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Mystery Service Saturday

Embark to an unknown destination and engage in direct service with a local organization, while meeting new people and exploring our local communities!

Join us every other Saturday as we serve our local communities!

Mystery Service Saturday is a program that gives students the chance to explore volunteer and social opportunities in the Raleigh area. Participants will travel to an unknown local service organization and engage in direct service. Afterward, participants participate in a social activity that explores local North Carolina culture and helps them make more connections with their peers.

Saturday8:30 AM

Mystery Service Saturday

Past events have included serving at local farms, food banks, parks, and a tiger preserve, as well as visiting museums, pumpkin patches, and petting zoos! Oh my!

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Let’s make a difference, together! Pre-registration is required for Mystery Service Saturday on the Service Site.

Making a positive impact in the Triangle.

Explore service and social activities from past Mystery Service Saturdays.

Students spend the morning gleaning sweet potatoes from an incompletely harvested field that supports feeding agencies in the Carolinas.

Students assist in packing grocery bags for low income elderly in the triangle area.

Students assist with behind-the-scenes upkeep and assembling exhibits at the Marbles Kids Museum.

A student works with You Can Vote to talk to the public about voting laws and register individuals to vote for the upcoming election.

Students spend the day picking up trash at local nature reserves.

Students have a blast serving at the Groove in the Garden Festival at Raleigh Little Theatre.

Students help Raleigh SOUL Garden remove weeds from the vegetable patches located on the site.

Students volunteer their time at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.

Partnering with Global Training Institute (GTI), students serve with 27 students from Japan’s Nagoya University with donation-based clothing charities.

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Got questions? We have answers.

Do you have questions about Mystery Service Saturday? Contact the Mystery Service Saturday Program Team below.

Contact Us

Email

[email protected]

Phone

Meet the Mystery Service Saturday Program Team

HA

Harrison Andrews

Assistant Director for Civic and Community Engagement

919-515-8550 [email protected]

MJ

Marcelle Jules

Graduate Assistant for Community and Civic Engagement

919-515-3323 [email protected]

LA

Luke Arthur

Senior, College of Engineering

[email protected]

LC

Lila Christie

Junior, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Humanities and Social Sciences

[email protected]

Last Reviewed On: 9/2/2026