Mystery Service Saturday: September

Mystery Service Saturdays (MSS) are a new initiative from Service & Community Engagement in the Office of Student Organizations and Activities, and we're so excited to introduce them to you! These events will consist of two main parts & transportation is provided: 

• Education, Direct Service and Reflection with a nonprofit organization in the Lexington, KY area 
• A social component that, for this particular MSS occurrence, will include FOOD! 

Our goal for these events is to introduce UK students to a new, surprise community partner, and to engage in education/reflection and direct service around a particular social issue. If you do decide to sign up for the event (instructions on how to do so below), you will be notified ONE WEEK PRIOR to the event what the service and social aspects will be. However, you will not know the name of the organization or what the site of the social event is until the day of service. Though we want to keep these events as ~mysterious~ as possible, we also want them to be as accessible as possible! That said, if you sign up for the event and would like to know more sooner than a week in advance, please reach out to us at volunteerUK@uky.edu and we're happy to share the details of the event location. If you do sign up for the event, please know that you are able to change your mind at ANY time. You are under no obligation to join us at any stage, we just ask that if you are going to opt out that you let us know as soon as possible, preferably at least 48 hours in advance of the event so that we can fill your spot and fulfill our promise to our community partners. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR THE SEPTEMBER EDITION OF MYSTERY SERVICE SATURDAYS: 

• In an effort to keep everyone as safe and physically distanced as possible, the service and social components of this event will take place OUTDOORS
• You are REQUIRED to wear your mask for the duration of the event unless eating/drinking
• The service component of this event will require MANUAL LABOR, so please be advised when signing up. If you have any questions about this, please contact us! 
• Long pants and closed-toed shoes are REQUIRED for this site. We would also suggest that you wear long sleeves if you are able, as we will be exposed to the sun
• Bring your mask, sunscreen, a reusable water bottle and a hat if you would like to wear one 
• We will provide snacks and bottles of water for the event, but you should EAT BREAKFAST before attending the event 
• The social aspect of this event WILL INCLUDE LUNCH, and you will have the opportunity to share dietary restrictions with us 

HOW TO SIGN UP: You will sign up via this event page. Once you've signed up, you will be able to manage/change your registration (if necessary), via your profile here on GivePulse. LOOKING FORWARD: 

• Again, after signing up, you will receive an email ONE WEEK before the event with all of the information that you will need. That will include meeting location, time, how far the drive is (we will take a bus), what to bring, the nature of the service work, etc. etc. 
• And, again, if at any point you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as you can! 

We're so excited to have you!! If you have ANY questions at all, before or after signing up, please reach out to us via email at volunteeruk@uky.edu