Local Service Trips

Throughout the year, Pay It Forward provides smaller scale local service opportunities. We provide transportation to and from service sites, so there is no need for you to find your own. We offer a wide variety of service trips focusing on various community issues to allow students to gain new experiences and match students to opportunities that they are genuinely passionate about.

Friday, November 1, 2024: Mid-Ohio Food Collective, 5-8 p.m.

Student Volunteers will depart from the Union at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 1.  Volunteers may help at the Mid-Ohio Market filling carts with boxes of food, scanning groceries at check out, repackaging groceries and assisting customers with carrying them. Registration for this trip is now closed.

Saturday, November 2, 2024: Habitat for Humanity, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Student Volunteers will depart from the Union at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 2. Volunteers will be priming playhouse kit pieces (painting with white paint). Please wear clothing you're not afraid of getting paint on and closed-toe, closed-heel shoes. Registration for this trip is now closed.

Saturday, November 16, 2024: Franklin County Dog Shelter, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Student Volunteers will depart from the Union at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 16.  Volunteers will be making dog treats, and spending time with the dogs at the shelter. Registration for this trip is now closed.

Saturday, November 24, 2024: United Preparatory Academy East, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Student volunteers will depart from the Union at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 24. Volunteers will be washing walls, organizing curriculum materials, organizing teacher workroom, decorating bulletin boards, counting textbooks. Registration for this trip is now closed.

For questions please contact Pay it Forward advisor Kelsea Brown at brown.7928@buckeyemail.osu.edu.