New Students Volunteer for Day of Service
Public Interest Law Association Hosts Annual Event
Ninety students at the University of Virginia School of Law spent Sunday volunteering at nonprofits around Charlottesville.
The annual fall day of service, run by the school’s Public Interest Law Association, invites new students to help the community. Volunteers worked on behalf of the Autism Sanctuary, the Boys and Girls Club, the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA, Casa Alma, Cultivate Cville, the White Pig Animal Sanctuary and the Unitarian Universalist Church. Other students also wrote letters to people in prison.
Casa Alma hosts a community house for resident volunteers and two houses of hospitality for homeless and low-income families. Volunteers at the property, including Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06, helped tend to the homestead’s garden, which provides healthy food for guests.
“The fall day of service is not only a great way for students to give back to the Charlottesville community, but it also offers new students, specifically, with the opportunity to build meaningful connections with one another,” said Ashley Ramsay ’26, who helped organize the effort. “Nothing says friendship like getting your hands a bit dirty in service of others!”
Fall Day of Service
Students work in the garden at Casa Alma. Photo by Jesús Pino
Dean Leslie Kendrick works on the Casa Alma garden. Photo by Jesús Pino
Students volunteer at the White Pig Animal Sanctuary, which provides a home and enrichment for rescued animals. Courtesy photo
The Autism Sanctuary, which promotes the benefits of connecting with nature for those with autism, was another volunteer site. Courtesy photo
Students work outside at Cultivate Charlottesville, which aims to engages with the community to build a healthy and fair food system. Courtesy photo
Students organize donations for the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA. Courtesy photo
Students chip in with the Unitarian Universalist Church donation drive. Courtesy photo
At the Law School, students write letters to people in prison. Courtesy photo
Founded in 1819, the University of Virginia School of Law is the second-oldest continuously operating law school in the nation. Consistently ranked among the top law schools, Virginia is a world-renowned training ground for distinguished lawyers and public servants, instilling in them a commitment to leadership, integrity and community service.
