During
Spring Break in March 2008, 20 Clark students traveled to New Orleans to
build homes with Habitat for Humanity. They spent the week staying at Camp
Hope, a renovated school building that hosts Habitat volunteers - over 600
volunteers were there the same week! Clark students worked on homes in New
Orleans East area. For most students, this was the first trip to New Orleans
since Hurricane Katrina. It was an amazing experience! Thanks to all that
supported the group in their fundraising efforts and to everyone in New
Orleans for their hospitality!
Over
170 Clark students participated in the 6th annual Just Do It Day on
Saturday, April 5th. There were 50 first-years who participated as part of
the First-Year Experience, which was a great way for them to get oriented to
the Worcester community. Among the 15 community sites the students served
were the Worcester Housing Authority, the Main South Community Development
Corporation, and Friendly House. Everyone got a t-shirt with this
year's slogan "Just Doing It Since 2003" and the afternoon of service ended
in the Grind with music and food from One Love Cafe and Webster House.
Thanks to everyone who participated and made Just Do It Day 2008 a great
success!
Pictured above are first-years at Worcester Housing Authority, Lakeside.
The 4th annual Stair-A-Thon was held Thursday, February 21st 2008. There
were 26 participants and roughly $500 was raised for the YWCA Daybreak
programs that support women and children who are victims of domestic
violence. This year, Devon Saliga broke the record with an astounding 53
trips up/down the Jonas Clark stairs! Congratulations, Devon! The event was followed by a Hillel Bagel Brunch in JC
001.
Pictured from left to right are: Stephanie Oleksys, 2nd place, Devon
Saliga, 1st place, and Robin Barron, 3rd place.
The
Stair-A-Thon was co-coordinated by Senior Making A Difference Scholars Erica
Richmond and Dan DeSantis (see picture on left).
We'll miss you next year! Thanks for organizing a great event!
The
annual Volunteer Fair was held in the University Center during September
2007. Over 300 Clarkies stopped by to learn about volunteer opportunities in
the Main South and Worcester area. Representatives from the Main South CDC,
Regional Environmental Council and local schools were there to talk to
students. There were also representatives from many of the on-campus service
groups, such as All Kinds of Girls and CUBS.
During
Spring Break in March 2008, 20 Clark students traveled to New Orleans to
build homes with Habitat for Humanity. They spent the week staying at Camp
Hope, a renovated school building that hosts Habitat volunteers - over 600
volunteers were there the same week! Clark students worked on homes in New
Orleans East area. For most students, this was the first trip to New Orleans
since Hurricane Katrina. It was an amazing experience! Thanks to all that
supported the group in their fundraising efforts and to everyone in New
Orleans for their hospitality!
Over
170 Clark students participated in the 6th annual Just Do It Day on
Saturday, April 5th. There were 50 first-years who participated as part of
the First-Year Experience, which was a great way for them to get oriented to
the Worcester community. Among the 15 community sites the students served
were the Worcester Housing Authority, the Main South Community Development
Corporation, and Friendly House. Everyone got a t-shirt with this
year's slogan "Just Doing It Since 2003" and the afternoon of service ended
in the Grind with music and food from One Love Cafe and Webster House.
The
annual Volunteer Fair was held in the University Center during September
2007. Over 300 Clarkies stopped by to learn about volunteer opportunities in
the Main South and Worcester area. Representatives from the Main South CDC,
Regional Environmental Council and local schools were there to talk to
students. There were also representatives from many of the on-campus service
groups, such as All Kinds of Girls and CUBS. 