The annual Day of Service (DOS) is the first of many opportunities provided throughout the school year by the Bonner Center for Service and Learning that links students with local organizations and shows the strong connection that exists between College and community.  Beth Blissman, Director of Oberlin's Bonner Center for Service and Learning, notes that  "whatever form the community service takes, it's a chance for students to live out their values. They learn how to work with other people to change the world."

·    Number registered (includes new Bonners) by the morning of 8/29/09: 392 (2008: 378)

·    Prior cancellations/non-participant registrations by the morning of 8/29/09: 12 (2008: 24), adjusted registration number is therefore: 380 (2008: 354)

·    Number of helpers: 80 total helpers overall, including 69 Site Leaders.  (2008: 54 2007: 59) NOTE â€“ New Bonner first years are counted as both helpers and participants. Community partner helpers (site supervisors) are not included here. Helper break down (some are counted more than once as they are in multiple categories):

o   Bonner CSL staff: 6 (Beth, Donna, Andy, Sarah, Claudine, and Linden)

o   Other Oberlin staff: 2 (Molly and Nathan Elton)

o   New Bonners: 15

o   Bonners: 18 (at least)

o   RA’s: 10

o   Academic Ambassadors: 6 (at least)

o   LEADS participants: 10

o   Other students: 18

·    Number of walk-in registrants on 8/29/09: 57 (2008: 43, 2007: 27)

·    Number of no-shows on 8/29/09: 68  (2008:51)

·    Total number of student (includes new Bonners, but not other helpers) participants on 8/29/09:371 (up from 345 in 2008, up from 327 in 2007 and 322 in 2006)

·    % of those that registered who attended (based on adjusted registration number minus the number of no-shows:  82% (86% in 2008, 88% in 2007).

·    Grand total of participants, with helpers, on the day itself: 436 (2008: 393 2007: 385)

·    Estimated number of community service hours from both helpers and participants on the day itself: 1,909 (2008:1,816, 2007: 1,740).  At $7.30/hr, the minimum pay rate for student workers on campus, that is $13,936 (2008 amount, adjusted for $7.30/hr rather than $7.15/hr, as originally calculated: $13,256)

·    Â½ day participants – 16 registered with 14 total (including 3 no-shows and 1 walk-in) appearing on the day (2008: 19 2007: 22). There was one AM and one PM option available this year.  (2008: Four ½ day sites, 2007: Five ½ day sites, 2006: One) 

Click here to read an article about 2008's DOS, including a list of the various service projects.