Students and Faculty Help Others in Region

 

Wearing their 125th anniversary T-shirts, the volunteers boarded vans and buses at 8 a.m. and headed to sites in Hartford, Manchester, Burlington, Bloomfield, Avon and Simsbury. Third Formers visited YMCA Camp Chase, and Fourth Formers visited Camp Horizons, a camp for children with special needs.  Fifth Formers helped out at Reggio Magnet School, Covenant Prep School, Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, House of Bread, Manchester Soup Kitchen and South Park Inn.  And Sixth Formers performed service along the Farmington River and at Mercy Housing and Shelter, two Foodshare locations, Simsbury Housing Authority, The Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy, Eno Memorial Hall, Phelps Tavern Museum, the University of Hartford Magnet School and Gifts of Love.
 

Throughout the day, the volunteers did such things as prepare lunches at senior centers and at homeless shelters, help young children in classes, sort and stock food at food banks, rake leaves, paint walls, enter computer data and clean up brush.
 

 “The hard work and genuine motivation of our school community on this special day are an example of what a community with purpose can do for others,” said Gloria Connell, director of community service at Westminster. “When Associate Headmaster Nancy Spencer and I visited eight of the sites, I cannot express how very proud I was of our students and teachers who were lending a very big hand of help to those who appreciated the help and our tenacity.”