Purdue University and the Purdue for Life Foundation announced Wednesday (Oct. 20) the inaugural Purdue Day of Service, to be held Oct. 29, on the West Lafayette campus. Created as a way to encourage Purdue alumni and friends of the University to embrace volunteerism, the first Purdue Day of Service will feature tree planting near the corner of McCormick Road and Third Street and beautification work at Horticulture Park.

Purdue Day of Giving 2022 Raises Record $68.2 Million
The ninth annual Purdue Day of Giving, held April 27, invited donors to power the university’s next giant leap—and they responded with a resounding $68.2 million in contributions, far outstripping last year’s total and setting a record for most dollars raised for higher education through a single-day campaign.