CMU Students Gear Up for a Year of Service August 2008
On Monday, August 18, 2008, over 350 CMU students from Stever House, Boss House and Morewood Gardens volunteered across Pittsburgh as a part of Carnegie Mellon’s orientation. The students completed nearly 750 hours of service at twelve local nonprofit agencies doing a number of projects including holding an ice cream social for senior residents at Kane Regional – Glen Hazel, baking cookies and socializing with family members staying at Family House in Oakland, bagging, recycling and packing science materials for ASSET, Inc. and much more! In addition, students who participated in the Pittsburgh Cares’ Service Crawl collected over 150 empty ink/toner cartridges to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council’s toner recycling program!
Pittsburgh Cares is coordinating Service Saturdays for CMU students where around 20 different students will volunteer every Saturday for the entire upcoming academic year. These projects will be diverse and students can choose from a variety of projects throughout the year, including the Big for a Day mentoring projects coordinated on campus.
Chatham University Students Connect with Homeless Women at Bethlehem Haven February 2008
Chatham University Physical Therapy students Heather Hrina, Katie Keim, Shayna Shaw, Beth Kaminski and Aliza Miller hosted a spaghetti and craft night at Bethlehem Haven women’s shelter and supportive services on Wednesday, February 27th! The group prepared and served a great spaghetti dinner with all of the fixings to residents staying in the shelter on the cold winter’s night. After the enjoyable meal, the students and residents showed off their creative talents with a fun St. Patrick’s Day craft. These students have also worked hard to recruit mentors for women graduating from the Haven’s A Step Up program.
On Monday, August 18, 2008, over 350 CMU students from Stever House, Boss House and Morewood Gardens volunteered across Pittsburgh as a part of Carnegie Mellon’s orientation. The students completed nearly 750 hours of service at twelve local nonprofit agencies doing a number of projects including holding an ice cream social for senior residents at Kane Regional – Glen Hazel, baking cookies and socializing with family members staying at Family House in Oakland, bagging, recycling and packing science materials for ASSET, Inc. and much more! In addition, students who participated in the Pittsburgh Cares’ Service Crawl collected over 150 empty ink/toner cartridges to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council’s toner recycling program!
Chatham University Physical Therapy students Heather Hrina, Katie Keim, Shayna Shaw, Beth Kaminski and Aliza Miller hosted a spaghetti and craft night at Bethlehem Haven women’s shelter and supportive services on Wednesday, February 27th! The group prepared and served a great spaghetti dinner with all of the fixings to residents staying in the shelter on the cold winter’s night. After the enjoyable meal, the students and residents showed off their creative talents with a fun St. Patrick’s Day craft. These students have also worked hard to recruit mentors for women graduating from the Haven’s A Step Up program.