Posted on 7 February 2010

Hillsborough River State Park (HRSP) participated in the University of South Florida's (USF) Stampede of Service on Saturday, January 16, 2010 in-park area clean-up in preparation for our District IV Volunteer Appreciation in March 2010. Hillsborough River State Park will be the site location to host this important annual volunteer event. Stampede of Service was founded in 2006 by a student, Maxon Victor, who wanted to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. It has now become one of the largest traditions that University of South Florida has to offer. This one day community service celebration is led by students to get the word out about volunteering. In 2009, 2600 students participated in the event. Students are assigned a social issue and sent throughout Hillsborough County learning and engaging in service for the day. HRSP hosted 75 student volunteers for this annual one-day 2010 event. HRSP gives on-going resources to various organizations to participate in community service on a constant basis. The purpose of partnering with community organizations is to get the younger generations involved in environmental issues!