Join us for 2011-2012 Canisius Community Days:
September 24, November 19 and April 21.
9:15 am – 2:00 pm (includes lunch)
*We meet in the West Wing of the Cafeteria at 9:15 am.
Canisius Community Day enables members of the Canisius Community to collaborate with non-profit organizations (Community Partners) in the City of Buffalo. Our work varies from physical labor, to serving food and being present to others in need – at a home or shelter.
Canisius Community Days are times when members of the college community come together in solidarity to serve our community and those in need. Community Days are acts of gratitude for one another, our student organizations, our school, our families, and for God! Our work and service to and for others are done in the Spirit of the Jesuits, of being a person with and for others.
Canisius Community Day is a popular program. This photo essay captures the spirit of Community Day. Download a photo essay to read about past Community Days here. (pdf)
The following is a list of the community partners we have worked with in the last year:
Benedict House
Blessed Trinity RC Parish
Bristol Home
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Buffalo Niagara River Keepers
Fillmore Community Church
Food Bank of WNY
Hamlin Park Clean-Up
Habitat for Humanity-Buffalo
Harvest House
Hearts for the Homeless Mobile Soup Kitchen
Holy Angels RC Parish
Journey’s End Refugee Services
Little Portion Friary Homeless Shelter
Lutheran Church Home and Niagara Lutheran Home
Moving Miracles Inc.
Nativity Miguel Buffalo St. Monica’s Scholars Program (Jesuit Middle School)
Our Lady of Black Rock School
Our Lady of Hope RC Parish (St. Ambrose site)
The People’s Park
Public School #17
Ronald McDonald House
Seneca Street Church
St. Columbia Brigit RC Parish
St. Monica’s Scholars Program
St. Lawrence RC Parish
St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy
The People’s Park
Vive La Casa Shelter for World Refugees
West Side Ministries-Our Lady of Loretta Parish
For more information contact Rich Theus ’14, Canisius Community Day Logistic Coordinator at theusr@canisius.edu or Joe Van Volkenburg, in Campus Ministry, at 716-888-2875 or vanvolkj@canisius.edu.