In honor of the BYU 150th anniversary, Brigham Young University held a Service Week as they welcome students back for another school semester. During Service Week, stations were set up in various locations throughout campus featuring service opportunities including blood drives, thank-you notes and painting light catchers for the elderly.
"When we choose to take the time to give our time and talent, I think Heavenly Father notices that and he makes a difference in our lives," said Chris Crippen, the director of Y-Serve.
The pop-up booths were set up during the day so students could take even just a few minutes to do service in between classes.
"You know it's really cool to watch people just say, I want to do this, I don't have time, but I'm gonna do it," Crippen said.
"Being able to come together for Service Week and build that community and show that there's still a lot of love and compassion for each other and this sense of unity that we're all in this together," said Maddi Kelly from the Office of Belonging.
Several blood drives were set up throughout Service Week as part of the pop-up activities.
"A lot of students have come to our office for a lot of reasons. They want connection, to feel what they felt in the mission field," Crippen said. "Some of them just walk in and say they want to serve."
"For all of those reasons, we offer 70 service programs," he said.
Opportunities to serve can be found at the Y-Serve office located on the first floor of the Wilkinson Student Center and on its website.
"If you look at the missions and aims of a BYU education, it's very clear, all the way through the document, that this education is to be developed to inspire and bless others, to serve other people," Crippen said.
Service Week will return next semester from Jan. 21-26.
For more information, visit careers.byu.edu.