the Child Development Center, 9 am - 12 noon. Register
May 20 - Corvallis | Getting a DAM Job & Leveraging Your DAM Network, 12 pm - 1:30 pm. Register
May 22 - Beaverton | Oregon Food Bank, 6 pm - 8 pm. Register
May 30 - Corvallis | OSU Campus Arboretum, 1 pm - 4 pm. Register
May 31 - Portland | Volunteers for the Portland Rose Festival CareOregon Starlight Parade and Grand Floral Parade. Register to volunteer by May 31.
Additional sites will be posted soon. Questions? Email osualum@osualum.com

California

May 3 - San Diego | Oceanside Breakwater Way Beach Cleanup, 9 am - 11 am. Register
May 17 - Sacramento |Arcade Creek Park Improvements, 7:30 am - 2 pm. Register
May 17 - San Jose | Upper Penitencia Creek, 9 am - 12 noon. Register
May 24 - Long Beach | Food Finders, 8 am - 11:30 am. Register
May 31 - San Pedro | Peck Park Clean Up, 9 am - 12 pm. Register
Additional sites will be posted soon. Questions? Email osualum@osualum.com

Idaho

May 6 - Boise | The Idaho Foodbank. Register

Washington

Sites will be posted soon. Questions? Email osualum@osualum.com

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We're looking for volunteers! Plan a service project near you!

Beavers are quick to roll up their sleeves when it comes to solving problems, even when it involves working outside their comfort zone. Each year in May for OSU Days of Service, alumni, students and friends use this shared community spirit and join together to make positive change.

Do you have a project in mind? Complete the quick form below and we'll invite others to join you!

We’re especially looking for new and returning volunteer leaders from areas such as Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Texas, New York, Boston, Denver — and everywhere else — to take part, grow Beaver Nation’s impact and supplement our strong West Coast presence!

It’s easy to get started. Choose an organization or cause that you are passionate about. Then, OSUAA can help you with these resources.

Looking for tips and tricks to help you get started? Give us a call at 877-678-2837 or check out these great resources:

Give today!

If you’re short on time, we will put your money to work by helping to grow the OSU network and support OSU students! Support OSUAA programs and student scholarships by making a gift. Type in "OSU Alumni Association Scholarship Fund" or "OSU Alumni Association Excellence Fund" in the form. Or support the OSU Alumni Association with Dam Proud Day.

Thank you for volunteering for past Days of Service!

Each year, we have a great turnout for OSU Days of Service. Volunteers in Oregon, Washington and California, and across oceans, from Hawaii to India and Korea, came together to volunteer in their communities. Alumni and friends packed food boxes for those in need, cleaned up parks and neighborhoods, helped with city recycling events, worked in gardens and more!

View photos from previous Days of Service projects.
Watch the video of gratitude for everyone's efforts!
And hear why President Emeritus Ed Ray participates in OSU Days of Service.

I am always a firm believer in uplifting people in nursing homes and elder care, tulips are a great way to do that ...

Rachel Kelly, '16

It's an important way in which I can benefit at least three people who need blood.

Pam Powell, '86

It has to start somewhere, so why not start with me and my family spreading some cheer and cleaning up our neighborhood?

Marcia Torres-Ruiz, '01

Coming from a family who needed help in the past, I know all too well what it's like and how much it meant when someone helped us.

Suzanne Flores-Phillips, '05, '07

Hopefully the plant starts I grow and give away will encourage individuals to get outside and get some much-needed Vitamin D.

Jackie Cox

It's a need that we can help with that has made a huge difference for those who can't leave their homes.

Kelly Hower '04

Human connection is one of the deepest ways to show love and feed/received hope - to strangers and friends alike.

Megan Dailey

Helping students and the needs of those in my community are very important to me.

Lori Rush, '78