Students from Notre Dame University are volunteering their time and talent with Catholic Social Services to clean-up, repair and paint senior centers, churches and a recreation center in Philadelphia. In the past, Notre Dame students have used their "Fall Service Break Trip" to help repair homes of elderly people in Chicago. This year, the students have decided to volunteer in Philadelphia. Thirty students will volunteer their services from October 18-22. Father Steve Newton, rector of the student's dormitory, will accompany the students.

One of the service sites, the Eastwick Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia, has been damaged by recent flooding from Hurricane Floyd.

The students will be working at the following locations from 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on the days indicated:

Monday, October 18 - Most Blessed Sacrament Church, St. Anne Church, St. Anne Senior Center, St. Bernard Senior Center, St. Rita Senior Center, Star Harbor Senior Center

Tuesday, October 19 - St. Anne Church, St. Anne Senior Center, St. Rita Senior Center, Star Harbor Senior Center

Wednesday, October 20 - St. Bernard Senior Center, St. Rita Senior Center, Star Harbor Senior Center

Thursday, October 21 - Most Blessed Sacrament Church, St. Rita Senior Center, Star Harbor Senior Center

Friday, October 22- Eastwick Recreation Center, Most Blessed Sacrament Church

For further information on this service project, contact William Tangradi at 215-854-7058 or Pam Russo at 215-854-7072.

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Site Locations

St. Anne's Senior Center
2607 E. Cumberland St.
Phila., PA 19125

St. Bernard's Senior Center
7340 Jackson St.
Phila. PA 19136

St. Rita's Senior Center
1154 S. Broad St.
Phila., PA 19146

Star Harbor Senior Center
4700 Springfield Ave.
Phila. PA 19143

Most Blessed Sacrament Church
5628 Chester Ave.
Phila., PA 19143

Eastwick Recreation Center
80th and Mars Place
Phila. PA 19153

St. Anne Church
2328 E. Lehigh Ave.
Phila., PA 19125

Contact
Marie Kelly
Associate Director
215-587-3747