My College Cares Day 2022: MCC lends helping hands
Rayleigh Floyd, left, and Sara Moffett make labels for mailboxes as a part of their
My College Cares Day contributions. The two were among the hundreds who participated
in the annual event where MCC reaches out to the community.
From weeding a community garden to power washing the entrance of a non-profit agency to stuffing giveaway bags, Meridian Community College students, faculty, and staff offered many helping hands during its annual My College Cares Day.
“We love the extra help,” said Robyn Stephens, executive director of Aldersgate Retirement Community, as members of the MCC Eagles Baseball team filed in to begin their volunteer efforts that ranged from cleaning mailboxes to replacing overhead lights to washing rockers.
Stephens noted the retirement community is hosting a celebration next week and the My College Cares volunteers were helping to spruce up things. “It was perfect timing,” she said.
“Participating in My College Cares is huge for us because we are a non-profit,” she said, adding the residents enjoy interacting with the younger people who come to help. “That just makes their day,” Stephens said.
MCC students Rayleigh Floyd, 19, and Sara Moffett, 17, both of Enterprise were excited to be helping. “I enjoy working with the elderly,” Floyd said, noting she was a volunteer for My College Cares in 2021.
MCC Associate Dean for Student Engagement Brandon Dewease said My College Cares 2022 was a hit. “From the volume of photos that have been sent to me today of our students, faculty, and staff, it appears to have been successful,” he said.
“We’re always looking to invest back into our community,” Dewease said. “Because we are a community.”