UVA Clubs are invited to host in-person community service events. The Office of Engagement’s mission is centered around creating opportunities for alumni, friends, and families to cultivate a lifelong connection to UVA.
This initiative refreshes the tradition of the Cavs Care Program to provide a unique educational and social experience for constituents around the world to look inward and serve their local communities over the course of the same weekend.
The Worldwide Service Weekend embodies the institution’s “Great and Good” ethos, while promoting a culture of sustained community engagement across the UVA Clubs Global Network.
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PLANNING HIGHLIGHTS
- The required window for events is Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22, 2025.
- REGISTER YOUR EVENT BY WEDNESDAY, MAY 28: Submit the Event Request Form to share your plans. This form signals the Office of Engagement to prepare your event email invitation and Eventbrite registration page and to ship an event supply box prior to your event.
- Clubs will be sent a supply box with special “Cavs Care: Worldwide Service Weekend” drawstring bags for attendees of your service program. Feel free to pass them out and take photos of Hoos wearing these bags! NOTE: Clubs that submit their Event Request Form past the preferred deadline will not be guaranteed drawstring bags.
Need Inspiration? Take a look at some of the events clubs hosted in 2024!
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