DEEP Service Newsletter: May/June 2011

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DEEPSERVICE May/June 2011A Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Siena College Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacys Office of Academic Community Engageme

In This Issue

ACE Banquet Highlights

Bonner Endowment Celebration

Siena Celebration of Academic Excellence

VISTA Service Stories

Siena Civic Engagement Camp

Upcoming Partner Events


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VISTA Leader Nefisah Sallim

and VISTA Fellow Victoria

Malaney during a VISTA

recruitment tabling event at

Skidmore College.

Contents

Stay in Touch with ACE Online!www.siena.edu/ace

Upcoming Happenings for ACE

Activities and classes are winding down with the end of the

Spring semester here at Siena College, but this time of year is

busiest time of year for the Office of Academic Community

Engagement. All of our programs are in full swing preparing fo

new cycle of service and civic engagement.

Our Summer Service Associates Program recruited and hired

positions for this summer. With almost all of our indirect positfilled, we are looking forward to be partnering with the Boys &

Girls Clubs of Albany, Grand Street Community Arts, Music

Mobile, Office of Academic Community Engagement, and U.S

Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. We are very excited

welcome them to the team!

The AmeriCorps*VISTA Fellows Program has been actively

recruiting new Fellows for the 2011-2012 service year. At the

of April, candidates went through preliminary interviews and t

speed interviews with community partners. We are excited to

report that we had another high quality group of applicants thyear. Fellows will start their service year July 25 with national

training in Philadelphia and return for local training at Siena

College the following week.

The Bonner Service Leaders Program is busy planning the

Summer Leadership Institute, which will be held May 31-June

2011. Over 60 colleges in the Bonner network will be

participating and workshops will be offered to faculty,

administrators, and students. Many of our program participan

will be leading workshops and facilitating a two-day service tr

for Bonner students in attendance.

ACE is offering a Civic Engagement Camp for local area high

school students interested in service-learning. Sessions will b

held in July and registration is currently open on our website.

Were planning to provide a fun summer of opportunities that

engage and open the minds of high school students looking t

make a difference in their communities.

Our newsletter is full of stories and more happenings within th

Office of Academic Community Engagement. Please enjoy an

thanks for reading.

- Jennifer Simek, AmeriCorps*VISTA Le

2011 ACE

Banquet

Recap

Page 3

$1 Million

Dollar

Bonner

Endowment

Page 4

Academic

Celebration

of Excellence

Page 5

Siena VISTA

Spotlight:

Girls Day

and MorePage 6 - 9

ASL Spotlight

& Civic

Engagement

Camp

Page 10

Upcoming

Partner

Events

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VISTA Leader

Nefisah Sallim and

VISTA Fellow

Victoria Malaney

during a VISTA

recruitment tabling

event at Skidmore

College.

2011 ACE BanquetThe 2nd Annual DEEP ServiceBanquet a Night to RememberBy Nefisah Sallim, AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader

On Monday, May 2nd, 2011 the Office of Academic

Community Engagement hosted its 2nd Annual DEEP

Service Banquet. The purpose of this banquet was to

bring together all the players who have made this years

DEEP Service commitment come true. The event was

hosted in the West Room on the Siena campus, where

over 75 participants came together to eat, honor great

accomplishments, and reflect on the years work.

The evenings festivities were joined by 40 BonnerService Leaders, 22 VISTA Fellows, and a number of

community partners, Siena College faculty and

administrators along with Albany public officials. The

event started off with a nice prayer led by Fr. Mathias

which was quickly followed by an opening speech from

Fr. Ken about the value of service. Guests were then

transitioned to a lovely buffet spread organized by both

the ACE Banquet Committee and Norm Kvam, Director

of Dining Services on campus.

As guests continued to enjoy their dinners, the

evenings agenda resumed with an insightful speech

from Albany County Executive Michael G. Breslin. Mr.

Breslin took this opportunity to recognize the unselfish

commitments that everyone in the room has made to

give back to their larger community. He gave thank

yous and highlighted the importance of change and the

impact that has been made.

As the evening continued no event would be complete

without an awards segment. This year three faculty

members were honored for their outstanding

commitment to the DEEP Model. Dr. Paul Thurston, DrJohanna Horowitz, and Dr. Mary Anne Egan worked

diligently with VISTA Fellows this year to facilitate

Academic Service Learning connections with their

classes. Students embarked on unforgettable

opportunities to take applications learned in the

classroom and gain practical experience by working

with local community partners.

Quickly following those awards was the community

partner recognition, which went to Interfaith Partnersh

for the Homeless. Interfaith this year was one of the

partnering organizations amongst many which helped

establish a deeply rooted relationship. With the suppor

of a VISTA placement, to tech support and Interfaith

serving as a recipient of the Halloween Extravaganza

fundraiser for 2010, it is evident that the partnership is

not only sustained but will continue to grow.

The last segment of the evenings agenda prior to the

closing remarks were dedicated to specialized awards

devoted to members of the Bonner Service Leaders an

VISTA Fellows. Bonner individuals received awards for

Team Player, Rookie of the Year, Unsung Hero, Ms.Congeniality and Embodies Bonner the Most. VISTA

Fellow individuals received awards for Emblematic of

VISTA, Team Player, Community Partner Builder, and

Best VISTA Video.

As a phenomenal evening began to come to a close, it

was true that the accomplishments of every player and

stakeholder in that room were recognized and

appreciated.


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VISTA Leader

Nefisah Sallim and

VISTA Fellow

Victoria Malaney

during a VISTA

recruitment tabling

event at Skidmore

College.

Siena College

Bonner Service

Leaders celebrate

$1 million

endowment from

the Bonner

Foundation andSiena Trustee John

Dawson 68.

On May 2, the Siena Bonner Service Leaders Program

celebrated a $1 million dollar endowment from the

Bonner Foundation and Siena Trustee Jim Dawson 68

which will provide annual financial support for 60 BonnerService Leaders.

The endowment funds will support future students

financially by helping them attend Siena College and

participate in the Bonner Service Leaders Program. As a

part of the Bonner Program, students will have the

opportunity to participate in weekly leadership and

professional development opportunities, academic

cornerstone activities such as service trips, national

conferences, internships, and research projects. At the

end of their four year college career, Bonner Service

Leaders will have a solid four-year record of real-world,non-profit work experience.

The event was celebrated in the Sarazen Student Union

Maloney Great Room and was attended by Siena faculty,

staff and administrators, Siena AmeriCorps*VISTA

Fellows, and Office of Academic Community Engagement

community partners.

A portion of the event included key remarks from Ariane

Hoy, Senior Program Officer from the Bonner Foundation,

Dr. Mathew Johnson, Director of Academic Community

Engagement, and from Siena Bonner Service Leader,

Amanda Simone.

Amanda Simone gave a personal account of the impac

that the Siena Bonner Service Leaders Program has ha

on her experience at Siena College. She related to the

audience that without the Bonner Service Leaders

Program and its financial help, she may not have been

able to continue to attend Siena after her fathers

business was required to close. Now Amanda is

graduating at the top of her class and will move on to o

of the top medical schools in the country in Buffalo, NY

The Office of Academic Community Engagement is

excited to see the Bonner Service Leaders Programcontinue for years to come at Siena College.

SIENABONNERLeaders Spotlight

$1 Million Dollar Endowment for Siena Bonner Leaders ProgramBy Jennifer Simek, AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader

Building a world that ismore justice, peaceable,and humane.


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VISTA Leader

Nefisah Sallim and

VISTA Fellow

Victoria Malaney

during a VISTA

recruitment tabling

event at Skidmore

College.

Celebration o Academic E celence

Siena Bonner

Service Leaders

present their

research at this

years Celebration

of Academic

Excellence.

Top Left to Bottom

Right: Abigael

Rourke, Amanda

Simone, John

DeCirce, Kendra

Four Siena Bonner Service Leaders Present Their Research at theCelebration of Academic Excellence

By Jennifer Simek, VISTA LeaderThe Academic Celebration is Sienas yearly Harvest Fair

that showcases a variety of engaging research projects of

Sienas students from many different departments and

majors. This year the Office of Academic Community

Engagement was proud to have the representation of four

Bonner Service Leaders: Abigael Rourke, Amanda

Simone, John DeCirce, and Kendra Perro. They presented

their research during a one-hour poster session in the

Sarazen Student Union Maloney Great Room.

John DeCirce created two posters that connected his twomost memorable service opportunities to his Economics

degree coursework. One poster featured his work in a

summer garden project in which he taught children from

the City of Albany about nutrition and healthy living. His

other poster featured the club he created on campus that

focused on making meals for a local soup kitchen.

Kendra Perros poster featured her involvement in the

design, development, and sustainability of the Trailblazers

Program, a leadership program for at-risk youth in North

Albany Academy. She played a significant role in

organizing and evaluating the program and creating

lessons.

Abigael Rourkes poster featured her research on the

history and values of Girls Scouts of America and how

those values have impacted both Siena students as w

as the Girls Scouts of Northeastern New York Girl Sco

Troop 1430. Siena College students act as troop leade

to girls in Albany and provides girls from kindergarten

8th grade with opportunities to better themselves andtheir communities.

Amanda Simones poster captured the professional an

personal developmental experiences she had as a Sie

Bonner Service Leader throughout the course of her

college career. She included information about her ser

experience, national service trips, and personal

challenges. Additionally, the poster examined the ways

which her service experiences have helped her prepar

a career in medicine.


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SIENAVISTAFellows Spotlight

Ive learned that people will

forget what you said, people

will forget what you did, but

people will never forget how

you made them feel.

- Maya Angelou

Saturday, April 9th, 2011,

over 25 volunteers, including

students, faculty, and staff

from offices all over campus,

came together to provide

middle school girls an

opportunity to develop their

leadership skills, focus on

self-empowerment, provide

them with exposure to a

college campus, and overall

inspire them to achieve theirdreams.

The way the campus came together to support this event

was tremendous. The Bowman Womens Center

sponsored the whole day and provided help with

organization of the event. Students volunteered as student

leaders to help oversee smaller groups of girls (Girl Packs)

for the whole day. Dr. Rachel Steins Body Politics class

organized and facilitated a workshop on body image.

Kathryn Ramsey, Siena VISTA Fellow, and her Trailblazers

Program organized and facilitated a workshop on self

defense. Jolene Johnson, Assistant Womens BasketballCoach, spoke to the participants about self empowerment

through sports. Norm Kvam from Sodexo Dining Service

donated lunch and dinner for all the volunteers and girls.

Yalitza Negron and Gretchen Mielke from the Office of

Academic Community Engagement provided help with

training students and doing team building activities. Other

activities included a campus scavenger hunt created by

Jess Farnan 12, team cheers for the Girl Packs, and ice-

breakers to help the girls and students get to know each

other.

But why Girls Day? What is so important about bringin

the middle school girls to Sienas campus? Girls Day w

inspired by the students and girls who participated in t

Women of Wisdom Mentoring Program (WOW) organiz

by the Bowman Womens Center. Through WOW, Sien

students volunteer at least two hours per week workin

with young girls at Girls Inc. of the Capital Region and

Grow Girls at the Addictions Care Center of Albany. Si

the students were going into Albany to provide mentor

to these young girls, they wanted to find a way to bring

the Albany youth they were working with to Sienascampus for a day. There was already an amazing even

held on campus for high school girls (Girls Take Charg

but not much in the community for middle school girls

There was a need for an event like Girls Day and Sien

students wanted to provide!

Girls came from schools and organizations all over the

Capital Region to attend this event. Schools included

North Albany Academy, Albany Prep, Kipp, Albany Fre

School, Myers, and Guilderland, just to name a few.

Organizations included Girls Inc., Grow Girls, Girl Scou

Boys and Girls Clubs of Albany, Big Brothers Big Sisteof the Capitol Region, and more!

Overall, Girls Day achieved its goal of uniting Siena

students, faculty, and staff from across campus togeth

to empower low income, at risk girls from the local

community. New friends were formed and community

relationships fostered and strengthened. Girls Day...

Because Every Girl Should Have Her Day. And every g

did.

What Happens When a Girl Has Her DayBy Ariel Palter, VISTA Fellow


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Reflections on My Service Year atCatholic Charities of the Diocese

of AlbanyBy Victoria Malaney, VISTA Fellow

As I sat down to reflect

upon the past nine

months as aAmeriCorps*VISTA, much

has occurred at my two

service sites: Central

Office of Catholic

Charities and their program site the Roarke Center. Since

January 2011, the Roarke Connection Life Coach

Program has been in full swing. We have welcomed 11

trained Life Coaches to the Roarke Connections (RC)

team and matched 8 of them with participants.

Although our participants and Life Coaches realize thattheir relationships can be challenging we have already

seen successes occur within our Life Coaching teams.

One of our participants has made the Deans List as

Bryant and Stratton College. Another participant has

secured new housing and is looking for employment.

With the support of their Case Managers and

nonjudgemental Life Coaches, our participants in the Life

Coach Program are gaining new perspectives on life.

As a VISTA and Life Coach Coordinator, my work this

year has been especially meaningful because I have

seen the tangible impact of the Life Coach Program on

participants. Just recently, we held a Finance 101 class

for the RC Program and Steven Bouchey of Bouchey

Financial Group Ltd. taught our participants the

fundamentals of finance. Participants were inspired to

look into their credit score reports and save money. The

Roarke Center also held our annual Roarke Connections

Graduation Ceremony on May 18th. Program participants

received a Certificate of Completion from the Roarke

Connections that acknowledged their achievements ofcompleting drug and alcohol or mental health treatments

while also abstaining from new criminal convictions

during their time in the RC program.

For more information about the Roarke Connection

Life Coach Program please contact Victoria Malaney.

E: [email protected]

W: www.roarkeconnectionlifecoachprogram.pbworks.com

"e Ame#Corps Pled$I will get things done for America -

to make our people safe,

smarter, and healthier.

I will bring Americans togetherto strengthen our communities.

Faced with apathy,

I will take action.

Faced with conflict,I will seek common ground.

Faced with adversity,

I will persevere.

I will carry this commitmentwith me this year and beyond.

I am an AmeriCorps member,

and I will get things done.


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Assessment of Service and CivicEngagement: Student Volunteering

ResultsBy Christy Allen, VISTA Fellow

One of my main projects

this year at the Siena

Research Institute is the

Assessment of Serviceand Civic Engagement

study. This web-based

survey primarily

investigates

undergraduate

experiences with community service. The survey has been

administered at twenty-five colleges and universities in

eight states, with a total of over 11,000 responses. Out of

a dataset of approximately 8,000 only 49% of students

report volunteering one or more times. Additionally, 87%

had reported volunteering in high school, a drop of 38% in

the transition to college.

These results made me curious. Why are over half of

students not volunteering? Are they just too busy, as t

report? What do students who do volunteer get out of

experience? I turned to a few helpful college students

answered my questions during filmed interviews.

One common theme among the students I interviewed

was the idea that college can create a bubble culture

One student believes that often, College campuses c

be these closed communities where you have everyth

there, and you start to forget the needs outside of thatcommunity. Additionally, a lack of structure for

opportunities and poor time management on the part o

students can impact the decision to volunteer. Clubs a

academic service learning are great vehicles to volunte

while in college and still maintain a balance between

coursework, extracurriculars, and fun.

So what are some good things that came come of

volunteering? One students said, it helps me general

with my life and my personal goals. Some students m

even find a calling. One senior remarked, It was throuvolunteering that I found what I wanted to do with my

National and Global Youth ServiceDay 2011By Carly Smith 09, VISTA Fellow

On April 16th, the Boys &

Girls Clubs of Albany

participated in National

and Global Youth Service

Day 2011 by planning a

trip to Victory Churchs

Feeding Center

downtown with Paster

Charlie Muller. In order to

help his organization prepare for a 25,000-egg Easter Egg

Hunt, we set out to stuff the thousands of plastic eggs

with candy. The kids, although naturally distracted by thebuckets of gum and massive bags of nerds and

chocolate, created an assembly line of candy sorters, egg

stuffers, egg snappers and egg collectors. In all, we

managed to finish about three thousand eggs!

The members of the Boys & Girls Clubs are generally the

served population. Most come from underprivileged

circumstances and are all too familiar with hand-outs and

government aid. This Service Day we hoped to instill in

our members a sense of pride and usefulness and to

encourage our youth to be positive influence in their

community.

To reward all of the youth that served that day, Albany

County Youth Bureau hosted a BBQ and celebration a

Lincoln Park. There was a lot of food, activities,

presentations and best of all, karaoke! We were happy

reward our young volunteers after a day of hard work.

Because the day was a big success we are making eff

to provide more service opportunities to our members

their families. Already, the members that attended GYS

made plans to send cookies to the Feeding Centers

Lunch Program of Victory Church that gives food to

families in need.

Service is contagious. Pass it on.

Participants

filling eggs for

the 25,000-egg

Easter Egg

Hunt.

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The start of May finds all

of us at the Albany YMCA

hard at work on many

new projects and

programs for ourmembers and local

community. As we look

forward to the many new

opportunities that spring

provides, we cannot help but be grateful for one of our

largest accomplishments in the last couple of months -

the 2011 Reach Out For Youth Campaign. The Campaign

provides financial assistance to those who would

otherwise not be able to benefit from the programs and

services the YMCA provides. During this years 2010-2011

Reach Out For Youth Campaign, numerous staff,

volunteers and members at the Albany Y came together tocreate unique ways to help us reach out goal.

This year, we had an intimidating goal of $295.000, which

we knew would not be easy by any means. However,

everyone who worked on the Campaign was determined

to succeed. After all, we all knew that Reach Out For

Youth is one of the most important aspects of the YMCA

since it directly impacts many of the people we serve. We

had some very exciting events taking place inside our

building and at our school site in order to help us raise

many dollars as possible. In total, we were able to rais

$296,852.00, which will remain within the City of Alban

The Y does not believe that anyone should be turnedaway due to their inability to pay. The programs and

services that we offer are necessary and everyone can

benefit from them, regardless of whether you are 1 yea

old or 100. The fact that we were able to not just make

goal, but to actually surpass it, means that we were ab

to continue to provide programs and services at a

discounted rate to those who qualify.

Every dollar of this campaign goes directly to our fami

in need and more than 50% of all of our students that

attend After School and Early Learning Center depend

this scholarship funding that Reach Out For Youthprovides. The need for our scholarships is higher than

ever before, especially when funding is being cut for o

important local programs and services. We are so prou

of everyone who dedicated the last few months to this

campaign and it will make a huge difference in the live

the people we serve.

For more information about Albany YMCA, visit their

website at www.capitaldistrictymca.org.

Children at the

Capital District Y in

North Albany

posing for a picture

in the shape of theYs logo.

Reach Out For Youth: Make a Difference in Your CommunityBy Meghan Dunn, VISTA Fellow


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SIENAASL Spotlight

From the AssistantDirectorBy Ruth Scipione

Graduation is done, the semester is over,and summer is finally on its way! Academic

Service Learning activities here at ACE,

however, are far from being over. We have a

new cohort of faculty designing ASL

courses for the Fall and Spring semesters

and this years cohort is quite an impressive

group of faculty ranging from Creative Arts

and Languages to Sociology and Womens

Studies. The faculty connection to service is

a crucial part of ACEs mission to creating

DEEP partnerships. It connects hands-on

student experiences to disciplinary-basedlearning in a way that not only builds the

skills that students need to thrive in their

field of study but also makes a real

difference in the community.

Also happening this summer:

Engaged Scholarship and Teaching

Symposium: May 31-June 3 (Siena

College)A national conference featuring workshops,

roundtable sessions and networking

opportunities for faculty, community

partners and students. The conference is

open to faculty and community-based

organizations.

Problem-Based Service Learning

Workshop: Two days in August

(TBA)

A two-day workshop for faculty who arecreating ASL courses.

If you are interested in learning more about

some of the existing and developing ASL

projects please contact me or check out the

new Academic Service Learning Resource

Guide found on our webpage.

E: [email protected]

W: www.siena.edu/ace

Siena College Civic Engagement CampStarts This SummerBy Patrick Gruber, VISTA Leader

The Siena College Office of Academic Community Engagement will p

host to a summit of local high school leaders this summer. For three

weeks from July 11-July 29, students from throughout the Capital Re

will meet on the Siena College campus for one-week sessions of

leadership development and civic activism. Students across the Capi

District are welcome at this commuter camp to learn more about

themselves, their community, and their world; while working with loca

leaders and non-profit organizations toimagine the possibilities ofchange.

In cooperation with our undergraduate leaders and post-graduate

fellows, students will spend each morning in a variety of leadership

development opportunities including the Siena Project Adventure Rop

Course. Afternoons will be spent on site at local non-profits and

educational organizations working with community specialist to bring

measurable and sustainable change to the Capital Region. Additional

students will receive a certificate of completion of service to fulfill

graduation, club, and other scholarship opportunities.

We are excited to extend our academic and community based

programs. Bringing the energy and experience of local students toget

to tackle the challenges in our community was an easy decision, sta

Dr. Mathew Johnson, a 93 Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology an

Environmental Studies and Director of Academic Community

Engagement with the Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy.

Students, family, and friends are invited to learn more about the 2011

Civic Engagement Camp and how to get involved at www.siena.edu/

or contact Ruth Scipione at [email protected]. Visit our website an

click on Civic Engagement Camp to register your child online!


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UPCOMINGPARTNER EventsHomeless: Motel Kids

of Orange County &

Motel Kids of Albany

County

Homeless and Travelers Aid SocietyJune 2, 2011, 7:30 PM

HATAS is showing Motel Kids of

Orange County followed by a

short film on Albany County at

WAMCs The Linda (339 Central

Ave, Albany, NY). Free with

reservation. Call (518) 463-2124

ext. 203 or email [email protected].

23rd Annual Freihofers

Community WalkMusic Mobile, Homeless and

Travelers Aid Society, Grand Street

Community Arts

June 4, 2011 from 12:30 PM to

1:30 PM.

