Events and Programs
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Ways to Give All Year Round
The Department of Campus Involvement's Civic Engagement program offers a variety of events and programming throughout the year the campus community can engage in.
All events are posted on HuskiesConnect with full event details.
Annual Events
Find a way to give and give back.
Mainstreet & Sidestreet - Student Involvement Fair
- At the start of each semester, the Department of Campus Involvement hosts a student involvement fair called Mainstreet (September) and Sidestreet (January). Tables are available for local community non-profits to talk with St. Cloud State students and recruit volunteers.
- Community non-profits: email cega@stcloudstate.edu to get on our mailing list to receive registration info.
- Students: watch for event information on HuskiesConnect
- List of Community Organizations Attending Mainstreet - September 2022
Days of Caring
Every third week in September, St. Cloud State partners with the United Way of Central Minnesota, to host volunteer projects for St. Cloud State students and local community members to get involved with. Past projects include a Neighborhood Clean-Up and various service projects in Atwood.
Watch for events on HuskiesConnect or on the United Way website in September.
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
St. Cloud State participates in an annual program every November where people come together across the country to draw attention to the problems of hunger and homelessness. Participating groups spend the week holding a series of educational, service, fundraising, and advocacy events.
Watch for events on HuskiesConnect in November.
Dr. Potter Bigs on Campus Program
Bigs on Campus is a program through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota, where local middle/high school students are bussed to the St. Cloud State campus and paired with a mentor. The program provides youth with a professional, non-family member, to confide in, serve as a role model, and help the Littles to believe that higher education can be a real possibility for them.
Who can be a mentor?
- Current Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate students
- Staff and Faculty
- Alumni
National Volunteer Week
Watch for events on HuskiesConnect in April.
Donate, Don’t Ditch!
Donation Options
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Organization Name |
Donations Accepted |
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Phone Number |
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Clothing, laundry detergent, cleaning Items |
505 10th Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56301 |
(320) 251-7203 |
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Clothes, small appliances, household kitchen items |
157 Roosevelt Road Suite #100 "Door C, St Cloud, MN 56301 |
(320) 229-4560 |
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Clothing, accessories, household items |
Local Drop Bins: Available around the clock. Please keep bags or boxes of items under 2’ x 2’ x 2’ to ensure they will fit through the chute. (Standard kitchen garbage bags easily fit through the chute.) Cenex Gas Station: Sherwood Manor: Teal’s Market: |
1-800-332-1000 |
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Clothing, appliances, household items |
50 2nd Ave S Waite Park, MN 56387 |
(320) 654-9012 |
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Clothes, appliances, furniture, household items |
Worship and Service Center 400, US-10, St Cloud, MN 56304 |
(320) 252-4552 |
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Clothing, appliances, furniture, household items |
3326 W Division St, St Cloud, MN 56301 |
(320) 203-0558 |
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Clothing donations only |
724 33rd Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN 56303 |
(320) 774-1892 |
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Clothing donations only |
511 9th Ave North St. Cloud, MN 56303 |
(320) 203-7881 |
Recycling Options