By Kate Flannery, Communications Department They met her with bewildered expressions. “You’re taking a year off?” her parents asked their eldest daughter after she told them she would be volunteering for a year after graduation. “I ain’t volunteering nothing. I’m getting a job,” was the reaction of one of her peers. But back in 2001, […]

By Caitlin Baummer, CVN AmeriCorps Program Assistant Sometimes when recruiting, after describing the living stipend that volunteers receive, I was asked the question, “Can I still be a normal young person and, you know, do fun things?” My response was always “Absolutely!” I would even venture to say that I had even more fun because […]

By Sarah Ceponis, Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry Nine months ago during my graduation weekend, I sat in an audience of students committed to post-graduate service, and listened as a speaker shared with us her thoughts on our coming year. Though not all her words stuck that day, I do remember those she borrowed from renowned […]

    Jarrod Kinkley is originally from St. Marys, Ohio and recently graduated from the University of Dayton last May with a degree in Music Education. He is currently serving in the Change A Heart FranciscanVolunteer Program, where his placement is at Focus On Renewal, specifically at the Father Ryan Arts Center. Rise and shine! […]

“Wow!  I can’t believe it’s already 1:30!” I said to Archie, my supervisor and the St. Martin’s activities coordinator. Serving time for the celebration started at 2:00PM. Somehow, the Spring Dinner had snuck up on us. The Spring Dinner is a festive remake of Easter Dinner for the St. Martin’s residents.  There are brightly colored […]