SERVE912 is Georgia Southern’s local service initiative. We engage with the community year-round through regularly scheduled volunteer trips, ongoing community service activities (like Sculpt-It! Canned Food Drive, Holiday Helper Tree, and Caring for Community Day), and meeting local needs as part of the Director’s Immediate Response Team (DIRT).
The goal of the SERVE912 program is to provide various ways to explore the valuable services community agencies provide our diverse community members and to help you live your values through service and volunteerism. We encourage you to try volunteering on a few different SERVE912 trips until you find one that fits you, then start serving there on your own. Transportation is provided by the Office of Leadership & Community Engagement. Join other Georgia Southern students, connect with the broader community, and learn about important local issues!
Weekly Trips
SERVE912 Weekly Trips provide students with weekly opportunities to volunteer. Transportation is provided – all you need to do is sign-up and show up! Students sign up on a week-to-week basis so you can try different trips or take a week off if you need to!
Click on your campus below to view the trip schedule for this semester, and to sign up for a trip!
SERVE912 is excited to offer the following trip schedule for Statesboro Campus students. Students will meet in the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement (Russell Union Room 1056) 15 minutes prior to their trip start time. Students should be dressed in climate-appropriate clothing they do not mind getting dirty and closed toed shoes.
Trips will run from August 25th – November 22nd. Sign-ups for Fall SERVE912 Trips will open every Friday where students can sign up for trips that run the following week!
Fall 2025 SERVE912 Statesboro Trip Schedule
Monday
Open Hearts Community Mission
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Action Pact
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
“Me” First Tutoring with Restoring the Breach
4:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday
CSM Thrift Store
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Thursday
Bulloch County Recreation and Parks
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Fixing the Boro
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Farmer’s Market 2 Go
3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
“Me” First Tutoring with Restoring the Breach
4:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Friday
Statesboro Community Gardens
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Eagle Essentials
noon – 2 p.m.
7th Mile Farm
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday
Habitat Construction
9 a.m. – noon
FUMC Soup Kitchen
9 a.m.- noon
Questions? Email leader@georgiasouthern.edu
Get a Printable Schedule Below
Serve912 is excited to offer the following trip schedule for Armstrong Campus students. Students will meet in the Student Union at the base of the staircase 15 minutes prior to their trip start time. Students should be dressed in climate-appropriate clothing they do not mind getting dirty and closed toed shoes.
Trips will begin the first week of September. Sign-ups for Fall SERVE912 Trips will open every Friday where students can sign up for trips that run the following week!
Fall 2025 SERVE912 Armstrong Trip Schedule
Coastal Pet Rescue
Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Second Harvest
Friday, 10 a.m. – noon
Park Place Outreach
Releasing soon!
Questions? Email leader@georgiasouthern.edu
Get a Printable Schedule Below
Step into Statesboro
Serve. Explore. Connect.
As a student at Georgia Southern, you are a vital part of not only the Eagle Nation, but also the local Statesboro community. Welcome! For as long as you are here, you will make an impact on our community. The decisions you make about where to live, where to work, where to shop, and how to spend your time add up to create larger impacts. Students are the reason for much of our city’s vibrancy and success. We’re glad you’re here!
Step into Statesboro is an event designed to welcome students to the city of Statesboro, and help you discover the Statesboro community, and learn about local volunteer and community engagement opportunities! Students will participate in a morning service project at a local non-profit/community organization before embarking on a guided tour of downtown Statesboro. As part of the tour, students will visit the Farmers Market and Visitor’s Center! The day will conclude with a presentation from a featured guest speaker and reflection. Lunch will be provided.
The Registration Form For Step into Statesboro is Officially Closed!!
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Looking for more ways to serve? We have dozens of local organizations that NEED YOUR HELP! You can explore our Community Partner’s Page to find organizations with ongoing opportunities to volunteer. These are great for groups or individuals, and you can participate as few or as many times as you would like.
Don’t forget to log your hours in Eagle Engage.
#GoLead Newsletter
The Office of Leadership & Community Engagement (OLCE) Newsletter is a weekly email sent Monday mornings from our office containing the latest information about volunteer opportunities, leadership events, and community updates.
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @GSULeadServe.
Community Liasons
Community Liaisons are placed at local organizations to bridge the gap between the Statesboro Community and Georgia Southern University by recruiting volunteers, managing programs, initiating projects, and assisting with other needs. We have a community liaison at 13 local organizations!
Learn More to Get Involved
DIRT (Director’s Immediate Response Team)
The Director’s Immediate Response Team (DIRT) is a team of Georgia Southern students ready to address one-time, labor-intensive, and/or urgent projects in the community (such as painting, re-organizing, and sudden needs for repair). The DIRT volunteer list is open to all Georgia Southern students. Students interested in receiving DIRT alerts or who would like more information should contact leader@georgiasouthern.edu.
Join the DIRT Team today by texting @DIRTDIRE to 81010!
Holiday Helper Tree
A Georgia Southern tradition! Each November, the event kicks-off with the lighting of a tree with tags on it. Pick a tag (in-person or virtually) and donate a gift to someone in need. You can also donate wrapping supplies or adopt a family.
Learn More About the Holiday Helper Tree