Category: community

  • Make a Difference Day – Operation Evergreen 2017

    Once again, UA staff joined with student participating in Make a Difference Day to support Operation Evergreen.  The combined group made ornaments to be sent along with cut trees to service personal serving overseas during the holidays.  Most of the ornaments were assembled from kits, but a few brave folks tried their hand at some…

  • Ronald McDonald House – December 2016

    The Akron Ronald McDonald House is under construction, but the main part of the house was in need of a serious cleaning to start off the month of December. The two person crew mopped floors, vacuumed, wiped down all the surfaces, and took out the trash.  Lots of work, but the RMH staff appreciated our…

  • Holiday Tree Festival 2016

    This year, SEAC participated in the 35th Annual Holiday Tree (and Wreath) Festival to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital.   Here’s our entry: For about $7 in materials, the wreath went for $50! More information on the event can be found here: Holiday Tree Festival Special thanks to the SEAC Committee for the idea and to…

  • Make a Difference Day and Operation Evergreen 2016

    UA Staff members teamed up with the students participating in Make a Difference Day to help make ornaments for Operation Evergreen – a project to provide a little Christmas cheer to troops stationed overseas. And on hand was everyone’s favorite marsupial – Zippy!

  • Akron Rubber Ducks 2016

    The SEAC game night at with the Akron Rubber Ducks took place on Saturday, June 25th. What was actually going to be a single game, 7:05 p.m. start, was later announced as a double header.  Gates opened at 5 p.m. with the first game beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the second game started 30 minutes…

  • Every Square Inch

    SEAC was out in full force at the Ronald McDonald House for a cleaning session. Anthony on the mop: Bonnie and Peggy wiped down every surface in the building. And Ed…  TURN AROUND ED! HEY ! ED! He couldn’t hear me.  Ed was on the vacuum. Floor to ceiling, top to bottom – every square…

  • Baking up a storm

    The galloping gourmet bakers of SEAC made another great contribution to the Ronald McDonald House. Here’s the Thank You from RMH: Dear Laura, Theresa & Bonnie- We hope you had a great time volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House of Akron. Thank you so much for baking treats for our families. It is because of volunteers…

  • Baking at RMH

    The “Iron Bakers” of SEAC descended on the Ronald McDonald House and baked up a storm in April.  Special thanks to Laura and Katy for their enthusiastic volunteerism – and to Peggy and Bonnie for helping to organize the event. Thank You Letter from RMH

  • Volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House

    Members of SEAC recently volunteered to help clean and organize supplies at the Akron Ronald McDonald House.   Thanks to Michele, Bonnie, Grace, and Peggy.   Your service to the community is a great example. Click here for a special note from the Ronald McDonald House Volunteer Coordinator

  • Operation Evergreen / Make A Difference Day 2015: Part 2

    Members of SEAC joined the students of Make a Difference Day – part of StudentLife’s Serve Akron – to make more ornaments for Operation Evergreen.