Summer
Service Projects
Notre Dame Club of Memphis Role
Profile
of Missionaries of Charity Mission
Profile
of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2007 Student Interns at St. Jude Hospital
2006 Student Intern at Missionaries of Charity
Mission
2006
Student Intern at St. Jude Hospital
2005
Student Intern at Missionaries of Charity Mission
2005
Student Intern at St. Jude Hospital
2004 Student Intern at Missionaries of Charity Mission
2004
Student Intern at St. Jude Hospital
An
exterior marble panel on Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library depicting
"The
Resurrected Christ Meeting His Disciples on the Road to Emmaus."
(A
speculative interpretation afforded by Wiliam Kevin Cawley, Ph.D.,
Archivist & Curator of Manuscripts, University of Notre Dame)
[Photo credit: Chestertonlep.com]
Notre
Dame Club of Memphis Role
The
Notre Dame Club of Memphis provides funding for two Notre Dame students
to serve as Summer Service Project Interns by addressing the needs
of disadvantaged people in our community through an intensive 8-week,
service-learning experience. In exchange for forgoing the opportunity
for a summer job, students receive $2,000 grants that are applied
directly to their tuition at ND. The two projects are St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital and Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Mission.
How
can you help with this eminently worthwhile activity? Currently, the
club has only one significant source of funds to facilitate our financial
obligation to maintain these projects: the annual football bus trip.
You can help in either of two ways: make a trip or make a donation.
If you wish to make a donation, write a check to ND Club of Memphis,
reference Summer Service, and mail to:
Steve McBride
2463 Regents Walk
Germantown, Tennessee 38138
Profile
of Missionaries of Charity Mission
The
Missionaries of Charity is a religious community of sisters founded
by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. They are located at 700 North Seventh
Street in Memphis, and have been here for more than 16 years. Their
lives are dedicated to serving the Poorest of the Poor, under vows
of poverty, chastity, obedience, and whole-hearted and free service
to the poor. The Sisters make no solicitation of funds, goods, or
services, but rely totally on Divine Providence for their needs and
the needs of those they serve. This Providential help comes from the
gift of time, talent, goods, and finances by many lay volunteers here
in Memphis.
The
primary function of the Sisters is to manage a shelter for homeless
women and their young children. Evening meals at the shelter are provided
by volunteers. Other activities of the Sisters and volunteers are
home visitations, hospital and nursing home visitations, distribution
of donated food and clothing, prison ministry, having a four week
summer camp for children, and teaching religion at Holy Names School.
All of this is done in answer to Jesus from the cross when he asked
for love and for souls with the words: "I THIRST."
One asks where does the Notre Dame student fit in? She is an active
part of the entire plan for eight weeks. This means 24 hours a day
as House Mother, counselor, cooking, caring for children, and tending
to the needs of every participant in the work of the Missionaries
of Charity.
The
Club's coordinator for this project is Tony Baltz.
Profile of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital focuses on finding cures for catastrophic
childhood diseases such as cancer through research and treatment.
All of the patient treatment (outside of insurance), travel and housing
expenses are covered by the hospital and other programs.
While
living at the Ronald McDonald House, Target House or the Memphis Grizzlies
House, a social worker is available to help the patient understand
his or her new shared home environment. The social worker can offer
activities that can answer many of the questions and concerns that
may come up during a patient stay. The social worker also provides
support and counseling to help families adjust to living away from
home and returning home after their stay.
Each
month, a parent support group meets that gives families a chance to
join together and get support from other St. Jude families. There
are also numerous activities planned for all families in St. Jude's
patient housing. To keep up with all the activities, look for the
"Inside Scoop", a newsletter that is distributed monthly
to all families in patient housing. This publication provides information
about upcoming events as well as recapping past events.
The
Notre Dame student works directly with St. Jude staff in planning,
organizing and running various social events for the patients and
their families. The student has extensive daily contact with the patients
and works in both a social and educationally constructive manner with
the patients directly in order to enhance their daily life experiences
while they interning at St. Jude.
The Club coordinator for this project is Gene
Bastedo.
2007
Student Interns at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Dianna Zosche - pre-med studies; Sparta, New Jersey
Laura Marrs - pre-med studies; Cave Creek, Arizona
2006 Student Intern at Missionaries of Charity
Mission
Katie Dunn; Pangborn Hall; a sophomore from Knoxville, Tn.
2006
Student Intern at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Stephanie Gargala; Pasquerilla East; a junior from Dearborn, Michigan.
2005 Student Intern at Missionaries of Charity
Mission
Mary
DeMott, a senior majoring in Theology, is the daughter of John and
Jody DeMott of Holland, Michigan. Mary is expected to arrive in Memphis
Wednesday, May 25, to serve her internship at the Missionaries of
Charity, Tony Balz is scheduled to pick up Mary at the airport
and take her to the mission.
2005
Student Intern at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Jill
Gadzinski is the summer intern at St. Jude. Jill is staying with
Lee and Judy Piovarcy this summer.
2004
Student Intern at Missionaries of Charity Mission
Genevieve
Jordon, ND'07, is from San Diego, CA and lives in Pasquerilla West.
She served her internship at Mother Theresa's Missionaries of Charity
Mission.
"I
saw the poor thirst for something that cannot be assuaged by earthly
means. I realized that, like the Sisters, we are called to serve
the poor by serving Christ in them."
-Genevieve Jordon
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here for Genevieve's Report
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here for Genevieve's Photo
2004
Student Intern at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Denise
M. Emmert, ND'06, is from Marsielles, IL and lives in Breen-Phillips
Hall. She is a Business/Science major. She served her internship at
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"I
witnessed acts of real love nonetheless. This kind of love doesn't
always yield happiness, but it does bring joy. Happiness comes from
getting what you want; joy comes from feeling loved and content
even when things are tough ... Really being joyful comes from celebrating
life for exactly what it is - not what it could have been or what
it should be."
-Denise M. Emmert
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here for Denise's Report
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here for Denise's Photo Gallery
