Center for Leadership
Stampede of Service
"SOS Theme Song" performed by Jay-Dogg, featuring Maxon 'MVP' Victor and Tamika Jeanty (Classified) Produced by Robert 'Bobby Knockz' Brann
When: Saturday, January 14, 2012.
Check-in Time: 8AM at the USF Track & Field Stadium
Service Time: 9AM-12:30PM.
"Taste of the Bulls" Post Service Lunch:
1:00PM – 3:00PM.
Please arrive ON TIME to the USF Soccer Stadium at 8AM. Participants will receive their breakfast, team number, and site on the morning of. Buses and Volunteers leave by 9AM sharp. All breakfast and t-shirts are on a first come first serve basis.
Stampede of Service (SOS) is USF's largest day of service. 2011 was a record-breaking year with over 3000 students coming out to serve in the Tampa Bay community. This day of service was the largest community service project in USF's history. If you want to help make history happen in 2012, sign up to volunteer today! Sign-up Deadline is Wednesday, December 21st. SOS 2011 is projecting to have over 3000 students in attendance this upcoming January 14, 2012.
Stampede of Service was founded in 2006 by a student, Maxon Victor, who wanted to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. It has now become one of the largest traditions that USF has to offer. This one-day community service celebration is led by students to get the word out about volunteering. In 2009, 2600 students participated in the event and in 2011 there were over 3000 students in attendance. Students are assigned a social issue and sent throughout Hillsborough County learning and engaging in service for the day. Spend time with friends or with your student organization in helping to have a positive impact on our community while having FUN!
The purpose of SOS is to get students involved! Even though this is a one-day event, students receive the resources necessary to continue participating in community service on a constant basis. Students are encouraged to check out other Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement (CLCE) community service events and continue to keep the spirit of service and Martin Luther King Jr. alive.
SOS serves more than 60 different organizations in the Tampa Bay community, volunteering with:
- Senior Citizens
- The Environment
- Youth
- Homelessness
- Poverty
- Women’s Issues
- Education
- And many more
To read more about the history of SOS, check out the History Section at the bottom of the page!
Individual & Student Organization Sign Ups - Begin October 31st
All registrants (either individuals or members of organizations) will need to register as an individual through this online registration tool. Persons who do NOT register before the deadline will not be guaranteed an assignment with their organization or a promotional favor (i.e. t-shirt). Please register early and encourage all members to register before the deadline. You can designate which organization you are a part of and whether or not you would like to serve as a site leader. Please use the link below to fill out the registration for SOS 2012.
Registration Closed for 2012 SOS
If you need any more information, please contact us at stampedeofservice2012@gmail.com.
* Organizations of 10 or more people are required to provide a site leader. Organizations with over 20 people need to provide a site leader per 20 students. Please communicate with your organization members to determine who will be site leading. For example, if your organization has 100 people, you need to provide no less than 5 site leaders.
Site Leader Sign Ups - Begin October 31st
Site leaders are very crucial to having a successful SOS. Site leaders help to lead students through the day, encourage students to participate, and also maintain a high level of energy and enthusiasm. Do you have what it takes to lead large groups of students through various volunteer activities?
Please sign up to be a site leader through our new registration tool! Please indicate your organization, or if you are an individual, and also check that you would like to serve as a site leader.
Registration Closed for 2012 SOS
EVERY SITE LEADER is required to attend two very important training dates in order to be ready for the day of service. The training dates will be announced at a later time. Training dates and information will be sent out via email and posted on this Web page.
Register as a member of the SOS Street Team
As a member of the Street Team you will help publicize the event, and get students excited! Some of your duties might include, but are not limited to; chalking on sidewalks around campus, talking to student organizations, helping with SOS Week in October, and volunteering to help with the day-of logistics.
Faculty / Staff can volunteer to help SOS
Faculty/Staff volunteers will support the "Stampede of Service" Kick-Off event by assisting with various tasks such as participant check-in, t-shirt distribution, breakfast distribution, signage posting, vehicle directing and more. Volunteers will receive a limited edition t-shirt, scrumptious breakfast of bagel and juice, and the immense satisfaction of helping USF's largest service project of the year!
Faculty / Staff Volunteer Sign-up
Sponsorship Sign-Up
Become a sponsor if you would like to donate monetary contributions. With your help we can provide transportation for the participants, food and t-shirts. Also your name will appear on all 2,000+ t-shirts. This is a great way to get your business' name out there.
History of SOS
Stampede of Service (SOS) was developed in January 2006 to bring together the USF community in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday through meaningful community service. The USF Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement and Student Government worked together with a committee of students, staff and community organizations (including Parks & Recreation, the University Area Community Development Corporation and Clean City) to develop the event. For the inaugural 2006 event, over 900 students from the campus community including student organizations, USF Athletes, Student Government and Fraternity-Sorority Life joined together to volunteer side by side with the community in East Tampa in local parks and neighborhoods. The day was a huge success and the tradition of Stampede of Service was born.
Because of the overwhelming response to this project from students, administrators and the community, the Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement has continued to host this annual event. Stampede of Service has quickly become an important tradition for USF and also serves as a kick-off event for the MLK Day Celebration events. In January 2009, over 2500 USF students, faculty, staff and community members joined together to celebrate and honor the MLK legacy through service in the Tampa Bay community.
In 2011, we had over 2500 students, and this upcoming SOS 2012 we project to have 2500-3000 students all actively engaging in the Tampa Bay community.
SOS serves more than 60 different organizations in the Tampa Bay community, volunteering with:
- Senior Citizens
- The Environment
- Youth
- Homelessness
- Poverty
- Women's Issues
- Education
- And many more