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Iowa State Pay It Forward

We are an optimistic group of students who engage in servant leadership to create positive life experiences.

With a mission to reveal leadership through service relationships, and action!

10/05/2026

Past month with PIF: Pumpkin stenciling at Reiman Gardens, helping out at the octagon, a successful first meeting and more!

09/28/2026

MINI PIF October 10’th -11’th!
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/AjfdpipK14MTLV247

Or through the link in our bio

What is a mini pif? A mini pif is a weekend trip where we go to a location several hours outside of Ames, spending our time volunteering and exploring a new community!

📍 This year we are going to Okoboji Iowa

🚗 Wake up early to drive out of Ames and then spend the morning completing a volunteer project

⏰ After eating lunch we’ll head off to explore the town of okoboji and do some tourism

🌙 We spend the evening playing games and getting to know each other better!

🚙 Wake up the next day and drive home!

💵 The cost of the entire trip is only 25 dollars, And this covers all meals, tourism, and transportation!

09/23/2026

Welcome to a new year of PIF! We have our first general meeting tonight and hope to see you there.

Cant make it tonight? No problem! Here’s the schedule for all of our meetings this fall semester.

05/07/2026

Excited to announce our 2026-2027 Pay It Forward Core Team! Can’t wait to see what these amazing people do next year! We are beyond excited to see this team continue making a difference, developing servant leaders on campus and beyond, and paying it forward! Let’s make this year unforgettable!

Yeah Buddy!

04/26/2026

Spring 2026 Day of Service Recap!

Our amazing volunteers served at 6 different service projects this time! Starting with the Free Market at Food at First () and dog toy making for a shelter donation in the morning, sorting through donations at Overflow () and organizing art at Octagon Center For the Arts () at noon, and finishing with trash pick up of the College Creek and archiving documents at Center For Creative Justice () in the afternoon - the day was so impactful!

We want to thank each and every volunteer who joined us in the effort to make a difference in the Ames community!

04/22/2026

CALLING ALL ALUMNI!

It’s time for the annual Pay It Forward Virtual Alumni Party! Join us this Sunday, April 26th @ 6:30PM for an evening full of laughter, memories, and celebration as we reflect on everything Pay It Forward has accomplished this year.

This virtual party serves as a fundraiser to help support the organization as it heads into a new academic year. The Core Team will take on some fun fundraising goal challenges, so you won’t want to miss it!

Be sure to spread the word to other Alumni members so they can join in on the fun. We can’t wait to see you there!

Link to the meeting will be posted on our Instagram story the day of or can be accessed via the Alumni Party event on our page!

04/19/2026

Spring 2026 Mini PIF Tour ☀️💙

This Mini PIFT weekend was filled with fun, exciting projects, tourism activities, and memories! We set the record with the number of service projects and tourisms in one day on a mini PIF Tour - 3 projects and 3 tourism activities in Le Mars in one day! We started off helping out with cleaning, dog walking, cat brushing and more at Wet Nose Rescue, organizing and tidying up at Helping hands Donation & Thrift Store, and wrapped it up with organizing and cleaning books at Le Mars Public Library! After that, we got a tour of the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor, as well as enjoyed some delicious frozen treats in the ice cream capital of the world! The second tourism activity was a mini race to get the most pictures with famous Le Mars ice cream cone statues🍦Finally, our group headed to the Plymouth County Historical Museum to wrap us up for the day!

What an amazing weekend full of service, fun, and connections! Thank you to all our volunteers for joining us and to all the non-profits for letting us serve them!

Yeah Buddy!

04/10/2026

This week’s Feature Friday is Katie!

Katie is a junior in Landscape Architecture with a minor in Environmental Studies. After college, she hopes to work for the National Parks Service or start her own practice. She’s been involved with PIF for two and a half years, and on leadership for one year. In addition to PIF, Katie is also a member of The Navigators and Women in Landscape Architecture on campus.

Her favorite part of Pay It Forward is being able to support her local community and meet so many amazing Iowa State students, and loves that being on core gives her the opportunity to work with a team who shares common values of helping the people and community around us.

Katie has been an integral part of our core team this year. As treasurer, she puts in a lot of work behind the scenes. Her cheery spirit and can-do attitude make her an amazing leader and we appreciate her time and efforts for the club.

Yeah Buddy!

04/08/2026

Make a difference in the Ames community on Saturday, April 25th!

Check out our Day of Service volunteer projects on the link in our bio!

To sign up: Simply put your name, ISU email, and phone number in an empty spot! Everyone is welcome to sign up for multiple projects (make sure they don’t overlap), and you will get an email with details and instructions about your chosen projects before Day of Service!

Sign Up in our bio 👆🏻

04/03/2026

2026-27 Bus core and Chapter core application is now open!

Looking for a meaningful leadership position that will make a lasting impact? Joining the Pay It Forward team is an amazing opportunity to meet service-driven people, build leadership skills, and make a real difference!

We are looking for passionate individuals to be our Bus Core team, as well as various Chapter Core positions, such as president, vice president, treasurer, volunteer coordinator, advertising and recruitment chair, and fundraising and donations chair! Find detailed descriptions of each role in the application.

Apply before the deadline, April 17th at 5PM! You will be contacted to schedule an interview after the application closes.

Apply on the link in our bio 👆🏻

We can’t wait to have you join our team!

Address

515 Morrill Road
Ames, IA
50011

Website

https://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/payitforward

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