At None Like You/We Care, 595 Sycamore St., UB students (from left) Peony Chhum, a senior psychology major; Shefa Rizvi, a sophomore business major; and Shania Julia Anunciacion, a junior environmental design major, are ready to get down to work.

Tyrese Davis, a sophomore environmental design major, prunes a tree at None Like You/We Care.

From left: Shefa Rizvi, Peony Chhum and Shania Julia Anunciacion paint a gazebo at None Like You/We Care.

At the Teacher's Desk on Northampton Street, Executive Director John Mika offers inspiration to volunteers: "Do something in life to make a difference."

Tyrus Boekhoudt, a junior studying electrical engineering, assembles a desk chair at The Teacher's Desk.

Exercise science majors Nichola Blatto, Nathen Cottom and Sabrina Goldman mulch, weed and plant new plants around a public gazebo at 37 Mulberry St., near the Kensington Expressway.

At Pelion Garden, 208 Best St., students did a lot of dirt-moving and end-of-season garden management.

UB student volunteers pose with members of the Macedonia Baptist Church on East North Street. The UB crew was tasked with moving items from a former classroom into storage.