The College of Saint Rose, in New York, cancelled ‘Saint Rose Night,’ an annual celebration for faculty and staff members to ring in the new academic year. The $10,000 it takes to throw the shindig will go straight to the Red Cross.
The experience of interacting with some of the [homeless] people on the streets was an eye-opener. You leave those types of experiences with a mix of emotions--hope, disgust, love, grief--but I always leave motivated to do more.
-Taryn Anderson, Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA member, Capital University