Global Days of Service

Global Days of Service (GDS) 2013-2019, was a huge success! Though we had big plans for GDS 2020, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, those plans were cancelled. Even though COVID-19 is still with us, we are gearing up to virtually participate in our eighth year of Global Days of Service this month.

Global and Population Health and the Office of Alumni Relations has arranged several virtual ways for us to join forces, as individuals and/or in large and small groups, to make April 2021 Global Days of Service the best yet for GSDM.  Together we can make a real impact and help create a new chapter in GSDM’s proud 58 years of service.

How to Participate

There are several virtual ways to be a part of Global Days of Service 2021.

  1. You can sign up for one or more GSDM, Office of Global and Population Health, sponsored virtual events listed at the end of this message. 
  2. Go to the BU Global Days of Service April 2021 website to find a virtual opportunity that works for you as an individual or as a group.  There are lots of opportunities in a wide range of categories (Academic, Cards and Crafts, Career/Mentorship, Civic/Community, Health and Wellness, Hunger and Homelessness, Senior Services, Tech Support, Veterans).  
  3. Is working independently more your style?  Volunteer virtually for an organization on your own or recruit a group of friends and family to join you.  Or take on a solo project such as participating in walks/runs for a good cause.
  4. Donate blood. To register as a donor, click here.  To participate in blood drive closer to you or on a different day, search for a Red Cross Blood drive near you. 
  5. Participate in the Virtual Jimmy Fund Walk 2021 by joining and/or supporting the Miles and Smiles Fundraising Team.   For more information click here: DanaFarber_Jimmy Fund Walk 2021 MILES and SMILES Team

Track Your Efforts

We want to be sure to capture your efforts so your work can be credited to toward the grand total of volunteer efforts accomplished by the greater Boston University community AND by GSDM. This tracking allows GSDM/GPH to acknowledge the generous donations of time, expertise and resources that our students make annually.

  • If you sign up for an event here, BU Global Days of Service April 2021, your efforts will be automatically tracked for the greater BU GDS effort but not for GSDM/GPH.  Please feel free to share your efforts with GSDM/GPH by letting Kathy Lituri at lituri@bu.edu know.
  • If you work on a GPH event listed below please share your efforts with GSDM/GPH by informing Kathy Lituri (lituri@bu.edu) AND report your hours  to BU at this link Report Your GDS Efforts
  • If you work on an event not listed below nor on the GDS website, please share your efforts with GSDM/GPH by informing Kathy Lituri (lituri@bu.edu) AND report your hours  to BU at this link Report Your GDS Efforts

Events