Community Service

My students are writing about whether Community Service should be part of the requirements to graduate from college. A good majority feel that college students don't have time, or find in unappealing based on their definition that serving the community means cleaning up trash, working with the homeless or working in a nursing home. As an teacher, I have used Service Learning in the past (connecting practical hands on learning about the subject to service in the community) and would like to use it again.
I was amazed and impressed by one student who talked about how she is already involving her children in community service. She has her children pick a "cause" each year and then they decide how they will help. She then went on to describe what her kids did for a local organization last year by having a lemonade stand.
I think that if we could find more creative and non-traditional ways for college students to serve their communities, such a requirement would not present a problem for students and would benefit both students and the communities. Making such requirements easier for students, might mean more work for counselors, teachers, and colleges. For me, the real question is can we get the faculty and staff on board to do the work?