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At Saint Joseph's we don't just preach our core
values, we truly live them. We (students, faculty, staff, alumni,
administrators and trustees) strive to make a difference in the lives
of others through:
- faculty/staff service days
- Habitat for Humanity
- service learning
- building homes in Haiti
- Spring Break Workfest
Read about some of the ways we help.
Ben Westman '04 takes a polar dip to raise $375 for Marine Animal Lifeline
where he volunteers to help injured seals. Ben (who raised all the money
on campus!!) is a lab technician for Dr. Mark Green.
The SJC Business Club participated in Project Bread's Walk for Hunger
in Boston. The 20-mile walk took members Marc Turgeon, Nate Giroux, Sheena
St. Hilaire, Danielle Somma, Erin Moriarty, Sarah McCrum and Danielle
Lavoie over six hours to complete. The club donated $500.
Members of the Psychology Club hosted a Valentine's party for patients
at a local mental hospital. Patients helped to color and make Valentine's
cards for family and friends, and were treated to a wide variety of cookies
and brownies. Club members came away with a sense of joy in helping others
and a better understanding of the various disorders encountered in the
workings of the hospital.
Senior nursing students provide blood pressure screening and folic acid
education in the community. Folic acid is important in the prevention
of birth defects.
Lend a Hand Program
For several years, Stuart Leckie of Bon Appétit (dining services),
along with 30 volunteers from staff, faculty and students fed local families
Thanksgiving dinner. The volunteers delivered the meals, set the table,
carved a turkey and visited with the recipients. Allyson Joy, director
of service learning, coordinates the families and delivery of the food
with Stuart.
Habitat for Humanity
Student groups help out at local Habitat for Humanity sites, alumni run
a 3-on-3 tournament for Habitat for Humanity of Westchester, N.Y., and
every spring break (for the last five years), SJC students help the Westchester
chapter.
Hunger Clean Up- food drive
Students collect food to distribute to Windham Resource Center and Standish
Food Pantry and staff them as well.
Camp Sunshine
Dormitory residence advisors collect money for Camp Sunshine which is
a camp for terminally ill children and their families in Casco, Maine.
Students raised enough money to send one family to camp for a week. Students
also volunteer throughout the year cleaning, painting, raking, and doing
whatever is needed to help the camp to be ready for the families.
Faculty/staff service day
For the last couple of years, faculty and staff have volunteered at Habitat
for Humanity, Strive, Windham Family Resource Center, Wayside Soup Kitchen,
Camp Sunshine and nursing homes.
Annual Toy Drive
Campus Ministry collects toys from the College community and at a children's
concert. These toys are distributed at Christmas to needy families in
the community.
Walk for Hunger
Walk for Hunger is an annual walk to raise money for food banks in the
area.
Senior Citizen's Dances
Students sponsor three senior citizen's/student dances a year.
Spring Break Workfest
As an alternative to spring break, students volunteer with service projects
in low-income areas of Philadelphia, Kentucky, NY (Habititat for Humanity)
and at an Indian reservation in Washington County, Maine.
Blood Drive
There are two blood drives per year sponsored by Campus Ministry and the
Nursing Department.
Monday Night Senior Citizen Meals
On two occasions per year, students cook and serve meals to area senior
citizens.
Soup Kitchen
Students volunteer in a local Portland soup kitchen.
Ride to the Top
In this therapeutic program to help children with disabilities ride horses,
students feed the horses and help the children ride.
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