Global reddit Service Day - October 5th, 2013

/r/UBC

The 2nd Annual Global reddit Service Day* (GrSD) will take place on Saturday October 5th, 2013. 

Help clean up a beach, host a fundraiser concert, build a playground, donate some blood, or...???

Global reddit Service Day is the perfect excuse to join up and meet new friends, do something fun, and give back. Beer tastes even better after doing something amazing for others. Last year redditors across the world gathered to help clean up parks and trails, plant flowers, volunteer at charity events, build houses, organize food drives, work at animal shelters, and much more.

/r/clarksville

All you have to do to participate is go to your local (or university) subreddit. Then just join in the thread about Global reddit Service Day [GrSD] (or start a thread) and help organize some group volunteer activities in your realm. It doesn't have to be anything elaborate. Last year a few groups just went and donated at a blood drive together. Another group in Japan picked up trash at local beach and then went snorkeling.

Just pick something, make it happen, and have fun. If there's a parade/holiday/dome in your town on the 5th, just pick another date in October that works for y'all.

Find your local subreddits here

Find your college subreddit here

We have something special planned to highlight the subreddits that go above and beyond, so even if you are a small group, please document your event by taking photos, videos, telling stories and sharing them on your local subreddit. Everyone who participates in GrSD 2013 will get a special trophy, and more importantly the satisfaction of giving back to your awesome community, town, city, hamlet, school, commonwealth, protectorate, realm, etc. See you on the 5th.

*Last year we called the event "reddit Dedicated Day of Service (rDDoS)", but we found that no matter how good the context is, sys admins (including those at reddit) have a negative and visceral reaction to any acronym containing "DDoS".