International Gator Day







25th Annual International Gator Day
May 17, 2025


UFAA has designated Saturday, May 17, 2025, as International Gator Day, a day in which Gator Clubs® and Affiliate Groups around the world unite to utilize the size and spirit of the Gator Nation® to positively impact local communities.  Gators will join together to support projects and programs within their local communities, using their time and talents to serve others.

How you can be a part of International Gator Day:

  1. Join the University of Florida Alumni Association to receive updates of projects and events hosted by your local Gator Club® or Affiliate Group, both for International Gator Day and throughout the year.
  2. Find your local Gator Club® or Affiliate Group on the list below and volunteer for their service project.
  3. If your local Gator Club® or Affiliate Group is not having an International Gator Day activity, let us know and start your own.


As this annual event approaches, each club's or group's initiative will be posted below.

Don't see an International Gator Day activity in your area? Host your own local service project and we will list it on our website. Please notify our office to have your event listed. For more information, please contact Shirley Lynn at salynn@ufl.edu or 352-392-7619.

Area Gator Club® and Affiliate Group Projects

Click Club/Group name for details. Additional projects will be added as they are finalized. Check back for updates!

 - ABA Jacksonville Chapter and the Gator Club® of Jacksonville - Gators Read (Literacy Event), May 17th at 12:00 pm at Police Athletic League-Northside

 - ABA Tampa Bay Chapter - Saturday Produce on Wheels (POW), May 17 at 8:45 am, Meals on Wheels Office, 5320 North Blvd., Tampa, FL

- ABA South Florida Chapter and Broward County Gator Club® - Street Clean Up, May 17 at 9:00 am, Broward County Gator Club Street in Ft. Lauderdale

- Association of Black Alumni - Volunteering with Family Promise, May 17. Virtual collaborations and local ABA chapter meetups.

- Alamo City Gator Club® - Diaper Bank Volunteering, May 17 at 9:00 am, Texas Diaper Bank

- Association of LGBTQ+ Alumni, Gator Club® of Miami, Broward County Gator Club® and Palm Beach County Gator Club® - Beach Clean Up, May 17 at 8:30 am at 300 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

- Atlanta Gator Club® - Trees Atlanta, May 17 at 9:00 am at Morningside/Lenox Park

- Baltimore Gator Club® - Maryland Book Bank Volunteering, May 17 at 11:15 am at Maryland Book Bank

- Blue Ridge Gator Club® - Food Bank Volunteering, May 31 at 9:00 am at Manna Food Bank, Mills River, NC

- Broward County Gator Club® - Street Clean Up, May 17 at 9:00 am, Broward County Gator Club Street in Ft. Lauderdale

- Central Florida Gator Club® - Special Olympics State Tennis Championships Volunteering, May 17 at 8:00 am, USTA National Tennis Center, 10000 USTA Blvd., Orlando, FL

- Charlotte Gator Club® - Diaper Bank Volunteering, May 17 at 10:00 am, Charlotte Diaper Bank-Uptown Charlotte

- Charlotte Gator Club® - Filling Book Bags for Kids, May 14 at 6:00 pm, Bags of Hope, Cornelius, NC

- Cincinnati Gator Club® - Gators Clean Up Oakley, April 12 at 9:00 am, Crossroad Parking Lot, 3500 Madison Road, Cincinnati

- Citrus County Gator Club® - Park Clean Up, May 17 at 9:00 am, Liberty Park

- Clay County Gator Club® - Clothes Closet and Food Bank Volunteering, May 17 at 9:00 am, Clay County Clothes Closet

- Dallas/Fort Worth Gator Club® - Family Game Time, May 17 at 2:30 pm, Dallas Life, 1100 Cadiz St., Dallas, TX

- Emerald Coast Gator Club® - Center Clean Up, May 17 at 9:00 am, Emerald Coast Autism Center

- Gateway Gator Club® (St. Louis) - Park Clean Up, May 3 at 9:00 am, Carondelet Park, 3900 Holly Hills Blvd., St. Louis, MO

- Gator Club® of Jacksonville - New Worlds Reading Family Literacy, May 17th at 12:00 pm at Police Athletic League, 2165 W. 33rd Street, Jacksonville

- Gator Club® of Miami - Pelican Harbor Seabird Station and Marine Cleanup, May 17 at 9:00 am, Pelican Harbor Seabird Station

- Gator Club of Naples® - Beach Clean Up, May 17 at 9:00 am at Vanderbilt Beach Park

- Gotham Gator Club® (Manhattan) - KEEN Volunteering, May 17 at 10:00 am, KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) at Brearley School, 590 East 83rd Street, New York, NY 

