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The Boltwood Project

Hi there! Thanks for clicking on our page! A little bit about us: The BOLTWOOD Project™ is a community service learning course and student run RSO offered by the University of Massachusetts Amherst since 1969. The course is offered by the Civic Engagement & Service Learning Department CESL.

Our purpose is to provide opportunities for recreation/social-oriented activities and general skill development for people with varying abilities and disabilities. We aim to support, educate and advocate. Our group is comprised of 150 Umass student volunteers who visit 22 different sites in the surrounding community weekly. Our community partner sites range from after school groups to group homes to assisted living facilities. At these sites, we reach over 200 community participants. In total, our program reaches over 350 individuals. Students and participants create meaningful relationships and learn from each other. The BOLTWOOD Project™ provides supplies for these weekly site meetings for the 350 plus individuals detailed above.

Aside from the weekly enriching site meetings, we also partake in advocacy on a larger scale. An example of this is the Spread the Word to End the Word Campaign in which we advocate to stop the derogatory use of the R-Word- “retarded”. Student volunteers attend three educational seminars a semester to learn about subjects such as the stigmatism of disability or the political history related to it.

Our funds will be used to further educate over 150 students during our three weekend seminars throughout the semester. It will also greatly supplement the supplies and food we bring to our sites/community partners. Many of our participants do not have access to many social activities and The BOLTWOOD Project™strives to reach as many participants as possible. These funds will help us do that. Increased support will provide us to access for more resources to better ourselves and the Pioneer Valley community, and we deeply appreciate anything you can give!

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RSO Challenge

The participating RSOs (registered student organizations) with the most donors at the end of #UMassGives will receive bonus money! First place will receive $1,000 and second and third places will receive $500 each! Make a gift to your favorite RSO to help them win! (NOTE: Multiple gifts made by the same person to the same RSO will only count as one gift.)

Rank	Prize	All Participating RSOs	Gifts
1	$1,000	UMass Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team	249
2	$500	Women's Ice Hockey	239
3	$500	CHAARG	161
4		Student Alumni Association	144
5		Boltwood Project	122
6		Asian American Students Association	92
7		Hip-Hop Culture Organization	87
8		Irish Dancing	85
9		Alpine Skiing	80
10		Outing Club	77
11		Habitat for Humanity	74
12		Equestrian Team	71
13		Engineers Without Borders	70
14		Sailing Team	70
15		UMass Boxing Club	65

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Power Hour #1

Congratulations to the Student Care and Emergency Response Fund for Winning the 10-11am EDT Power Hour on April 26th!

Rank	Prize	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	$2,000	Student Care and Emergency Response Fund	249
2		UMass Women into Leadership	193
3		UMass Athletics	57
4		Outing Club	49
5		Equestrian Team	40
6		McCormack Department of Sport Management	21
7		College of Education	21
8		Alpha Phi Omega	18
9		College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	15
10		Isenberg School of Management	14
11		The Ray Ethan Torrey Botanical Greenhouses	8
12		College of Information & Computer Sciences	8
13		Alumni Association	8
14		Turkish Student Association	7
15		Accounting Department	6

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Power Hour #2

Congratulations to the Student Alumni Association for winning the 2 pm-3 pm EDT Power Hour on April 26 to win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	Student Alumni Association	126
2	Habitat for Humanity	67
3	UMass Athletics	65
4	Alpine Ski Team	65
5	Sailing Team	65
6	Asian American Students Association	59
7	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	53
8	Western Massachusetts Writing Project	32
9	Juniper Institute for Young Writers	26
10	Theater Department	25
11	Alumni Association	24
12	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department	16
13	McCormack Department of Sport Management	13
14	Student Care and Emergency Response Fund	10
15	Stonewall Center	7

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Power Hour #3

Congratulations to Minuteman Marching Band for winning the Power Hour from 3 pm-4 pm EDT on April 26 and a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	Minuteman Marching Band	166
2	Women's Ice Hockey	160
3	CHAARG	114
4	Hip-Hop Culture Organization	52
5	UMass Athletics	40
6	Association for Women in Science	23
7	McCormack Department of Sport Management	13
8	Vietnamese Student Association	11
9	UMass Center at Springfield	10
10	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	9
11	Theater Department	8
12	College of Education	7
13	Juniper Institute for Young Writers	7
14	Asian American Students Association	7
15	Other	5

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Power Hour #4

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power hour from 10 am-11am EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	Women for UMass Amherst	74
2	UMass Athletics	68
3	College of Nursing	51
4	Psychological and Brain Sciences	30
5	Paperbark Literary Magazine	21
6	Belly Dance Club	20
7	Isenberg School of Management	15
8	Natl. Student Speech Language and Hearing Assoc.	15
9	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	14
10	McCormack Department of Sport Management	11
11	Student Care and Emergency Response Fund	11
12	College of Humanities & Fine Arts	9
13	Hospitality & Tourism Management Department	8
14	Accounting Department	7
15	College of Information & Computer Sciences	6

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Power Hour #5

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from Noon-1 pm EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	The Boltwood Project	94
2	UMass Athletics	53
3	Boxing Club	52
4	Engineers Without Borders	52
5	Isenberg School of Management	14
6	Surf Club	9
7	Commonwealth Honors College	8
8	University Without Walls	8
9	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	7
10	McCormack Department of Sport Management	6
11	College of Engineering	5
12	UMass Hillel	4
13	Center for International Education Endowment	4
14	Other	4
15	The Militia	4

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Power Hour #6

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from 1-2 pm EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	Women's Ultimate Frisbee	181
2	University Without Walls	117
3	UMass Athletics	56
4	Ski and Board Club	42
5	Society of American Foresters	18
6	Isenberg School of Management	12
7	Pi Delta Psi	9
8	The Boltwood Project	8
9	Journalism Department	6
10	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	6
11	Student Care and Emergency Response Fund	6
12	Engineers Without Borders	5
13	The Center for Research on Families	4
14	College of Humanities & Fine Arts	4
15	Commonwealth Honors College	4

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Power Hour #7

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from 3 pm-4 pm EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	Irish Dancing	78
2	UMass Athletics	62
3	Undergraduate Student Child Care Scholarship	47
4	Cape Verdean Student Alliance	44
5	jubilat	30
6	The Ray Ethan Torrey Botanical Greenhouses	23
7	McCormack Department of Sport Management	10
8	Women's Ice Hockey	10
9	S#arp Attitude	9
10	Disability Services	8
11	Isenberg School of Management	7
12	WMUA	7
13	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	6
14	College of Natural Sciences	6
15	Libraries	6

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Participating Areas of Campus

Alumni Association Other Participating Areas of Campus College of Education College of Engineering College of Humanities & Fine Arts College of Information & Computer Sciences College of Natural Sciences College of Nursing College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Commonwealth Honors College Fine Arts Center Isenberg School of Management Libraries School of Public Health and Health Sciences UMass Athletics University Without Walls Student Care and Emergency Response Fund Student Groups (RSOs/GSOs/etc.)

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