California State University, Northridge commemorated the life of Cesar Chavez on Tuesday, March 27 at the 2nd Annual Cesar Chavez Service Fair. The event, which is sponsored by the Department of Chicana/o Studies and Unified We Serve, the volunteer program at CSUN, included more than 30 nonprofit organizations and vendors. Event organizers estimate that more than 500 faculty, staff and students attended the event. Photo by Jenny Donaire.

CSUN student Catherine Jermany and MEND (Meet Each Need with Dignity) representatives Andrea Lopez and Awade Khan-Variba spoke with attendees about the importance of community service. MEND’s mission is to break the bonds of poverty by providing basic human needs and a pathway to self-reliance. Photo by Jenny Donaire.

Anh Tran and Carmen Doane-Barkan of CFY, a national education nonprofit that helps students in low-income communities harness the power of digital learning to improve educational outcomes, attended the 2nd Annual Cesar Chavez Service Fair. CFY has operations in New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. CFY also leads an affiliate network of more than 30 organizations in over 20 states and the District of Columbia. Photo by Jenny Donaire.

CSUN student Paulina Barrios, member of Unified We Serve, provided students with information about local volunteer opportunities. Unified We Serve also provided free food to all participating students. Photo by Jenny Donaire.

“Operation Gratitude” volunteers (from left to right) Bill Van Trump, Dana Chotiner and Becky Rich distributed information about how individuals can show their gratitude to the U.S. military. Operation Gratitude annually sends 100,000 care packages filled with snacks, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation to U.S. military deployed in hostile regions, their children left behind and the wounded military recuperating in transition units. Photo by Jenny Donaire.