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Jan and Bud Richter Center

Current and Upcoming Events

Get involved with the Richter Center! There are many opportunities to serve your local community below.

Fall 2024 Semester

Students at Community Service Opportunities Fair

August 28, 2024 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM In front of the Kennel Bookstore

The Fall Community Service Opportunities Fair, open to students, faculty and staff, will feature over 65 community and campus agencies sharing volunteer, internship, and job opportunities. Students are able to personally meet with representatives from local community benefit organizations to learn about volunteer opportunities that can assist in fulfilling service-learning requirements. A sampling of agencies that have participated in past events include: American Cancer Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Central CA Blood Center, Children's Hospital Central California, Fresno Fire Department, and Sierra Foothill Conservancy.

Current Service Opportunities

Student donating blood

Blood mobile on Fresno State campus

Blood Drive: Benefiting the Central California Blood Center

The Blood Drives will be on campus in the following locations on each of the below dates: RSU 107, Memorial Gardens and the Free Speech Area

  • September 17, 2024: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 
  • September 18, 2024: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 
  • September 18, 2024: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 
  • November 19, 2024: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 
  • November 20, 2024: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 
  • November 21, 2024: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

To donate blood you must be in good general health, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, and be at least 17 years old. Photo ID and social security number are required at donor registration. Please eat a good meal and drink plenty of fluids four hours prior to donation. Donating blood is not painful and takes less than an hour. YOUR donation could save up to three lives!

Get Connected: Become a Blood Center Ambassador! Support campus blood drives by spreading the word and volunteering at the blood drives. 

Blood Center Ambassador Interest Form

 

Jan and Bud Richter

Bud Richter Week of Service

November 2, 2024 through November 9, 2024

The Bud Richter Week of Service remembers and honors the life of Elmer “Bud” Richter by engaging hundreds of Fresno State students, staff and faculty in service.

Several service events are planned as part of the week-long celebration of giving back, but individuals may also choose to serve with agencies or at events not coordinated by the Richter Center. 

More details and opportunities to register will be available in the coming weeks. 

On Nov. 13, 2007 the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning at Fresno State was established thanks to the generous support of the family. That date is also the annual World Kindness Day, which reflects the motto by which the Richters lived their lives, “Do unto others as you would have done unto you.” 

Bud Richter passed away in January 2021, and the impact he has had on Fresno State and the community cannot be overstated, said Chris Fiorentino, director of the Richter Center. “He directly and indirectly touched thousands of lives and transformed our community and campus in many, many ways,” Fiorentino said.

 

Spring 2025 Semester

Students volunteering with trash clean up

Dates To Be Announced 

When students partner with local community benefit organizations a unique opportunity arises for students to develop a better understanding of the comprehensive needs that exist in the community. These partnerships provide students with valuable learning experiences and community agencies with a valuable pool of potential volunteers, interns, and even employees.

During the Community Service Opportunities Fair students will have the opportunity to learn about volunteer, service-learning, internship and career opportunities offered through area community benefit organizations. 

Current Service Opportunities

 

Fresno State mascot donating blood

 

Benefiting the Central California Blood Center 

The Blood Drives will be held on campus on the below dates at the following locations: RSU 107, Memorial Gardens and the Free Speech Area

  • February 4, 2025: 9:00 AM- 6:00 PM 
  • February 5, 2025: 9:00 A.M.- 6:00 P.M. 
  • February 6, 2025: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
  • April 29, 2025: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 
  • April 30, 2025: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 
  • May 1, 2025: 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 

To donate blood you must be in good general health, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, and be at least 17 years old. Photo ID and social security number are required at donor registration. Please eat a good meal and drink plenty of fluids four hours prior to donation. Donating blood is not painful and takes less than an hour. YOUR donation could save up to three lives!

Get Connected: Become a Blood Center Ambassador! Support campus blood drives by spreading the word and volunteering at the blood drives.

Blood Center Ambassador Interest Form

 

student volunteers with shovels and wheelbarrows

The Fresno State Alternative Break Program has been providing students with opportunities to support the local community since 2001. Student teams work together at a variety of sites throughout the region. There are numerous benefits to participating in the Alternative Break Program, such as:

  • Developing leadership skills through team building, communication, and coordination.
  • Networking with other students and community benefit organizations.
  • Enhancing personal and professional development.
  • Completing 25-30 community service hours.
  • Making a difference in the lives of our community members!

This year's Alternative Spring Break is still under construction, check back for the dates! 

Learn More and Sign Up Here

 

kids day volunteers

Kids Day 2025 to be announced.

More details and opportunities to register will be available in the coming weeks.

Donations collected on Kids Day helps to support Valley Children’s greatest needs. Kids Day is one of the valley’s largest and most visible special events to benefit Valley Children’s Hospital. Each year a friendly competition is held to recognize the top-selling organizations. 

students posing around art of life sign

Recruitment has closed for Spring into Service.

More details and opportunities to register will be available in the coming weeks.