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STEPPIN'OUT

READY!Latino Pre-Health StudentAssociation members served atthe local Austin Boxer Rescuelocation cleaning cages, walkingdogs and teaching themcommands.

WORK!Baylor Triathlon and BUDemocrats worked with theyouth from St. Luke AME Churchto beautify the grounds andrevamp the parking lot.

SET!Members from BURST bondedwhile painting the two-story NewDeliverance Missionary BaptistChurch.

HOWDY NEIGHBOR!

Each semester we send students out to serve with our localneighborhood associations. This semester, members fromComputing for Compassion served alongside ourneighbors in the Cedar Ridge Neighborhood Associationcleaning and beautifying the neighborhood.

Members from Alpha Lambda Delta served at the home of one of our longtime Steppin' Out participants.

STEPPIN' OUT

"The highest level of leadership is service. The highestlevel of service is leadership. At the highest level, serviceand leadership become one.  Serve to lead." Building on Baylor's mission and human flourishing initiative,Steppin’ Out provides students with the opportunity to practiceleadership through direct service. The program brings studentstogether to serve and give back to the Waco community. Everysemester, we receive stories describing the effect the day has had onparticipants. These stories and connections continue to inspire theplanning committee to do more.

LET'S STEPOUT!

Nearly 2,000 volunteers pouredinto the Greater Waco area,contributing over 4,000 hours ofservice at more than 65 sites! Volunteers also collected 5.76tons of trash and brush fromacross the city. Surplus snackswere donated to Baylor's on-campus pantry, The Store. SPOTLIGHT: Harmony Schoolof Innovation sent a team ofstudents to serve with membersof Baylor's Pre-OptometryProfessional Society and theNational Society of CollegiateScholars.

The best way tofind yourself isto lose yourselfin the service of

others.

The women of Kappa Chi Alphablanketed Elm Mott and servedside by side with its residents.They painted, gardened, cleaned,hauled trash, replaced carpet andbuilt a fire pit!

Members of LEAD LLC worked at a local home painting, gardening and cleaning.

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MAKING ANIMPACT

Members of Baylor StudentGovernment and the MedicalService Organization served atNew Zion Missionary BaptistChurch. Congregation membersbegan the work by repairing thefellowship hall's exterior. Volunteers removed brush,trimmed trees and painted thefellowship hall in preparation forthe church's 132nd anniversary. A fresh coat of paint and a ton ofelbow grease! Members of AlphaKappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Chi, andSIGHT worked together to clean,organize, garden and paint atEdwards Chapel AME Church. Several rooms, including the newchildren's playroom and thefellowship hall, received a newlook.

Shout out to a large collection oforganizations! Baylor MedicalStudent Association, Impact LLCBUMEDS, Tri Delta, Sigma AlphaEpsilon, Alpha Phi, Beta UpsilonChi, Chi Omega, FIJI, andPsychology Club workedtirelessly to clean Indian SpringPark, Bledsoe-Miller Park, Cameron Park, the riverwalk/Brazos River, and an areanear Rapoport Academy PublicSchool. Volunteers collectedhundreds of bags of trash andbrush from these areas.

BEHIND THESCENES

Each semester, the Steppin' Out planning committee works with ourcampus and community partners to craft the Steppin' Out Day of Service. Members meet with home owners and non-profits, conduct siteinspections for all locations, fund raise, purchase tools and supplies, andrecruit volunteers. Our committee is small but mighty! Following the dayof service, committee members work to complete any sites that were leftunfinished. Fall 2019 Steppin' Out Planning Committee: Angie Salguero (director), AaronPatel (community outreach director), Jun Chan (volunteer recruitment director),Tiffani Weir (financial chair); Ethan Arredondo (community outreach apprentice);Will Son (liaison officer), Sutton Cameron, Ben Butler, Elaine Taylor, MarcusFranklin (Graduate Apprentice), Andy Taylor (Graduate Apprentice), DoriannBeverly (advisor).

EVENTSPONSORS

Each semester the planningcommittee works to secure

donations to support the Steppin'Out Day of Service. The support

of these sponsors allows us topurchase tools, mulch, water, paint,and all other supplies for the event.

Fall 2019

Event Sponsors

Sherwin-WilliamsBrothers Management

Drug EmporiumHome Depot

W PromotionsBaylor Department ofMulticultural Affairs

Baylor Office of CommunityEngagement & Service

Chuy'sFuzzy's Taco Shop

George's Restaurant

Campus & Community

Partners

Division of Student LifeOffice of General Counsel

Environmental Health & SafetyUniversity Compliance & Risk ServicesBaylor University Police Department

Baylor University Parking ServicesStudent Activities

Baylor Media & Public RelationsBaylor Lariat

AramarkKeep Waco Beautiful

City of Waco Waste Managementand more!

A huge thank you to our headquarterscrew! The men of Alpha Tau Omega,individual student volunteers and the

staff from the Academy for LeadershipDevelopment hauled tools, loaded

supplies/tools into vehicles, deliveredtools to sites, filled in for absent

volunteers, and picked up trash fromsites. We wouldn't be able to do it

without them!

Steppin' Out Planning Committee & Academy for Leadership Development staff burnedthe midnight oil the night before the event to reassign volunteers from last-minutecancelled sites.