UCSD Cares: History

Yesterday

UC San Diego Cares Week was created after the events of September 11, 2001, to show that the UCSD community provides not only a wide array of community service on a regular basis, but also that a community can make positive, large-scale impacts if it comes together collectively to show how much it cares.

Since 2002, Cares Week has been an annual community service campaign for student organizations, campus centers, and departments to unite and collect contributions to local San Diego charities through donations, fundraising, and mini-service activities throughout the campus and community.

Cares has brought together up to 72 different organizations on Library Walk to show their community service through events such as penny wars, benefit concerts, service projects, awareness campaigns, art contests, and much more.

Today

The Cares Week 2009 campaign will be unlike any of the previous years, with a goal to bring in over 75 organizations. Cares Week will host keynote speakers and community organizations in addition to student organizations and campus departments to promote awareness of their respective charities.

And to reflect the unity within our common ground of community service, a collective effort will be made to address 1 major campaign or charity. In partnership with UCSD Student Foundation, Cares Week will culminate with DM09 (Student Foundation Dance Marathon) to celebrate the collective action of community service.

UCSD Cares 2009 (8th annual)
May 4 - 8, 2009
"I C U C Care" (Implementing Change & Impacting Communities)

Benchmarks:

• 75 organizations participating
• Collective campaign for the ONE Campaign
• Keynote speakers on current social issues
• Invitation to community organizations to promote awareness and activism
• Showcase of UCSD staff endeavors
• Partnership with UCSD Student Foundation in supporting Dance Marathon 2009 to raise funds for Rady Children's Hospital

Tomorrow

Anticipating our 10 year commemoration of 9/11, Cares will continue to improve each year to bring about a memorable and inspiring week of community service to UCSD. Our mission is to give back to our communities and to recognize a higher level of community involvement.

With many economic, social, and political issues that need to be addressed, UCSD Cares offers endless possibilities ahead for the campus community. It's time for each of us to leave our footprints in this important part of history and show we care!