RAMServe: Huge Community Effort Brings “Renewal Around the Midlands”
April 10, 2023
By Bob Holmes
For the third year in a row, Ƶ students spanned out across greater Ƶ for an ambitious day of service.
The CIU students were joined by students of Benedict College and Ƶ College for RAMServe on April 5. The Ram is the CIU mascot, but in this case, RAM stands for “Renewal Around the Midlands.”
In addition, students from CIU’s Christian school , and local public schools joined in.
After an opening rally at Benedict College’s football stadium featuring and other local dignitaries, about 1,000 students and community volunteers disbursed for clean-up or maintenance tasks.
CIU Men’s Soccer Coach was alongside his team has they picked up roadside trash in a neighborhood. He was asked how the service day fits in with coaching at CIU.
“I think it’s huge for the guys to give back,” Brindley said. “It’s big for the Ƶ area to see CIU out and about and serving. This is what Christ would do, right?”
About a half mile away from the CIU campus, Mary Hockenberry was among several CIU students helping to rebuild the porch of a military veteran.
“Being a Christian university, we study a lot about the Bible and trying to become like Jesus, and be a reflection of everything He lived for and taught us,” Hockenberry told a local TV reporter. “And so RAMServe is a practical way to do that and get out in the community.”
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