Week of Service Events
Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Area Alumnae will be volunteering Saturday April 11 at Interfaith Hospitality Network, a day shelter meeting the needs of homeless families. We will be making "Welcome Home Kits" beginning at 10am. In addition to recruiting Alums, we are reaching out to girls scout troops and local female high school students. Google Sign Up
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fellow alums are invited to help the Community Harvest Food Bank Of Northeast Indiana, Inc. set up for Canstruction®, an annual project that…“aspires to feed and inspire the world one can at a time. It may be the event that inspires a young person to be an architect or engineer.” Workers are needed on Wednesday, April 15 from 6:30am to 10:00am. If you are able, we invite you to donate a bag of food to the food bank as well. Connect with your fellow alums, their families and friends in an exciting opportunity with one Connect with your fellow alums, their families and friends in an exciting opportunity with one purpose – “Planting New Seeds” for the future benefit of the common good as we celebrate our roots.
Indianapolis #1
Indy Area Alums are invited to join Sirrea Hayes Whittaker ('07, 10G) and the Finish Line Corporation in a "Roadside Clean Up" on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from 2-4pm EST.
Please contact Sirrea if you are interested in participating...Telephone 317-664-4706 or by email at goldonyx10@yahoo.com
All participants will meet between 1:30 and 1:45pm in the Finish Line Lobby located at 3308 N. Mitthoeffer Road, Indianapolis, IN 46235. There is plenty of visitor parking right out front of the building! BRING YOUR OWN GLOVES!! Wear your SMWC Rooted For Tomorrow TShirt!
Indianapolis #2
April 13 - 17, 2015 St. Roch Catholic School
SMWC Alums will work with school staff and students in the following ways:
- Read/share the story of SMTG and her journey to Indiana with all student levels
- Create 'Happy Anniversary' letters and cards to the Sisters Of Providence and SMWC students/staff
- Serving lunch in the cafeteria
- Saying morning and afternoon prayers over the intercom
- All School Mass on Friday, April 17, 2015 in the afternoon (1:30pm) - scholarship presentations to 4 local HS students
- Field Trip - Wednesday, 4/15 - to SMWC for Grades 4-5 of the school
Would you be interested in helping at St. Roch? Contact Veronica 'Roni' O'Connor at v.oconnor@yahoo.com
Indianapolis #3
April 18, 2015
Indy area alums (rallied by Judy Coulup Hund '87) have formed the 'Rooted For Tomorrow' Team for the Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Indianapolis.
To join the team or donate to the effort, please contact Veronica 'Roni' O'Connor at v.oconnor@yahoo.com or follow thiscampaign.
Indianapolis #4
April 12-18, 2015
Please join Indy area Alums for any of several planned events with St. Joan of Arc Parish throughout the week
- Sunday April 12 Noon - 4pm St. Joan of Arc Community Garden clean up with Molly Ellsworth '92 (42nd & Park Ave)
- Tuesday April 14 6-8pm St. Joan of Arc School Picture Sorting with Mary Pat Sharpe '73 & Sarah Batt '82 (500 E 42nd)
- Wednesday April 15 6-8pm St. Joan of Arc School Picture Sorting with Mary Pat Sharpe '73 & Sarah Batt '82 (500 E 42nd)
- Friday, April 17 St. Joan of Arc School Library Book Sorting with Mary Pat Sharpe '73 & Sarah Batt '82 (500 E 42nd)
- Saturday, April 18 Noon - 4pm St. Joan of Arc Community Garden clean up with Molly Ellsworth '92 (42nd & Park Ave) - RAIN DATE
For more information, please contact Molly Ellsworth '92 at mollyee@hotmail.com or 765-212-5385.
Indianapolis #5
Joy’s House in Broad Ripple
Come out on Wednesday, April 15th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm to join local Alums in helping with one-on-one work with Joy’s House Guests, leading activities, helping organize materials, and operational work. Contact Ellen Morley Matthews '68 for more details at e2m2@sbcglobal.net
Indianapolis #6
Communion Service at Marquette Manor
Meg Gremelspacher Spitznogle '62 will host a Communion Service open to the public on Thursday, April 16 at 4pm at Marquette Manor, located at 8140 Township Line Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46260. Please feel free to join.
