Summer of Service: Students Provide Aid Across the Globe

 As a young girl, Olivia Johnson often witnessed homeless animals roaming the streets of her native country, Ecuador. This summer she decided to do something about it. “I have had a true love for both dogs and cats ever since I was little, so when the opportunity arose to help these strays which I grew up seeing on the streets of Mompiche, I knew that I needed to help in any way possible,” John...

Junior Victoria Figueroa boarded the plane to La Berenjena in the Dominican Republic, where she joined the Blue Missions Group initiative to provide clean water for those less fortunate. “During my time in the Dominican Republic I specifically worked with other volunteers on building new bathrooms for the community. The building process was very hard work, especially in the hot weather,” Figueroa...

Ariana Kaye joined a mission with TECHO, a non-profit organization dedicated to mobilizing youth volunteers to fight poverty in Latin America. “I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to join this mission through a family friend and peer, Ceca Abreau. She explained the mission to me, and motivated me to join her on this eye-opening experience,” said Kaye.  Kaye traveled to th...

Engaging in foundation research and customer relationship management are just a few of the responsibilities that Junior Sara Gelrud undertook while volunteering at the Orthodox Union throughout the month of July. “Being president of the Jewish Student Union here at school has given me the opportunity to be more involved in JSU nationally, so when I was told about the internship program I knew...