Georgia Perimeter students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of service projects for the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. The service days are actually Friday, Sept. 12, and Saturday, Sept. 13, this year.

Many of the projects are close to a GPC campus, and all provide a way to give back to community. For instance, volunteers can help prepare “crate gardens” as part of the Atlanta Veterans Farmers’ Market in the Castleberry Hill area, work with elderly patients at the Mountain View Personal Care Home or clear brush and do projects at the Dunwoody Nature Center or Blue Heron Nature Preserve. On Saturday, there will be an opportunity to work with horses at the Special Equestrians site in Alpharetta.

The projects are coordinated through the college’s Quality Enhancement Plan office and are designed to improve student learning by engaging students both inside and outside the classroom, says Mary Elizabeth Tyler Boucebci, service learning coordinator. Faculty members who want to include a day of service as part of their courses should contact Boucebci at maryelizabeth.tylerboucebci@gpc.edu.

To sign up for the September day of service, go to the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance information site.

Other days of service during the 2014-15 academic year are Make a Difference Day on Oct. 24, MLK Day of Service on Jan. 19 and Global Youth Service Day on April 17.