Make a difference in your community
The spirit of service unites Cornellians worldwide! Twice a year, Cornellians gather to do the greatest good through acts of service. Join us for an event near you July 13–27, 2024.
Register for a summer Cornell Cares event in your neighborhood
- Cornell Club of Monmouth & Ocean Counties - June 1
- Cornell Club of Michigan (CCMI) - June 14
- Cornell Club of Chicago - July 13
- Cornell Alumni Association of Westchester - July 13
- Cornell Club of the Greater Capital District - July 17
- Cornell Club of Maryland - July 20
- Cornell Alumni Association of Charlotte - July 20
- Cornell Alumni Association of Dallas Fort Worth - July 25
- Cornell Club of Utah - July 27
- Cornell Alumni Association of Greater Houston - August 17
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Submit your event
Not finding a Cornell Cares event listed for your region? Help change that and submit your own event!
Questions? Reach out!
If you're interested in organizing a Cornell Cares event for your region, let us know (regionalprograms@cornell.edu)! Cornell staff can assist with creating registration pages and marketing to local alumni. You can also learn more about coordinating a Cornell Cares event with this 10 minute video.
Read about past events
Cornell Cares events often range from building birdhouses, to park cleanups, to painting a youth center, to helping out local food banks. Many alumni enjoy bringing their entire family—with grandparents, parents, and young kids working alongside community partners.
Connect with local organizations
Use these national search engines to find organizations to support during Cornell Cares Week.
Make a difference on campus
Make a difference on campus all year long by exploring the colleges, units, teams, projects, and groups doing the work that means the most to you. With every gift to an area or need you care about, you help students, touch communities, and help Cornell to do the greatest good.
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Support the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement
Celebrate the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, formerly known as the Cornell Public Service Center, with a gift.
Support your favorite area of Cornell
Support the Cornell University programs, scholarships, annual funds, or projects you care about.
We have a big story to tell
Help us celebrate all the good Cornellians can do! Tell us about the areas and organizations you support in your community. ❤️🐻
Share your storyThank you for representing Cornell
Every year, the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement partners with Alumni Affairs Regional Programs and the Cornell Clubs and Associations to realize Cornell Cares.
Cornell Cares event began in the early 2000s when a few Cornell regional clubs partnered with the Public Service Center (now combined with the Office of Engagement Initiatives to form the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement) to set aside a day in January for volunteer service. Cornell Cares ‘Day’ grew into a week, and ultimately into a biannual opportunity in January and July for Cornellians of all ages to work together and make a difference in their hometowns.
Thank you to all of our volunteers for participating this year!
