{"id":29306,"date":"2026-03-31T10:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=29306"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:50:23","slug":"marshall-university-to-host-fifth-annual-community-cares-week-volunteers-invited-to-give-back-may-19-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/marshall-university-to-host-fifth-annual-community-cares-week-volunteers-invited-to-give-back-may-19-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall University to host fifth annual Community Cares Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Marshall University is preparing to welcome hundreds of volunteers to its campuses for its fifth annual Community Cares Week: Giving Back to the Herd.<\/p>\n<p>All members of the #MarshallUFamily, including alumni, community members, students, faculty and staff, are invited to volunteer their time and effort to support projects that enhance and beautify campus and surrounding communities. This year\u2019s event will take place May 19\u201322.<\/p>\n<p>Marshall University President Brad D. Smith said Community Cares Week continues to reflect the shared commitment and pride that define the Marshall community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach year, Community Cares Week shows what\u2019s possible when the Marshall family comes together with a shared purpose,\u201d Smith said. \u201cAs we celebrate our fifth year, it\u2019s inspiring to see the pride people take in giving back to a place that means so much to all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the first four years, volunteer participation grew significantly, with more than 1,000 individuals contributing over 3,400 service hours last year alone. Of those, hundreds served on Marshall\u2019s campuses, while others participated in their hometowns through alumni networks. Staff members also played a key role in leading projects and supporting daily activities throughout the week.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public are invited and welcome to volunteer. Those who sign up will receive a T-shirt, enjoy a free lunch on the day they serve and be entered to win door prizes.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone can participate in person, but there are still opportunities to support the effort. Those unable to volunteer during Community Cares Week can contribute by purchasing items from the event\u2019s Amazon wish list, including bottled water, sunscreen and grab-and-go snacks, helping fuel the work by volunteers across our communities.<\/p>\n<p>To view the Amazon Wish List for Community Cares Week, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/hz\/wishlist\/ls\/2W0JK3L5Z5OZ3?ref_=wl_share\">here<\/a>. For more information or to register to volunteer, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cares\/\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University is preparing to welcome hundreds of volunteers to its campuses for its fifth annual Community Cares Week: Giving Back to the Herd. All members of the #MarshallUFamily, including alumni, community members, students, faculty and staff, are invited to volunteer their time and effort to support projects that enhance and beautify campus and surrounding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29306"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29310,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29306\/revisions\/29310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}