GOAL Volunteering

Mission Statement

The GOAL Program seeks to create opportunities for Hillsdale College students to know, love, and serve the members of our surrounding Hillsdale community. Through sacrificing for the good of others, students will develop and pursue a stronger faith and greater character.

Rachel Marinko

DIRECTOR OF STUDENT PROGRAMS

Mark Den Hollander

GOAL DIRECTOR

Livia Dodd

GOAL COORDINATOR

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

A Few Good Men

ZACHARY PONRAJ

  • Zachary Ponraj (zponraj@hillsdale.edu)

    COO: Judah Newsom (jnewsom@hillsdale.edu)

  • Join a flexible force of men and women serving elderly, disabled, and low income households with yard work, home repair, and service tasks.

Community Health

EMILY LONER

  • Emily Loner (eloner@hillsdale.edu)

  • Supports various local health initiatives through partnership with Hillsdale’s free clinic, pregnancy resource groups, hospice and assisted living communities, and the American Red Cross.

Domestic Harmony

MYAH GEBHARD

  • Myah Gebhard (mgebhard@hillsdale.edu)

  • Increase awareness about domestic violence, advocate for abuse survivors, and assist at local safe house with reception and child care services.

Hospital Volunteering

EMMA RIZZUTI

  • Emma Rizzuti (erizzuti@hillsdale.edu)

  • Gain hands-on experience providing assistance to staff in various departments of Hillsdale Hospital, including lab, emergency, med-surg, physical therapy, or obstetrics.

Humane Society

TIARE NICHOLAS-BUBLICK

  • Tiare Nicholas-Bublick (tnicholasbublick@hillsdale.edu)

  • Work at the shelter cleaning and exercising dogs and cats- or help with fundraising and adoption events to help abandoned and neglected animals.

Music in the Community

ELLERY TOMAN

  • Ellery Toman (etoman@hillsdale.edu)

  • Spread the joy of music especially to people who don’t have many opportunities to hear live music. Play music at nursing homes and preschools.

Salvation Army

JULIANA FANDAKLY

  • Juliana Fandakly (jfandakly@hillsdale.edu)

  • Enjoy fun community outreach opportunities volunteering for youth programs, family store and donation center, food pantry, or bell ringing.

Buddy Reading

MAGGIE MCGEE

  • Maggie McGee (mmcgee@hillsdale.edu)

  • Visit Williams Elementary School in Jonesville once or twice a week to read with students from kindergarten through fifth grade.

EDUCATION & TUTORING

C.A.A. Preschool

RUTH KIRSCH

  • Ruth Kirsch (rkirsch@hillsdale.edu)

  • Invest in the lives of little ones at the Hillsdale community action agency preschool by loving kids and assisting teachers.

Journal Buddies

KAYLA MULLIN

  • Kayla Mullin (kmullin@hillsdale.edu)

  • Build a personal relationship with students and help promote literacy and the joy of reading through class interactions and pen pals.

Public School Tutoring

MARYBETH BRAUNS

  • Marybeth Brauns (mbrauns@hillsdale.edu)

  • Help tutor in local public schools in groups or one-on-one sessions.

Hillsdale Career Program

BRADLEY HALEY

  • Bradley Haley (bhaley@hillsdale.edu)

  • Encourage and assist local students in the pursuit of post-secondary education.

Adopt a Grandparent

HARRISON LAYMAN

  • Harrison Layman (hlayman@hillsdale.edu)

  • Cultivate genuine relationships with elderly members of the community in order to share love, joy, and friendship with the previous generation.

MENTORING

Community Sports Outreach

CHARLIE MIGGINS

  • Charlie Miggins (cmiggins@hillsdale.edu)

  • Volunteer as a coach, referee, or scorekeeper and help the local youth sports program thrive.

Military Mentorship

KELLEN POLLOCK

  • Kellen Pollock (kpollock@hillsdale.edu)

  • Mentor local Civic Air Patrol Cadets and aid in their education and training as they prepare for militaty and civilian careers.

