Duke University Retirees Outreach (DURO) records, 1997-2021

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Duke University Retirees Outreach
Abstract:
Duke University Retirees Outreach was founded in 1997 to provide volunteer opportunities to Duke retirees and their partners and operated until 2021. DURO members developed volunteer programs like the Backpack Program and the Lakewood Garden project at Lakewood Elementary School. The collection, spanning 1997 to 2021, consists of administrative and financial records, correspondence, and materials related to projects and events.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English.
Collection ID:
UA.25.43.0006
University Archives Record Group:
25 -- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
25 -- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences > 43 -- Continuing Studies and Summer Session

Background

Scope and content:

Consists of administrative and financial records, correspondence, and materials related to projects and events. This includes buget and expense reports, speeches, photographs, compact discs with video recordings, materials for the Lakewood Garden project, Backpack Program, Media/Library Center, and Book Fairs and donations. Materials span 1997 to 2021.

Biographical / historical:

Duke University Retirees Outreach (DURO) was founded in 1997 by William Griffith and George Maddox with support from Nannerl Keohane and John Burness. DURO's objective was to create volunteer opportunities in Durham. Funded and supported by the Office of Communication Services, DURO began offering volunteer opportunities to Duke retirees and their partners and later expanded to include Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) members, alumni, students, and community members.

DURO focused on volunteer programs at Lakewood Elementary School, a school in the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership. The Lakewood Garden project started in 2000 in partnership with South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS) and Lakewood Elementary. With this, DURO members helped to construct and maintain a garden at Lakewood. The Backpack Program was started around 2011 to supply weekend groceries to families at Lakewood. With the Library/Media Center, DURO members assisted in the school's library, provided tutoring, installed a signage system, proctored tests, and helped with book fairs and book donations. Members also helped in the office and computer class, aided with school beautification, and the health and wellness program at Lakewood. In addition to DURO and Lakewood projects, members took part in programs like Busy Street, Crayons to Calculators, and Preiss-Steele Place.

In 2021, DURO was discontinued as an organization and the OLLI agreed to take on volunteer recruitment in support of programs created by DURO.

Acquisition information:
The Duke University Retirees Outreach (DURO) records were received by the Duke University Archives as a transfer in 2022.
Processing information:

Processed by April Blevins, July 2022

Accessions described in this collection guide: UA2022-0017

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Access restricted. Some materials in this collection are Duke University administrative materials. For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use of administrative records. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist. Contact Research Services for more information.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Duke University Retirees Outreach (DURO) records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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