2008 Woodie Awards
Cancelled Mississippi trip is back on
Jennifer Spinelli
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: Features
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Small steps make a big difference.
But when the recently annual trip to Mississippi was on the verge of being cancelled, Habitat stepped in and supplied housing for the group giving their time to help support Mississippi.
"Our first time commitment was to help local parishes and wanted people to know they were not forgotten," said Dr. Shirley Pavone of the Psychology Department.
"We did what we could including helping with debris removal and construction," said Pavone.
According to Pavone this years' trip to Mississippi will be different than previous years, because this is the first time they are working through a Habitat program in Biloxi Mississippi.
St. Rose of Lima was originally supposed to accommodate students and faculty this June but the situation changed since the plans were made.
Originally, in December they wanted five skilled workers to every four unskilled workers.
The parish found out that they needed more skilled workers than that which caused the trip to be cancelled.
Miguel Colon, Megan Wood, Margaret Casey and Phyllis Machlett in the Service-Learning Center worked hard to find the group housing in Mississippi so the trip wouldn't be cancelled.
"To someone who was thinking about going I would say stop thinking and go. There's no way that you could regret going. Not only does it look great that you volunteered on your resume. It is a life changing experience that you will keep for you for the rest of you life," said Steven Wrinkle, senior, Medford N.Y.
The people involved wanted to help but did not have the resources, so they made rag dolls, which were sent down and given out to people in the area.
The rag doll affected one lady in particular, who lost her daughter to Sickle Cell Anemia previous to the flood.
Her daughters' favorite doll was made of rag and lost in the flood so getting the new doll gave her hope.
"Needless to say this might have been one of the best decisions of my college career. Those two weeks I spent in Mississippi have changed me forever. I appreciate my family, my life and my possessions so much more," said Wrinkle.
But when the recently annual trip to Mississippi was on the verge of being cancelled, Habitat stepped in and supplied housing for the group giving their time to help support Mississippi.
"Our first time commitment was to help local parishes and wanted people to know they were not forgotten," said Dr. Shirley Pavone of the Psychology Department.
"We did what we could including helping with debris removal and construction," said Pavone.
According to Pavone this years' trip to Mississippi will be different than previous years, because this is the first time they are working through a Habitat program in Biloxi Mississippi.
St. Rose of Lima was originally supposed to accommodate students and faculty this June but the situation changed since the plans were made.
Originally, in December they wanted five skilled workers to every four unskilled workers.
The parish found out that they needed more skilled workers than that which caused the trip to be cancelled.
Miguel Colon, Megan Wood, Margaret Casey and Phyllis Machlett in the Service-Learning Center worked hard to find the group housing in Mississippi so the trip wouldn't be cancelled.
"To someone who was thinking about going I would say stop thinking and go. There's no way that you could regret going. Not only does it look great that you volunteered on your resume. It is a life changing experience that you will keep for you for the rest of you life," said Steven Wrinkle, senior, Medford N.Y.
The people involved wanted to help but did not have the resources, so they made rag dolls, which were sent down and given out to people in the area.
The rag doll affected one lady in particular, who lost her daughter to Sickle Cell Anemia previous to the flood.
Her daughters' favorite doll was made of rag and lost in the flood so getting the new doll gave her hope.
"Needless to say this might have been one of the best decisions of my college career. Those two weeks I spent in Mississippi have changed me forever. I appreciate my family, my life and my possessions so much more," said Wrinkle.
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