Connecting to the Community Through Faith

Helping Children, Help Us

Students Karing About Others (STKAO)

Helping Hunger from Here to Cameroon

Augie BIGS (Bettering Individuals, Generating Success)

Hearts Devoted to Harmony

Project Summary: Students of “Hearts Devoted to Harmony” seek to bring optimism to the children at Bowden Youth Center. They will provide music lessons to underprivileged children at Bowden Youth Center and by volunteering, allow the Music Room at the Center to be open on a weekly basis. They are planning a Karaoke Night on campus to raise funds for the Bowden Youth Center.

Kids Can

Project Summary: “Kids Can” hopes to invest in the future by setting an example for adolescents in the community as role models. Students plan to serve as active members of FRIENDSLink, participate in Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sioux Empire, mentor in the Sioux Falls School District, volunteer at the Sanford NICU, and volunteer at The Bridge, a shelter for homeless women and children.

Christian Youth Connection

Project Summary: “Christian Youth Connection" house will work to form positive, safe, and supportive relationships with youth in the Augustana College community. The house will serve as a location for  fun, faith and fellowship. Students plan to volunteer with Lutheran Social Services, Laura Wilder Elementary, YMCA, and the Sanford NICU in addition to hosting a Young Life dance in the Back Alley and raising funds for the Bowden Youth Center.

Diversity in a Changing World

Supporting Research for Multiple Sclerosis

Project Summary: Students of “Supporting Research for Multiple Sclerosis” seek to increase education and awareness about the disease as it becomes more relevant in many Americans' lives. Students plan to raise funds for MS research and donate money to an MS marthon charity, run an informational booth in the Commons, and participate in the Multiple Sclerosis walk in Sioux Falls.

Athletes Against Hunger

Project Summary: "Athletes Against Hunger" will focus on helping those who are hungry. Students plan to raise funds for the Sioux Falls Food Shelf during athletic events, sponsor a child through the international program Feed My Starving Children, serve a meal for the resident of The St. Francis House, and participate in the Backpack Program through Feeding South Dakota.

Healthy Habits for a Healthy Habitat: A Strive for Sustainability

Project Summary: “Healthy Habits for a Healthy Habitat: A Strive for Sustainability” strives to establish personal and community habits that will set in motion a new generation that desires to care for the earth as it cares for us. Students plan to care for the Augie Garden and will donate produce from the garden to the Banquet. Their hope is to make Nordland a sustainable house permanently. Students plan to host garden parties where fresh vegetables and eco-friendly drinks will be served.  They will sponsor a Race to Reduce activity and award a prize to the residence hall, floor, or building that uses the least energy in a given week. They will also provide opportunities for car pooling, education on reusable water bottles, and aluminum over plastic.

Combatting Childhood Obesity

Diversity in a Changing World