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20 students from the School of Arts &
Sciences (SAS) and School of Nursing (SN) participated in an annual CNR
tradition – performing community service during spring break (March 8-12,
2004). Their work – part of the Centennial Service Project coordinated
by Campus Ministry – benefited Project Vida Digna (Matamoros, Mexico),
El Salon De Las Ursulinas (Brownsville, Texas), and Hale House (New York
City).
CNR started the “Plunge” more than 10 years ago to give students the opportunity
to perform community service. For the first time, the Plunge had an international
component. CNR students went to Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville,
Texas, two impoverished communities located on the U.S.-Mexico border.
CNR staff Terence McCorry and Helen Wolf, Director and Associate Director,
respectively, of Campus Ministry; Marie Serina, Director of Health Services;
and Dr. Marya Howell-Carter, Counseling Psychologist were chaperones at
the various sites.
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CNR students participating at Brownsville/Matamoros
were (in alphabetical order) Fiona Hibbert, Hope Holmes-Gay, RN, Margaret
Manganga (a nun from Kenya), Alisha Mills, Geisha Osborne, Amy Pettingill,
Jennifer Pinheiro, Natasha Ramgahan, RN, Tiara Simmons, Taimeka Vidal,
Myrcie Vilfrance, and Gail Wilson, RN
Under the guidance of Ursuline nuns Sister Norma Raupple and Sister Maria
Teresa De Llano; students helped educate Brownsville residents on major
health issues affecting their community and helped improve existing housing
for Matamoros residents.
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CNR Students participating at Hale House were
(in alphabetical order) Bethany Bellino, Lissette Candelario, Jazmin De
La Cruz, Julia Geronimo, Nancy Hicks, Christy Jean, Joan Lorrius, and Priscilla
Melo.
Students participating in the “urban” Plunge helped care for the young
children who reside at Hale House in New York City. This Harlem institution
was founded by Mother Clara Hale over 40 years ago to take care of children
up to age 4 whose parents are unable to care for them due to illness, financial
hardship, incarceration, homelessness, substance treatment programs, or
other reasons.
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