- Gotham Gator Club® (Brooklyn) - KEEN Volunteering, May 17 at 2:00 pm, KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) at McCarren Recreation Center, 776 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY

- Houston Gator Club® -  Volunteering at YES to YOUTH, May 17 at 9:00 am, Montgomery County Youth Services Bridgeway Emergency Shelter, 4501 N. Frazier, Conroe, TX

- Indy Gator Club® - Blood Drive, week of May 12-17, Greater Indianapolis Versity Blood Centers

- Knoxville Gator Club® - Food Bank Volunteering, May 17 at 2:00 pm at Second Harvest of East Tennessee, 136 Harvest Lane, Maryville, TN

- Las Vegas Gator Club® - Book Program Volunteering, May 17 at 9:00 am, Spread the Word Nevada, 5373 Arville St., Las Vegas

- Lone Star Gator Club® - Trail Clean Up, May 17 at 10:00 am, Festival Beach (7728+39M, Austin, TX)

- Manatee County Gator Club® - Meals on Wheels Plus Volunteering, May 17 at 9:00 am, Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee, 811 23rd Ave., Bradenton, FL 

- Marion County Gator Club® - Food Bank Volunteering, May 10 at 9:00 am, Interfaith Food Bank, 450 NW 2nd Street, Ocala, FL

- Martin County Gator Club® - Food Distribution, May 17 at 8:00 am, Jensen Beach Christian Church, 1890 NE Church Street, Jensen Beach, FL

- New England Gator Club® - Park Clean Up with Boston Harbor Now and Boston Parks & Rec Dept. , May 10 at 9:30 am, Moakley Park, 450 Old Colony Avenue, Boston, MA

- Northwest Arkansas Gator Club® - Gator Blvd Clean Up, May 17 at 8:00 am, SW Gator Blvd-Fulbright Junior High School

- Palm Beach County Gator Club® - Beach Clean Up, May 17 at 9:00 am, Loggerhead Marinelife Center

- Panhandle Gator Club® - Filling Backpacks, May 13 at 8:00 am, Hiland Park Baptist Church

- Pinellas County Gator Club® - Park/Beach Clean Up with Keep Pinellas Beautiful, May 17 at 9:00 am, Honeymoon Island, 1 Causeway Blvd, Dunedin, FL

- Philadelphia Gator Club® - Park Clean Up, May 17 at 10:00 am, Fairmount Park

- Rocket City Gator Club® - Volunteer with Miracle League of North Alabama, May 17 at 10:00 am, Miracle League Field 

- Rocky Mountain Gator Club® - Food Bank Volunteering, May 17 at 8:45 am, Food Bank of the Rockies

- Sacramento Gator Club® - Annual Card Drive: Adopt-a-Grandparent, May 17 at 2:00 pm, ACC Senior Services & Device Brewing, Sacramento, CA

- Sarasota County Gator Club® - All Faith's Food Bank, May 17 at 9:00 am, 8171 Blaikie Court, Sarasota, FL

- Savannah Gator Club® - Fill Food Bags for the Elderly, May 17 at 8:45 am, Second Harvest of Coastal GA, 1380 Chatham Parkway, Savannah

- Seattle Gator Club® - Support Girls on the Run, May 18 at 7:00 am, Renton Memorial Stadium

- Southern California Gator Club® - Meal of Love, May 17 at 10:00 am, Ronald McDonald House, 4560 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, CA

- Southern Crescent Gator Club® - Food Pantry Volunteering, May 17 at 8:00 am, Bridging The Gap Food Pantry

- Southwest Florida Gator Club® - Community Café, Market, Food Pantry & Able Garden Volunteering, May 17 at 8:30 am, Community Cooperative, 3429 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Fort Myers

- Space Coast Gator Club® - Food Drive for Second Harvest Food Bank, May 17 at 2:00 pm, drop off items at Gator's Dockside, 4200 N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne, FL

- Space Coast Gator Club® - Blood Drive with OneBlood, May 17 at 1:00 pm, Gator's Dockside, 4200 N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne, FL

- Tampa Gator Club® - Family Shelter Volunteering, May 17 at 8:30 am, Metropolitan Ministries of Tampa, 2002 N. Florida Ave., Tampa

- Titletown Gator Club® - Food Bank Volunteering, May 10 at 10:00 am, Bread of the Might Food Bank, Gainesville, FL

- Triangle Gator Club® - Adopt-A-Highway Trash Pick Up, May 17 at 8:00 am, Glenwood Ave/Highway 70 between CarMax & The Angus Barn 

- Windy City Gator Club® - Food Bank Volunteering, May 17 at 1:00 pm, Greater Chicago Food Depository