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The K-State Volunteer Center of Manhattan, founded in 2007, is an organization dedicated to providing resources to support volunteers, and enhance volunteer programs and events in the community of Manhattan.

Archive for May, 2010
Give It Up for Good


The Good Neighbor’s Program and Students in Action have teamed up to bring you the 1st Annual “Give it up for Good” Furniture collection and distribution event.
May 14th: 8-3pm–Bring your unwanted furniture and household items to City Park baseball diamonds, Derby Dining Center parking lot, Kramer Dining Center parking lot OR call: 785-587-2408 for a FREE pickup of donation items (clothing excluded).
May 15th: 8am-noon–Items left over from donation day will be sold to the public at City Park.

*Volunteers needed to lift, organize, and load furniture.

Contact the K-State Volunteer Center of Manhattan @ 785-532-5701 or userve@ksu.edu to sign up!

Celebrating People in Action: Community Service Awards

This year marked the sixth annual Celebrating People in Action: Community Service Awards hosted by Community First National Bank, K-State’s Office of the Provost, and the K-State Volunteer Center of Manhattan. Every year we award outstanding volunteers in our community as part of the Celebrating People in Action: Community Service Awards. This year was we had two new categories to recognize volunteers from the community who serve in the Community. Outstanding Community Group, and Outstanding Youth Volunteer are the new Categories for this year. Each of our awardees was given $500.00 to donate to a local non-profit organization of their choice. We were proud to recognize the following Outstanding Volunteers.

Outstanding Student: Taylor McLemore: Donated to Hand to Hand Program:

Outstanding Student Organization: Students for Environmental Action: Donated to UFM community

Outstanding Community Group: Pilot Club of Manhattan: Donated to Flint Hills Summer Fun Camp

Outstanding Youth Volunteer: Thomas Annberg: Donated to Manhattan Arts Center: