Rosary Hill Reach out Part II: Community Action Corps
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Rosary Hill Reach Out Part II: Community Action Corps by MARIE FORTUNA “You can’t explain wheel-chair Dr. John Starkey nodded about all kinds of human prob strengths to help others, the at the Veteran’s Administration dancing. You’d have to see it. understandingly. “As a kind of lems. Kept the whole class talk world would be a happier place.” Hospital seeks students to feed Thursday afternoons the patients middleman between volunteers ing on that record for the total patients, visit them, lead a com themselves create the dances. and agencies they serve, I ’ve class period,” said sophomore Brian McQueen practice munity sing-a-long,” 'said Dr. Tuesdays they teach it to us. To seen how students have started Bri^n McQueen. teaches at Heim Elementary. Starkey. Angela Kell«*, Virginia Ventura, out frightened of what they don’t He’s busy. Pat Weichsel resident Pat Cowles, Linda Stone and know,” he said. ‘«‘Once they try Brian teaches C.C.D. classes to assistant, volunteer for Project Erie County Detention Home me,” said Pat Weichsel, student it,” he continued, “they find they about 18 seventh graders at Care (as a requirement for her looks for companions and helpers coordinator of the Campus are rewarded.” Saints Peter and Paul School in community psychology course) with the recreation programs for Ministry sponsored Community Williamsville. He has been help says, “Tim eis more of a problem boys $nd girls age 8 to 16 years Action Corps. - “Working for the first time ing children since he himself was than anything else. I don’t really who are awaiting court proceed with persons who have physical 14 years old. have two and a half free hours a ings. Gateway needs group “The patients really like it. We deformities for example. Soon week to devote to the people at activities helpers and Special do too,” said Pat. the student forgets the deformity. “My closeness in age to the the Erie County Home. But I go. Friends, that’s a one on one What he sees is a person just like kids I helped seemed to help me I’ve got a favorite patient there relationship with boys ages 8 to 16 “Going to the Erie County himself,” John Starkey said. to help them,” he chuckled. too. Terry BeFrancisco. She’s a years. Home and Infirmary is new for paft time student here at Rosary us. We only started this Hill.” Some volunteers teach. Sister Brian McQueen earned the “Anyone interested in semester,” Pat explained. Vivian Rauch, O.S.F. who Capital District, Albany, volunteering for September? coordinates volunteers to St. Schenectady, Troy area Com- “Some programs are without “Saint Patty’s Day we brought They could give their names right Benedict’s School said, “ Mary < munity Service Award last year volunteers because it’s a sacri now to Father Wangler, Pat three new gentlemen with us.” Tidd, Martha Rooney, Ruth for his counseling work as a sum fice time-wise,” said Pat. Weichsel or me,” said Dr. Sure they were students. But not Haen, Chris Guarnieri ^and mer student caseworker for the Starkey. all students would have gone. Bonnie Fralonardo are continu county in Utica, New York. Dr. Starkey knows that’s true. They were gentlemen,” she said. ing a twelve year long Rosary He opened his briefcase. A tor “No one need hesitate because Hill tradition of service there. In “If ■ kids knew the stories be rent of papers tumbled out. He they are not sure how they will “Their first time there was addition to teaching con hind the kids in trouble,, more waved the papers in the air. get out to the people they will be quite an experience. They were fraternity of Christian doctrine would volunteer. My brother helping. If they have no face to face with all the things classes every Monday, they also worked with CYO. He’d come “All these places want our transportation, we will work people are afraid of — wrinkled meet regularly with Mrs. Norma home talking about the kids in the help. Manhatten Nursing Home transportation out for them,” he skin, physically handicapped Tabbi faculty member of St. inner city. I got interested,” would like students to play cards said. persons, things frightening — Benedict’s in order to plan the Brian said. with the patients. Or on Fridays hard to get used to, she added. course.” from three to four in the after “Volunteer work, it’s not a one “I was sent to investigate a noon students could entertain the way deal. They have just as much yI remember my first visit “At St. Anne’s inner city child beating. I was shocked. The folks there. Sing for them, play to offer us as we give them,” Pat there. My first thought was I’d parish, Dennis Morley, Meg mother actually had burned the an instrument, put on a drama. said. never send anybody there,” she Iwanski, Nancy Grzybowski and child’s hands holding them over Anything. Mr. Zacker is the per said shaking her head. I tutor first, second and third the gas flame on the stove. When son to contact there,” he advised. Next: Part III Community graders. We each work with our I got there, I had to console both Psychology students out in the “But families do send people own group of five to ten kids. I of them,” he added soberly. “Here’s another. Mrs. Kercher city. there. They have to if they can’t like it a lot. It’s really fun,” take care of them at home! Two Marty Pelletier said. Of his^ work that summer he sixteen year old kids are there. concluded, “ I had some strengths g jiiiiiiiiiaiiiim iiiiiD iiiiiiiiiirtio iiiiu iiiiiiD iiiiiiiiiiiiia iiiiiiiiiiiiQ iiiiiiiiiiiiiD iiiiiH is Both paralyzed. Both accident “I brought in Cat Steven’s I shared. But ail people have victims,” she sighed. “Wide, Wide World,” which tells strengths. If all gave, of their □ Classes will □ A Night in the Rat not meet by DARRYL D. AMATO and JANET SUSAN ELMER Friday, Thursday Beer-Drinking Night Everyone came to have a good A 1:00 a .m, when Tommy made in the Rat has become somewhat time and there was no reason for the last call, yelling out his usual I April 18,1975 of a tradition, possibly a ritual, staying if you didn’t want to have “motel time everybody” no one □ . for the hard day-working, hard fun. The Glee Club sang and the wanted to leave and even the night-playing Rosary Hill stu students, visitors, and oldies sang security guard for that night dent, commuter and résident along. Within the first 10 minutes agreed and everyone kept singing alike. Thursday, March 20th in of their singing some of the crowd and dancing, and swaying back the Rat was special for two had started to form a circle and forth in their chairs, until 2 or reasons: 1} It was the night be around them and slowly the 2:30. fore the last day of classes before circle got larger. Easter vacation; 2) A special It was definitely one night to be f President's Holiday! f group of singers, about 10 in the Rat and one nigh^ you’d members of the Amherst Male The members of the Glee Club never forget if you were there. So Glee Club, visited the campus bar started handing out their pitchers if you occasionally see a rather SiiiiiiiiiaiiHiiiiiiiiaiiiim iiiiiDiiiiHiiim aiiiim iiiiiaiiiüiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiinuiii^ and, after downing a few pitchers of beer to everyone and when distant looking person at Rosary ATTENTION SENIORS of beer, performed. Their, their throats got dry the singing Hill singing the words of specialty is a concert of famous, ' was taken over by the student “Swannee River” to themselves, Academic Attire Pick-Up will be. old American folk tunes — the crowd. People got up and started remember he tor she) is not intricate harmony songs and, Of dancing and soon a train type line crazy, they’re just thinking about Mon. May 12,1975 9 a.m. — 4 p.m. course, the toe-tapping.- hand- had formed- and the whole train that last special night in the Rat -L ,T^es. ^ay l3 ,1 9 f7^, f . SCHOLAR SHOP. OFFICE ‘da pping sihg-ajlongs/• was dancing-around in a circle. before vacation. 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I wish Thank you for your time and to correspond with interested consideration. David E . Friedrich 73-C-141 Sun. May 4 SOFTBALL & VOLLEYBALL GAMES on Front Lawn The Town Grier FREE BEER v RHC Students: Free with I.D.