Hillsdale Buddies

RACHEL MOELLER

  • Rachel Moeller (rmoeller@hillsdale.edu)

  • Enhance the lives of people with mental disabilities through interactions at weekly bowling and special events.

Hillsdale Youth Mentoring

BANK BODOR

  • Bank Bodor (bbodor@hillsdale.edu)

  • Serve as a friend, mentor, and role model to a child facing adversity through weekly meetings and special events.

SOAR

MATTHEW KARTEN

  • Matthew Karten (mkarten@hillsdale.edu)

  • Serve via one-on-one mentoring with teens at the Hillsdale High School Alternative Program.

Bread of Life

BENJAMIN CLINESMITH

  • Benjamin Clinesmith (bclinesmith@hillsdale.edu)

  • Aiding local Christian food banks in their ministry of feeding the hungry and preaching the gospel.

MINISTRY

Crossroads Farm

ISABELLA SOCHA

  • Isabella Socha (isocha@hillsdale.edu)

  • Build relationships and share the gospel with middle and high school youth through weekly program nights and events.

Widow's Connecting Point

LAURA LUKE

  • Laura Luke (lluke@hillsdale.edu)

  • Minister to widows and widowers in the community through individual meetings and monthly gatherings.

High Rise

NOLAN LAZUKA

  • Nolan Lazuka (nlazuka@hillsdale.edu)

  • Provide community, encouragement, and a constant reminder of the hope of God to the low-income elderly and/or disabled residents of the High-Rise apartments.

Young Life

NOEL PETERSON

  • Noel Peterson (npeterson@hillsdale.edu)

  • Share Christ with local students through weekly school visits and outside activities.

Love Inc.

ABBY DAVIS

  • Abby Davis (adavis@hillsdale.edu)

  • Help the members of the Hillsdale Community fulfill their spiritual, intellectual, and material needs by connecting them with resources.

Private & Charter School Tutoring

NATHAN STANISH

  • Nathan Stanish (nstanish@hillsdale.edu)

  • Supplement classroom education by tutoring in group or individual settings.

Special Education Assistance

OLIVIA ROME

  • Olivia Rome (orome@hillsdale.edu)

  • Facilitate learning and loving relationships in our community's special needs classrooms.

‼️WE ARE HIRING‼️Apply now on Handshake!🤝 Applications close on November 3rd.
We’re back! 🤩 Stop by the GOAL table at The Source tomorrow from 10am-1pm! Come learn about our volunteer programs, meet the leaders, and much more! See you there! ⭐️
HAPPY LAST DAY OF CLASSES! 🥳 Take a break from study tomorrow during Reading Day and Pause with Paws! 🐾Stop by the union to play with some sweet animals from the local shelter! Swipe for more information.
✨Starry Night Prom on Dispo! 📸 Thank you to everyone who volunteered and helped make this a night to remember!🫶
⏰Countdown to Day of Service!⏰ 2 days until Day of Service 2024!🌱 Rain 🌧️or shine ☀️we will be serving this Saturday with smiles on our faces. We can’t wait to lend a helping hand to the community in any and every way! Sign up for Day of Se
⏰Countdown to Day of Service!⏰ 3 days until Day of Service 2024!🌱 Remember that anyone can volunteer staff, students, and community members. You’re never too young to start volunteering and you’re never too old to give a helping hand. ?
⏰Countdown to Day of Service!⏰ 4 days until Day of Service 2024!🌱Here are 4 pictures from Day of Service 2022 when volunteers helped paint Helping Hands Pregnancy Resource Center. Sign up for Day of Service in the union all this week or in the GOAL
Wags to Riches last week was a success! We were able to make over 50 toys for local shelters. Thank you to everyone who helped out. We are so thankful for our amazing volunteers! 🫶
Looking for an easy and fun way to give back to the community? Come to Wags to Riches!🐶🐾 Stop by the union between 2pm-6pm to make dog toys from recycled materials to donate to our local shelters!