Italy
Please note the date has changed for this event from April 16th to April 23rd
Cathy Thomas will be working with a group in Firenze, Italy during the Week of Service. On Thursday, April 23 from 8:30 a.m. to noon, the group will be filling food parcels at St. James Church and then distributing to the poor and homeless of Florence. Accordingly, those that are in need, must sign up to receive a food box. We fill boxes all morning and then go to the church gates at noon to distribute them.
Lafayette, IN
Come join Lafayette area SMWC Alums in a fun-filled day at Heritage Healthcare. You guessed it, we will be hosting a ROUSING game of BINGO--which the residents love--on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at 2PM. Even if more of us are in attendance than needed to run the game, you can still show up and visit with residents, participate in the game, and donate prizes for winners!
The prizes don't need to be expensive. Their favorites are small bags of chips, bottles of soda, candy, and other yummy treats, but they also appreciate items such as fragrant liquid soaps (e.g. body washes, shampoos, etc.), stationary, greeting cards, and trinkets/knick-knacks. Please keep in mind there are both men and women at the facility. Other than that, what they enjoy most is that we are enabling them to participate in something that they enjoy, as well as our company and kind words.
Contact Elizabeth Hunter at 765-543-5103 or hunter.ebeth@gmail.com today in order to join in the fun, or donate to the effort!
Peoria, Illinois
Alums from the Peoria, IL area are encouraged to gather together on Wednesday, April 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at Sophia’s Kitchen. We will be making sandwiches and helping with the kitchen for the day. There will be deliveries that day that we can assist with, too. There will be opportunity for both activities that are light duty and able to sit and volunteer. Sophia's Kitchen is affiliated with the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Peoria Diocese, and is located at 103 S. Richard Pryor Place in Peoria, IL. For more information, please contact Claire at 309-655-1578.
Phoenix, AZ
Join us for a fun and fulfilling morning of community impact on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 8 a.m. to noon. We will be working at 15th Ave. and Vineyard in Phoenix, AZ. This project will provide a community garden to encourage the production of food in south Phoenix. It will encourage healthy living, a positive community gathering and provide STEM learning opportunities to the youth in the community. The area will be used to encourage positive, healthy living and reduce and eliminate urban blight. This event is actually bring sponsored by Starbucks Coffee company so we will be piggy-backing onto their project. It is intended that they will be providing Starbucks t-shirts; however, the Woods has designed a special shirt for us to wear to show our solidarity. So, I encourage you to consider this project, order a t-shirt, wear navy blue shorts and join us for a morning of fun and community support. The cost of the shirt is $10.00 and must be ordered by March 30. Sizes include S,M,L,XL,XXl,3Xl,4XL,and 5XL. I will order the shirts and bring them on April 18th. So, please RSVP as soon as possible to: Mary Ellen (Jones '70) Gould - mehwmni@aol.com or call 602-692-0998.
Philadelphia, PA/Wilmington, DE
The Philadelphia, PA/Wilmington, DE group is planning to visit the Ronald McDonald House in Wilmington, DE on Saturday, April 11, 2015, to prepare casseroles and baked goods for families who reside there during their child's illness. The group is excited to share preparation time, laughter, and the knowledge that they are helping families at a stressful time as well as spreading the word about the "Rooted for Tomorrow" efforts. Their hope is to share the knowledge of the rich 175 year heritage of the Woods and to acquaint people with its amazing college offerings.
Please contact Jane Jones Lane '67 (lanejane47@gmail.com) if you have some helping hands and want to participate.
San Antonio, Texas
Join President Dottie King, Vice President of Advancement Karen Dyer and other area alums on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from 1 to 4 p.m. (CDT) at St. Peter-St. Joseph Children's Home in San Antonio. Fondly known as St. P-J's, the home was historically started by Catholic nuns in 1869 to care for orphans; St. P-J's now cares for abused, neglected, abandoned, and homeless children. We will be cleaning dresses that will be worn by young women for their "quinceañera,” a coming out party for 15-year old girls, a tradition in Latin communities; this is the only the second year the party is being held.
South Bend,IN/Michiana
We are sorry to report this event has been CANCELLED
Southern California
On Saturday, April 18, alums from southern California will be partnering with "We Rock the Spectrum" and the non-profit "My Brother Rocks the Spectrum" in support of the Autism Speaks Los Angeles 5K Walk at the Rose Bowl.