Students ‘heart at work’ at fair

ASHLEY WEYLER NEWS EDITOR ARW723@CABRINI EDU

Jazzman’s Café was filled with big-hearted Cabrini students on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, since it was the site of the fourth annual Volunteer Fair.

Originated on the first anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, students wanted to help the common good, according to Mary Laver, the director of applied social teaching. “Students wanted a way to channel ways to help the common good,” she said.

One organization present was the Freshman Escape Retreat. Read DeSabato, a senior English/communications major, went on this retreat his freshman year, has been a leader for the past two years and will continue his leadership for this upcoming retreat. He said that Escape is a great way for freshmen to meet peers.

Also, upperclassmen and new people learn about what to expect for their freshman year and discuss their hopes for the future. He said it’s nice to just get a weekend away from school as well. “I had a great time. Last year was a huge success,” he said. This year’s Freshmen Escape will be Nov. 11-12 and is located in Poconos.

Besides campus volunteer groups present at the fair, Cabrini invited volunteer groups in the community. Big Brother/Big Sister had a table set up for students to sign-up. Big Brother/Big Sister is an organization where volunteers serve as a mentor to every child who needs or wants one. Ed Brown, a representative from the organization, said that they had a good turn-out of prospective volunteers. He said, “The one-onone mentoring is a positive experience for all those involved.”

Other groups present at the Volunteer Fair were Kids First Now, Christmas All Year, the Wolf Pack, the Don Guanella School, the Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity and the Hurricane Relief Fund.

Over the past four years, the Volunteer Fair has tried to keep up with any event or tragedy that needs service. Last year, they had a table for voter registration for the 2004 presidential election. This year, they developed a new organization to support the Hurricane Katrina victims.

A campus-wide meeting was held and many Cabrini students and faculty members were present discuss how Cabrini was going to get involved in the relief effort. They came up with the slogan: “Cabrini’s Heart at Work,”

Cabrini’s way to respond to the tragedy.

Atable was present at the fair for the Hurricane Relief Fund. Students donated $1, and in return received a pin with purple, green and yellow ribbon attached. If anyone missed the Volunteer Fair but would still like to lend a helping hand in any of the organizations represented, contact Laura Gorgol, the campus minister, at x 8225 or leg722@cabrini.edu, or stop by the Wolfington Center, located next to Jazzman’s Café.

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