While most people are traveling today to be with their families for tomorrow’s meal(s), parade, and giving thanks, I’ll be with my parents and friends helping out both days at the Hometown Thanksgiving in my community up north in Glens Falls. Today, we’ll be preparing and decorating the church in which the event takes place with all Autumn and thanksgiving…
Tag: community service
Nature Hikes, Tree Forts, and the President of Saint Rose
As part of the week of service honoring President Szczerbacki’s inauguration that was held last week a group of 11 students, myself included, went to the Corning Bioreserve this past Saturday. What makes this act of community service stand out from the rest of activities that made up the week is the fact that President Szczerbacki went with us. That’s…
Reach Out Saint Rose
What is Reach Out Saint Rose? Reach Out Saint Rose is a day of community service where hundreds of students, faculty, staff and alumni at Saint Rose volunteer at various places in the capital region. This year, over 700 people participated. Volunteers were sent all over the region to places like Habitat for Humanity, the Regional Food Bank, Community Gardens,…
Looking back on NOLA 2012
A week ago today I was experiencing my last full day in New Orleans on one of Saint Rose’s alternate spring break trips. The trip was amazing– and hard to describe. Actually, this is probably the hardest part of the trip (aside from coming back)- describing what I’ve just experienced. Having gone on the trip last year, I’ve twice now…
Volunteering = Good Karma
Like almost every other american I like things of material like my new rain boots or my iPod but something else that I love comes with no material benefit at all. I love to volunteer and rack up good karma points. I love to think that when you do something nice for someone else somewhere down the line something good will…