Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup - Cleveland
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will clean up winter trash and debris along the highway ramps on Interstate 90, near the Lorain Avenue exit/entrance ramps.
Hosted by: Greater Cleveland Alumni Chapter
Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup - Kent
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will pick up litter along a two-mile section of Route 261 in Kent.
Hosted by: College of Architecture and Environmental Design
African American Cultural Gardens Cleanup
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will prune shrubs, remove winter mulch, brush back leaves on top of plants, pull any dead annuals, remove dead growth from perennials, clean up vegetable beds, pull weeds, edge garden beds and other tasks as assigned.
Hosted by: Black Alumni Chapter
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank - Monday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will have a hands-on experience sorting, inspecting, relabeling or repackaging donated food.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank - Saturday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will have a hands-on experience sorting, inspecting, relabeling or repackaging donated food. On Saturdays, this typically involves sorting and repacking frozen meats and other frozen food items.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Ben Curtis Family Foundation Birdie Bags
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will pack Birdie Bags of food for local elementary, middle and high school students.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Black Alumni Chapter Notes of Encouragement
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will write notes of encouragement for our Kent State students as they prepare for final exams. These messages will let students know that others believe in them and their future and help them feel appreciated and supported by their Golden Flashes family! All are wel...
Hosted by: Black Alumni Chapter
Career Closet Donations
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers can drop off new or gently used professional clothing pieces for men or women. Gift cards or donations for laundering will also be accepted. Please do not bring undergarments, clothing that is in disrepair, shoes or severely worn or out-of-date items.
Hosted by: Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entreprenuership
Center of Hope Lunch Service - Afternoon
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will assist with preparing, serving and cleaning up the lunch meal or helping to inspect, stock and pack items for the food pantry.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Center of Hope Lunch Service - Morning
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will assist with preparing, serving and cleaning up the lunch meal or helping to inspect, stock and pack items for the food pantry.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Cleveland Botanical Garden
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will help with spring cleanup by raking and gathering up the plant debris for our compost bins.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Cleveland Kids' Book Bank - Saturday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will assist with three steps of compliance: sorting gently used books, stickering by reading level and packing books by reading level. Volunteers may also bring books to donate.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Cleveland Kids' Book Bank - Thursday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will assist with three steps of compliance: sorting gently used books, stickering by reading level and packing books by reading level. Volunteers may also bring books to donate.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Community Clothing Closet Project
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will sort clothing and hosuehold items.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Community Clothing Closet Project
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will sort clothing and hosuehold items.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Dix Stadium Food Distribution
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will greet cars driving through the food distribution line and load boxes of food into the vehicles with direction from the foodbank staff. Volunteers will be standing throughout the project.
Hosted by: Flashes Fighting Hunger
Documenting Headstones
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will be documenting headstones at Forest Lawn Memorial Park-Hollywood Hills.
Hosted by: Southern California Alumni Chapter
Downtown Canton Cleanup
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will be paired up with guides and disperse to various locations in downtown Canton. Volunteers will pick up trash and tidy up areas. All materials will be provided, including gloves, trash bags and pickers.
Hosted by: Stark County Alumni Chapter
East Liverpool Food Pantry Donations
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will contribute canned and nonperishable food and personal care items. They are also encouraged to participate in virtual activities throughout Flashes Give Back Week (April 13–18, 2026). Tasks include promoting the Virtual Food Drive through personal networks and s...
Hosted by: Kent State East Liverpool Student Government
Encouragement Notes for Graduate Students
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will write encouragement notes to current graduate students who may need some additional motivation to make it through the semester.
Hosted by: Graduate College
FGBW Test Event - Internal Only
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will test the registration flow by completing a sample registration. Tasks include verifying form fields display correctly and confirming email/SMS notifications are received.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Fix-It Kent
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will share their expertise in topics [such as/including (but not limited to)] electronics, woodworking, mending and sewing, as well as folks with general hand and power tool knowledge. This event is designed to empower attendees to repair their own broken or damaged...
Hosted by: Design Innovation Initiative
Food and Personal Care Items Drive
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Canned and nonperishable food and personal care items can be dropped off at chapter members' homes in Concord, Mentor, Painesville or Willoughby. The exact addresses will be provided in advance. All items will be donated to Flashes Fighting Hunger.
Hosted by: Lake County Alumni Chapter
Geauga County Jobs and Family Services Donations
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers can use the provided Amazon wishlist to purchase summer fun items and activities for children and teens in the care of Geauga County JFS Social Services Division.
Hosted by: Kent State Geauga
Greater Cleveland Food Bank - Monday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteer tasks include sorting and repackaging incoming nonperishable, perishable and care item donations; assembling Backpacks for Kids Kits; packing boxes for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program; relabeling and correcting product labels; and performing other duties as a...
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Greater Cleveland Food Bank - Saturday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteer tasks include sorting and repackaging incoming nonperishable, perishable and care item donations; assembling Backpacks for Kids Kits; packing boxes for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program; relabeling and correcting product labels; and performing other duties as a...
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Specific tasks have not been decided but typically involve helping with projects including cleaning up and organizing the land, barns, etc.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Haven of Rest Facility Cleanup - Saturday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will sort clothes, help with light cleaning, do yard work and/or make cards of encouragement.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Haven of Rest Meal Service - Tuesday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will set up, serve and clean up the dinner meal for the guests at Haven of Rest.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Holden Arboretum
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will work with horticulturists on weeding, raking, removing plant debris and cutting back early spring flowers. Tools and instructions are provided. Volunteers should be comfortable kneeling, bending, pulling and lifting up to 20 lbs.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
HomeSafe - Afternoon
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will be helping to construct raised bed garden boxes that will be placed at the Homesafe location to start a new gardening program for their residents. Tasks could include cutting, nailing, sanding, painting, etc. of the garden boxes.