The 23rd Annual Freihofers

enables hundreds of not-for-profit

organizations to raise money and

awareness. Three of ACEs

partner organizations, MusicMobile, Homeless and Travelers,

and Grand Street Community Arts

will be participating in the

community walk. Register to walk

at www.freihofersrun.com and

click on Community Walk.

Art on LarkGrand Street Community Arts

June 11, 2011

Visit the Grand Street Community

Arts booth! GSCA will be selling

some of the past years

BoardedUP boards, along with

work from local artists. Theyll

also have homemade treats from

the Youth Organics garden. All

proceeds will benefit the GSCA

summer youth programs. Dont

forget to check out the other

terrific vendors too. Visit

www.larkstreet.org for more info!

HATAS Annual Golf

OutingHomeless and Travelers Aid Society

July 11, 2011

Save the date for the Homeless

and Travelers Aid Society Annual

Golf Outing at Van Pattern Golf

Club. Contact Liz Hitt, (518)

463-2124 or [email protected] for

more information. All the proceeds

from the Golf Outing go to

support Homeless and Travelers

Aid Societys programs and

services.

Father Peter G. Young

Saratoga Gala

Fr. Peter Young Housing, Industries,and Treatment

July 18, 2011

Join Fr. Peter Young Housing,

Industries, and Treatment for an

evening filled with fellowship and

food. Silent auction items and

raffle tickets will be sold and all

proceeds will support Fr. Peter

Young Housing, Industries, and

Treatments programs and

services. The cost is $75/person,$150/couple, and $50 for 35 and

younger. For more information,

contact Margie Reilly at (518)

463-8109 or [email protected].

Running On Your EmptiesRunning On Your Empties is a fundraising initiative of Music

Mobile to turn your donated bottles & cans into environmental

programs for children. Check out http://runningonyourempties.org

for information on collection locations.

Partner Event RecapsBy Jennifer Simek

Music Mobile Anniversary

Celebration

On March 24th, the Music Mobile celebra

its 33rd Anniversary at WAMCs The Lind

339 Central Avenue in Albany, NY. SienaVISTA Fellows were on hand to help out w

the evenings festivities, working behind t

scenes to help sell raffle tickets, serve dr

and food, and take video and photograp

The event featured an amazing array of

talented singers who entertained the gue

throughout the night. It was truly inspirati

to see all the supporters of Music Mobile

come out and celebrate the 33rd Anniver

of Music Mobile.

Interfaith Partnership for the

Homeless Annual Fundraiser

On May 12th, Interfaith Partnership for th

Homeless held their annual A Taste of

Albany. Local restaurants from around th

region came and shared their signature

dishes with event goers and raffle and

auction prizes were up for bid. VISTA Fel

Samantha Tymchyn played a key role in

helping plan and facilitate the event. She

recruited other Siena VISTA Fellows on sto help make sure all the restaurants had

their needs taken care of during the even

Taste of Albany was a great success and

proceeds will benefit the homeless.


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Our Mission

The Franciscan Center for Service andAdvocacy AmeriCorps*VISTA Fellows

Program provides help to build, sustain,and promote civic engagement by

fostering reciprocal DEEP relationships

between students, faculty, administration

and our local community in need.

Our program focuses on assistingfaculty, students, and community

partners to work with all walks of life.

Our actions commit to our core values ofSt. Francis and allow our students,

faculty and administration to seek directactions towards academic excellence

through their civic engagement and

participation in programs that help toincrease capacity in areas of our

community that need it most throughDEEP Partnerships.

Our Partners

Peter Young Housing, Industries and

Treatment/Schuyler Inn

Homeless and Travelers Aid Society

FOCUS Churches

Boys and Girls Club of Albany

Unity House of Troy

Catholic Charities/Roarke Center

Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless

U.S. Committee for Refugees andImmigrants

North Albany Academy/SNAP

Grand Street Community Arts

Trinity Alliance

Music Mobile

Capital District YMCA

Green Tech Charter High School

Siena Office of Enrollment Management

Sr. Thea Bowman Center for Women

Siena Research Institute

Compassion in Action/Koinonia

Capital District Habitat for Humanity

Albany Housing Authority

Siena College Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy

Office of Academic Community Engagement515 Loudon Road | Loudonville, NY 12211

P: (518) 783-6886 | F: (518) 786-5080

E: [email protected] | W: www.siena.edu/ace

DEEP Service Newsletter: May/June 2011

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