The Orientation Service Project is a collaboration between the University of Georgia
Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Clarke County School District.

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayals of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

You are about to embark on one of the greatest adventures of your life - COLLEGE! Orientation is excited to welcome you to the University of Georgia and share with you the many educational, social, and cultural opportunities that lie ahead. We also look forward to introducing you to the unique college town of Athens, GA. Nicknamed the "Classic City," Athens and the surrounding community is a one-of-a-kind place that we know you'll fall in love with and forever cherish memories made.

Athens-Clarke County is also one of the poorest counties in the United States. This is why we are calling on you. For the first time ever, Orientation is asking students to participate in a community service project entitled "PAWS for a CAUSE." Just like Orientation is designed to prepare you for a successful beginning to your UGA experience, with your help, PAWS for a CAUSE will provide students at 14 local elementary schools with the supplies they need to start their own school year off the right way.

Given the recent economic situation, these schools need your help, and our goal this summer is to collect:

Paper

• 2,000 Spiral Bound Notebooks
• 100,000 Sheets of Wide ruled loose leaf paper
• 1,000 Composition Notebooks
• 10,000 Index Cards
• 10,000 Sticky Notes

Writing Utensils

• 10,000 Pencils
• 1,000 Pencil Sharpeners
• 5,000 Pink Erasers
• 1,000 Boxes of Colored Pencils
• 1,000 Boxes of Crayons
• 500 Boxes of Markers
• 500 Assorted Highlighters
• 500 Assorted Dry Erase Markers

Organization

• 500 1 inch 3 Ring Binders
• 1,000 Tab Dividers
• 500 Pencil Bags/Boxes
• 500 Clipboards
• 1,000 Duo-Tang Folders (3 Brad Pocket Folders)
• 1,000 Pocket Folders without Brads
  

Miscellaneous

• 10,000 Zip Lock Bags
• 1,000 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer
• 1,000 Boxes of Tissue/Kleenex
• 500 Boxes of Band-aids
• 500 Rulers (Inches & Centimeters)
• 1,000 Glue Sticks
• 1,000 Bottles of Elmer's Glue
• 500 Fiskar Scissors

If you want to help, please bring any of the above items with you when you check-in at Creswell Hall on your assigned Orientation date. You will also have an opportunity to help sort the school supplies at designated times throughout the day.

Your contributions will help approximately 7,000 elementary school students at the following Elementary Schools:

Schools and student population

• Alps Road - 500
• Barnett Shoals - 650
• Barrow - 450
• Chase Street - 250
• Cleveland Road - 400
  
• Fowler Drive - 500
• Gaines - 600
• Oglethorpe Ave - 550
  
• Howard B. Stroud - 400
  
• Timothy Road - 500
• Whit Davis - 650
• Whitehead Road - 550
  
• Winterville - 500
• J. J. Harris - 400

Follow the progress of PAWS for a CAUSE on Twitter and Facebook.  Thank you for your donations.