Covenant Love Community School annually hosts the Love Your Neighbor Project, a Serve-a-thon event. In addition to meeting financial needs, the Serve-a-thon is an opportunity to reach out to the community by offering practical assistance and sharing the love of Jesus.
-Winston Churchill
We start the Serve-a-thon with a kick-off event when our students send out sponsorship letters to family, friends, and community members. Donations received through the student’s efforts support the vision of CLCS: “Our graduates are servant leaders transforming the world”.
The culmination of the Serve-a-thon fundraising season takes place in May. The entire school, including family members, friends, and CLCS alumni, embark on two days of community service. The weekend concludes with a celebration dinner for all participants.
Sites for past projects have included
- Francizka Racker Center in Trumansburg
- Raising funds for the Tompkins County SPCA
- Matthew 25 Farm in Tully
- Ithaca Pregnancy Center – sewing
- Dryden Headstart
- Loaves and Fishes in Ithaca
- Finger Lakes Reuse E-Center in Triphammer
- Groton Nursing Home
Sites we visited during the 2016 Serve-a-thon were:
- New York State Trooper Barracks on Route 13 in Freeville – groundskeeping
- Cornell House of Prayer – outdoor clean-up and groundskeeping
- Ithaca Pregnancy Center – sewing and groundskeeping
- Southworth Library in Dryden- clean-up
- Lime Hollow Nature Center – Garden development and maintenance
- Beechtree Rehabilitation Center – musical presentations
- East Ithaca Recreation Trail – clean-up
Note on using PayPal to donate to the Serve-a-thon
Click on the Donate button above to go to the PayPal shopping cart page.
You will then be prompted to enter your personal and credit card information. Once that step is complete, click Review Donation and Continue, and you will then be presented a field where you can enter the name of the student you wish to sponsor.
Thank you!