On November 21, 2019, the Stony Brook University community came together to participate in the first Seawolves for Service.

Students came together for a variety of service projects serving the campus and community.

Supported by the Center for Civic Justice, Student Engagement and Activities, Fraternity and Sorority Life, and student organizations Alternative Spring Break Outreach (ASBO) and Circle K International, Seawolves for Service brought to life three dimensions of service (philanthropy, community service, and service learning) through educational presentations and hands-on learning.

Representatives from each campus department and student organization shared about their work, the impact of their work on people and communities, and ways in which students can get involved in meaningful service.

After sharing out, each campus department and student organization hosted a hands-on service learning activity. The activities included creating hygiene kits, snack packs, dog blankets, and hats and scarves. Students also learned about why they are participating in these activities and who will be directly impacted by their service throughout the night.

The items made at Seawolves for Service will be distributed on campus and in surrounding
communities to support meeting the basic needs of hundreds of people.

While participating in the hands-on service learning activities, students also interacted with over 10 other philanthropy, community service, and service learning focused student organizations on campus.

Over 200 students came to the first Seawolves for Service, and those same students left with a greater sense of commitment to service and community.

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The Faculty Student Association (FSA) and CulinArt have recently partnered with the Food Recovery Network, a national nonprofit that helps fight food waste and hunger by recovering perishable food that would otherwise go to waste and donates it to those in need.

FSA and the Food Recovery Network partnered fight against hunger.

Student volunteers recover surplus food from CulinArt and transport it to our hunger-fighting partner agency, which is Island Harvest. Recently, volunteers delivered food to Hand Across Long Island in Central Islip.

The program has been in place for three weeks, with nearly 500 pounds of food donated.

The Food Recovery Network is the largest student movement fighting against food waste and hunger, donating more than 3.9 million pounds of food, feeding 3.2 million meals and preventing more than 6.8 million pounds of carbon dioxide from reaching the environment.

“I think this is a great initiative because what we don’t realize is how much food waste we actually have. In our dining halls, there’s food that goes uneaten and that’s food that could really go to people in need,” stated by Sophia Zhukovsky ’22, Political Science/Environmental Humanities.

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Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine students and faculty kicked off National Children’s Dental Health month by attending Give Kids A Smile events organized by local dental organizations, Nassau County Dental Society and Suffolk County Dental Society. Children that attended from Long Island communities were provided with free dental screenings, cleanings and fluoride treatments.

Students from the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead for the Give Kids A Smile event organized bu Suffolk County Dental Society.

The Give Kids A Smile program, launched nationally by the American Dental Association in 2003, has helped to bring more than 5.5 million underserved children free oral health services.

Each year, Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine supports the two February events held locally in addition to leading its own back-to-school event in August in its Dental Care Center.

“I consider myself unbelievably lucky to have the opportunity to participate in three Give Kids A Smile events annually,” said student Erin Down. “Though each event is just one day, the lasting impact of helping a child find a dental home is the true success of these missions.”

Erin, who attended the Nassau County Dental Society’s event at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Nassau County, served alongside more than 300 volunteers to provide care to over 900 children.

Dr. Dimitrios Kilimitzoglou, Clinical Associate Professor at the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, described the event as the pinnacle of philanthropy, education and community outreach. “It’s a win-win for everyone involved: our dental students, the patients that we treat, and all of the volunteers who donate their skills and time.”

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