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2022年3月25日

大约120名博彩平台的学生在春假期间回馈社区，在德尔帕索高地社区和校园里做志愿者，这是一年一度的“另类春假”的一部分。 

The March 21-25 event was organized through the 社区参与 Center’s (CEC) 志愿者大使和学生志愿者领袖计划, a one-year commitment that provides students with skills necessary to work with community partners and gain valuable leadership experience.

“The reason I picked this program was for myself to gain experience in organizing and facilitating these events, and to provide opportunities for other people who want to volunteer,” said Jermel Taylor, a Student Volunteer Leader participant who helped organize Alternative Spring Break.

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“By providing these opportunities and giving them resources and assets, it’s easier for students to attain that skill they are looking for,” Taylor said. 

在大学植物园，室内建筑助理教授Emily Potts领导了一个人工解构太阳能巢屋的项目，该房屋建于2015年，是太阳能十项竞赛的可持续建筑。

“I felt pretty strongly that we needed to create a new story for the Solar Nest and that it was important to see the project through,” Potts said.

她说，学生们通过拆解和尽可能多地回收木材、窗户和装饰，可以学到很多关于建筑是如何组合在一起的知识。

“Interior Architecture students also are estimating how much embodied carbon the building had and how much is going to be diverted through reuse of material donated to Habitat for Humanity and other projects,” said Potts, whose team already has made two backpack racks for Washington Elementary School using railing posts and wood.

事实证明，这种替代传统推土机拆迁的绿色方式对学生和教师来说是一种恢复。

“It’s healing to have people here, and this is a very timely project coming out of Zoom teaching and all the students being on Zoom so much,” Potts said. “I just thought we needed to get outside. The energy of the students is amazing.”

In the Del Paso Heights neighborhood, student volunteers completed several projects, including replacing the fence for a family home, partnering with the 德尔帕索高地种植者联盟 to build healthy and sustainable gardens, and building a play porch for children.

“Especially after almost two years of COVID, a lot of people don’t really know people, so this is a great way to get involved, meet other students, and connect with faculty members,” said Roya Zaki, a senior Student Volunteer Leader participant.

自2007年以来，萨克州立大学的学生们通过志愿者活动参加了“另类春假”活动，比如沿着美国河公园大道捡垃圾，帮助索诺玛和纳帕县的人们从2017年毁灭性的大火中恢复过来，参与校园可持续发展项目，以及在社区院子里为“收获萨克拉门托”收集水果。

The CEC recently organized the 服务日 on March 12, which attracted more than 200 volunteers for a variety of community service projects for the Boys & Girls Club, Soil Born Farms, Shriners Hospitals for Children, and on campus.

The center is celebrating 25 years of service at 萨克拉门托 State and will hold its third annual 社区参与展览 on April 21 in the University Union Lobby Suite featuring events, projects, and partnerships that bridge the University with local communities.

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