K Week: Register Online for UK FUSION

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 17, 2012) — The 10th annual UK FUSION (UK For Unity and Service In Our Neighborhoods) is just around the corner, but it is not too late for students to get involved!

Online registration for student volunteers is open until noon on Sunday, Aug. 19. Student volunteers wishing to participate in FUSION, but who did not register online can show up on Haggin Field the day of FUSION. While placement can't be guaranteed, the FUSION team will work extremely hard to accommodate all volunteers.

Brian Garcia, 2012 FUSION executive director, encourages students to participate. "FUSION is a one-day service event allowing UK students, both incoming and current, to work in groups to meet needs of local nonprofits and neighborhoods. This is the 10th year for FUSION, establishing it as a true UK tradition."

This year, UK FUSION aims to be bigger and better than ever before, with approximately 1,500 student, faculty and staff volunteers serving more than 100 sites across the city of Lexington. The UK family gives more than 5,000 hours of service to Lexington as part of FUSION, making it the largest single-day service project in the Commonwealth.

UK FUSION 2012 is Monday, Aug. 20, at the Pieratt Student Recreation Fields on UK's campus. Student volunteers should arrive by 10 a.m. to check in and select a site. A sack lunch is provided and the day ends with a celebration.

For more information about FUSION, visit www.ukfusion.org or contact executive director Brian Garcia at fusion.uky@gmail.com. Connect with FUSION on Facebook and Twitter.

UK FUSION is part of UK's Center for Community Outreach. The CCO a student-driven program that is intended to foster the development of leaders who make a difference in their communities. The mission of the CCO is to serve, connect and unite the University of Kentucky with the surrounding community in collaborative efforts to promote life-long community service.

For more information about K Week, visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KWeekatUK, follow K Week on Twitter at twitter.com/K_Week  and check out the YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/KWeekatUK.

MEDIA CONTACT: Katy Bennett, katy.bennett@uky.edu, (859) 257-1909