Community Service
R EACHING OUT TO OTHERS
Tony Jaccaci’s Global Studies class organized a
dress-down day on April 21 to benefit two groups
in Uganda, where they visited last March. The
proceeds went to the Save the Children—Naka-
songola Office and Community Action Fund for
Women in Africa (CAFWA), a non-governmental
organization.
Members of the Community Service Council
raised money for the Martin Luther King Jr. Cen-
ter in Newport with a dress-down day on May 4.
The center offers a variety of programs to help
underprivileged communities in Newport and
Middletown.
On May 16 community members helped fac-
ulty members Tim Richards, assistant head of
'89
school for student life, and Bob Weston, dean of
faculty, raise money for the Dana Farber Cancer
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gle event in the country. The two-day ride in
Varsity baseball player Brian Lowry ’08 pitches to a member of Newport’s August covers about 180 miles.
Little League during a community service project in May.
And on May 23, a dress-down day was held to
support physicians from Doctors Without Borders
who reported to Myanmar, hit with a cyclone, and
Casual for a cause China, which suffered an earthquake this spring.
Once again, a number of dress-down days were The day was organized by Chinese teacher Zhuo Lin
held throughout the spring to raise money for Wang and French and religious studies teacher
charitable causes. Jeremy Goldstein.
On March 28, 2008 Katie McCormack ’11 and
her brother Chris McCormack ’09 organized a Teams take a time-out
dress-down day for the nonprofit group Partners The Community Service program at St.
in Health (PIH), which provides health care to the George’s is often helped immeasurably by our
poor. Based in Boston, and with operations in sports teams, which all spend one day each season
Haiti, Peru, Russia, Rwanda, Lesotho and Malawi, devoting time to charitable endeavors.
PIH was co-founded by Dr. Paul Farmer, the In fulfilling their community service require-
McCormacks’ godfather. Farmer will be a special ment for the spring season, the varsity baseball
guest at St. George’s on Sept. 12, delivering a talk team met with an enthusiastic group of Newport
called, “Rethinking Health and Human Rights.” To Little Leaguers in April.
reserve tickets call (401) 842-6636. Led by captains Angus Anderson ’08, Brian
On April 11, organizers Lela Wulsin ’09 and Lowry ’08 and Will O’Connor ’08, the team helped
Linnea Bostrom ’09 helped to raise money for the the youngsters through a series of drills after an
Multiple Sclerosis Society. Several students also instruction period. The children, ranging in age
participated in the annual MS Walk in Bristol, R.I., from five to 14 eagerly displayed their batting,
on April 13. throwing and catching talents to the high schoolers.
46 ST. GEORGE’S 2008 SUMMER BULLETIN
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