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Ouachita's Elrod Center Hosts Annual Volunteer Awards Banquet, Julie Shands, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community at Ouachita Baptist University held its annual University Community Service Awards banquet on Tuesday, April 12, in Walker Conference Center. The banquet honors volunteers and their service through programs organized by the Elrod Center.

Ouachita Baptist University's Elrod Center Holds Tiger Serve Day, Julie Shands, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Elrod Center for Family and Community held its Fall 2021 Tiger Serve Day event on Saturday, Sept. 25. One hundred projects in and around Arkadelphia were completed by 831 Ouachita volunteers who also resumed traditional Tiger Serve Day activities such as visiting the homes of senior adults, yard work and assisting local nonprofit organizations like LightHouse Ministries and The Percy and Donna Malone Child Safety Center.

Ouachita's Fall 2020 Tiger Serve Day Sees Strong Turnout Despite Pandemic, Julie Shands, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Elrod Center for Family and Community held its Fall 2020 Tiger Serve Day event on Saturday, Sep. 26, with 116 teams and 850 total volunteers participating. A total of 112 projects also were completed around the Arkadelphia community, despite physical distancing and other changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as Ouachita students, faculty and staff reflected this year’s theme, “Back to the Streets.”

Ouachita Baptist University To Host Fall Tiger Serve Day On Sept. 23, Katie Smith

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Ouachita Baptist University’s fall Tiger Serve Day will take be held, Saturday, Sept. 23. Students, faculty and staff will meet at the Ben M. Elrod Center for Community and Family at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast provided by Sodexo before dispersing to service projects all over the community.

Tiger Serve Day is a program coordinated by the Elrod Center each semester that encourages Ouachitonians to give back to the city of Arkadelphia. This year’s theme is “Serve Arkadelphia,” which aptly describes this program’s purpose.

Ouachita's Annual Spotlight On Arkadelphia Set For Aug. 25, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University's annual Spotlight on Arkadelphia community and service fair is set for Tuesday, Aug. 25, the first day of the 2015 fall semester. It will be held from 8 to 9:30 p.m. on Heflin Plaza and the Student Village Circle.

Ouachita's Tiger Serve Day Volunteers Top 70,000 Service Hours Since 1997, Ouachita News Bureau

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A total of 586 Ouachita Baptist University students, faculty and staff gathered April 11 for the university's 37th consecutive Tiger Serve Day, a semi-annual community service emphasis that stretches back 18 years to 1997.

Groundbreaking Ceremony Launches Construction Of New Elrod Center, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Declaring that "life is found in reality only when you give your life away in the service of other people," Dr. Ben M. Elrod helped break ground June 12 for Ouachita Baptist University's new Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community.

Spring Tiger Serve Day Involves 800 Volunteers Completing 110 Projects, Ouachita News Bureau

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Maintaining a tradition of community service dating back to 1997, a total of 800 Ouachita Baptist University students, faculty and staff gathered Saturday, April 5, for the university's semi-annual Tiger Serve Day.