The Community Service Committee is proud to have helped Local Groups get involved with Mensa Cares!, our inaugural community service event coinciding with National Service Day.
2017 Event Highlights
Members of Piedmont Area Mensa volunteer at the Saturday, April 29, fundraiser for TreesGreenville know as Trees on Tap. TreesGreenville's mission is to plant, promote, and protect trees in Greenville County, South Carolina.
Maryland Mensans participate in an ongoing citizen conservation project on Assateague Island where they pick up trash along the bayside. The refuse collected was donated to the Art League of Ocean City for its November exhibit, "Reimagined Art."
Members of Central Oklahoma Mensa pose with residents of Concordia Assisted Living Center after spending the afternoon entertaining the group with magic and music.
Led by Community Services Officer Teresa Kaplan, members of Metropolitan Washington Mensa sort donations that will provide basic needs and job-interview clothing to help homeless families.
Members of Monterey County Mensa gather on the lawn at Colton Hall before participating in the March for Science. After the march, the group hit Del Monte Beach to celebrate Earth Day by helping save the shores in a mass clean-up effort.
A group of 10 from Gulf Coast Mensa assist with the removal of invasive, understory plant species at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center to help restore the nature sanctuary's ecological health.
Northern Nevada Mensa volunteered at the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Mensans assisted in the distribution center sorting and packing donated food items to be distributed to agencies and individuals throughout northern Nevada.
Members of San Francisco Regional Mensa volunteer spending a beautiful morning in the fresh air with the San Bruno Mountain Weed Warriors helping them weed out invasive plant species from San Bruno Mountain Park — critical work to help maintain the native flora and fauna.
Alaska Mensa participated in the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce's Clean Up Day on a sunny 41° F Sunday morning. Members opted to clean up the area in the city along the highway, where cleanup was really needed. They filled 13 garbage bags!
Members from Southern Idaho Mensa volunteer with Friends of the Library, helping clean up and re-shelve books after the Boise Public Library's annual book sale.
Middle Tennessee Mensa members helped to clean up the Nashville City Cemetery in downtown Nashville. The crew cleaned the informational pedestals that tell the story of the cemetery and the signs for the various walking pathways.
