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oung people all over Catholic Charities also has Stillwater have found a van to pick up students BUILD themselves in situations who don’t have reliable STILLWATER'S that have made it hard to transportation. complete high school. For The Education Center Volunteer with some, their families needed staff would love to offer more CCEOK-Stillwater! them to work, while others class opportunities. Both Our Stillwater Adult Education program may have had trouble with the English and Spanish-speaking needs VOLUNTEERS in a law. Whatever the case, the volunteers are needed to variety of positions and we have... Catholic Charities Education teach classes and perform Morning, Afternoon, and Evening Opportunities Center is there to help folks administrative tasks. Donations We are looking for: Fill out our • GED/HiSET facilitators complete their high school are also needed to continue the Volunteer • ESL facilitators Interest Form degree via the HiSET Exam, work. • Hospitality coordinators • Office assistants -or- CONTACT: Robin FitzGerald which is similar to a GED. The “The parishioners at St. 918-508-7101 • Student recruiters rfitzgerald@cceok.org Education Center offers HiSET Francis Xavier are amazing Exam preparation and English with supporting Catholic as a Second Language (ESL) Charities here in Stillwater,” classes. Staff also provides Robin says. “We also have a variety of career services. The Education amazing, wonderful volunteers who make all of Center is located at the former St. Francis this possible.” Xavier Church at 601 S. West, Stillwater. Robin came to Catholic Charities after a Robin FitzGerald started working at Catholic spring 2021 religious retreat called Cursillo. Charities in November 2021. She and her Deacon Kevin Sartorius, CEO of Catholic husband, Mike, who also works for Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma, was helping Charities, are parishioners at St. Francis lead the retreat. Robin had met Deacon Kevin Xavier. Robin feels so blessed to be doing this when Mike started at Catholic Charities, but work to help people advance their education. she did not know him well. At the time of the “When people pass the HiSET Exam, they retreat, Robin was working at a job she loved. are so thrilled,” Robin says. “They can’t wait to But at Cursillo, she felt a tug to do something go and do something positive.” different. That tug, along with getting to Recently, as Catholic Charities has been know Deacon Kevin, led Robin to her current doing important work for Afghan refugee position. It was a perfect fit because, at her resettlement, the Education Center’s mission former employer, Robin often hired employees has continued as well. Classes have been who had gone through the HiSET preparation offered there since late 2019. There are various classes at the Education Center. HiSET preparation class times for both English “I felt the Lord calling me to serve Him fulland Spanish speakers. In addition, free time,” Robin says. “I thought, ‘Wow, I wasn’t childcare is offered for some of the classes. expecting that.’” 4
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