An estimated 2,000 Pepperdine University students, alumni, parents and friends participated in service projects at 10 Malibu locations and 73 others worldwide on Saturday as part of the 22nd annual Step Forward Day.
Malibu is where Step Forward Day began when two students recognized the need for volunteers in the local community and wanted to share their passion for service with their peers. The projects began as small acts of service, from helping with repairs on homes of local senior citizens to planting gardens at Webster Elementary. Now, 22 years later, the reach of Step Forward Day has grown to include work with 83 organizations spanning from Ventura County to Downtown Los Angeles and alumni chapters across the nation and world, including Tokyo, Japan.