Community Service Day began in 1995 with the mission to teach students about service and to reach out to the community. Together, each year, we complete over 5,200 manhours in one day. This October, the school held its 13th annual Community Service Day. Inspired by Taft's motto--not to be served but to serve--all of Taft's 577 students and 123 faculty devote a day to community service.

Highlights of the outreach have included helping the Connecticut Food Bank organize their food stores; trail maintenance for the CT forest and Parks Association; painting a mural for Family Services of Greater Waterbury; working on a Habitat for Humanity builds; building and maintaining trails for Flander's Nature Center; cleaning and clerical work at the Palace and Warner theaters; assistance to the United Way of Greater Waterbury; Collegium, our school choral group, and the Jazz Ensemble performing to nearby nursing homes; making care packages for the homeless shelter; and numerous projects for local houses of worship.

In conjunction with the off-campus programs, we also we also coordinate a town-wide food drive, raising needed supplies for Watertown Food Bank. We also host 140 third-graders in a full day of educational and recreational activities on campus.

If your organization is interested please click the link above for more information, or contact Baba Frew at 860-945-7926.