Hosted by: Kent State Ashtabula
HomeSafe - Morning
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will be helping to construct raised bed garden boxes that will be placed at the Homesafe location to start a new gardening program for their residents. Tasks could include cutting, nailing, sanding, painting, etc. of the garden boxes.
Hosted by: Kent State Ashtabula
Hope and Healing Blanket Making and Hospital Kit Creation
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers may work on a variety of tasks such as putting together hospital bags (clothing, hygiene products, etc.), making resource packets, making blankets, and helping with organization and cleaning of the agency.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Kentway Community Bingo
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will join the College of Public Health and the Kent City Health Department for a fun and friendly Bingo Party at Kentway Senior Independent Living. Volunteer roles include helping set up and clean up the bingo space; greeting residents and assisting them to their se...
Hosted by: College of Public Health
Kids Capes of Courage
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will cut patterns from fabric provided by Kids Capes of Courage. These patterns will later be sewn into capes and given to children in need.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
LGBTQ+ Alumni Chapter Student Encouragement Notes
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will write notes of encouragement to students during Flashes Give Back Week. This is a way to remind a student that they matter and that you care. All are welcome to participate!
Hosted by: LGBTQ+ Alumni Chapter
Little Red Schoolhouse Cleanup
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will clean the schoolhouse and auxiliary building and help with reorganizing materials, items and artifacts. Weather permitting, cleanup of landscaping beds will also be done.
Hosted by: Lake County Alumni Chapter
Loaves and Fishes Meal Assembly and Distribution
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will be preparing and serving meals to about 200 homeless men, women and children.
Hosted by: National Capital Alumni Chapter
Medina Foodbank Weekender Bags
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will be filling Weekender Bags with food supplies.
Hosted by: Greater Cleveland Alumni Chapter
Networking for Good
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will likely have the opportunity to make T-shirt Tote Bags, which can be provided to the Flashes Fighting Hunger food pantry; decorate placemats with positive messages for use at Kentway Apartments; and create friendship bracelets to be distributed to students in Ke...
Hosted by: Center for Student Involvement
Newton Falls Community Backpack Program
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Open cases of food and place food items, a book and bookmark into each bag. Some tasks can be done while seated. Deliver packed bags to the school office.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Read with a Student-athlete - Thursday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Current Kent State student-athletes and alumni will be paired together to read to second grade students in Stow Munroe Falls City Schools and leave them with a brand new book to take home. Times will be determined by the school at a later date. If project is full, please sign ...
Hosted by: Kent State Athletics
Read with a Student-athlete - Tuesday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Current Kent State student-athletes and alumni will be paired together to read to second grade students in Stow Munroe Falls City Schools and leave them with a brand new book to take home. Times will be determined by the school at a later date. If the project is full, please s...
Hosted by: Kent State Athletics
Recreation Unlimited
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Tasks will involve all types of outdoor cleanup activities on the campgrounds. We will be assigned tasks as needed.
Hosted by: Central Ohio Alumni Chapter
Rescue Village Cleanup - Saturday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will help with daily necessary shelter tasks like laundry, sorting donations, cleaning floors and crates, organizing closets, dishes and more. There will be no animal interaction.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Rescue Village Cleanup - Wednesday
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will help with daily necessary shelter tasks like laundry, sorting donations, cleaning floors and crates, organizing closets, dishes and more. There will be no animal interaction.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Richfield Heritage Preserve Cleanup
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: The exact project is to be determined closer to the event, but it will involve outside work such as landscaping, mulching and trail maintenance.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
School of Music Cleanup
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will help sort, organize, clean and move band equipment and supplies.
Hosted by: University Bands Alumni Chapter
Stark County Hunger Task Force - Afternoon
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will pack food bags for the Backpack for Kids program. This will include counting and organizing food and stuffing the bags with healthy meals and snacks.
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Stark County Hunger Task Force - Morning
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will pack food bags for the Backpack for Kids program. This will include counting and organizing food and stuffing the bags with healthy meals and snacks.
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Streetsboro United Methodist Church Mat Making for the Homeless
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will cut plastic grocery bags into strips and loop and ball the plarn to crochet sleeping mats. Crocheters are greatly needed.
Donations of plastic bags will be accepted at a drive-in/drop off location at the Church on April 18. Surplus bags will be donated to the ...
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Unhoused Care Package Assembly
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will sort and assemble donations into gallon-sized ziplock bags. There will also be an opportunity for participants to write words of encouragement on notecards.
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Unhoused Care Package Donations
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers can use the provided Amazon wishlist to purchase essentials such as toiletries, socks and snack items to be delivered directly to Reese's Heart. The items will be used by the organization to fill care packages, known as blessings bags, to be distributed to those at ...
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United Way Literacy Kits
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will create and assemble literacy kits for the United Way. Duties include coloring, laminating, cutting out items from laminated sheets and assembling all parts of the kit into individual bags.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
WomenSafe Spring Cleaning
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Volunteers will be cleaning flower beds, planting, and helping organize and sort incoming donations for the shelter.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Zelie's Home Cleanup
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: Detalied cleaning of the home alongside the moms. This includes sweeping, mopping, organizing, dusting, etc.
Hosted by: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Zooniverse: Squirrel Mapping
Location: Kent, OH
Date: January 28 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Volunteer tasks: We will access the Zooniverse site individually on our computers and classify squirrels. This will be a Zoom meeting.
Hosted by: Southern California Alumni Chapter
