A group of students holding rakes and brooms makes their way toward Cookson Park, an 18-acre park near the College campus, as part of Holy Cross Cares Day. More than 250 students, faculty and staff took part in the day of service. View more photos.
Photograph by Dan Vaillancourt
About a dozen Holy Cross students donning pajamas and slippers visited Vernon Hill Elementary School to educate children about the benefits of sleep. Gabriela Velazquez ’12 and Julie Turpin ’11 teach a group of children how to prepare for a good night’s sleep through healthy eating.
Sarah Schwartz ’11, left, and Christina Kyriakos ’11, who founded the program, explain the importance of a regular bedtime routine using the mnemonic READY: Relax before bedtime, Eat a Healthy snack, Always get ready for bed at 8, Did I wash and brush?, and Yes! It’s bedtime.
Invited guest Worcester Mayor Joseph C. O’Brien hands out sleeping bags and sleeping kits, containing bedtime essentials such toothbrushes and socks.
From left, Kyriakos, Schwartz ’11, O’Brien, Amy Wolfson, professor of psychology and associate dean for faculty development at Holy Cross, and Irene Logan, principal of Vernon Hill.
Photography by John Buckingham
The second annual “Pink the Rink” benefit game, sponsored by the Holy Cross men’s ice hockey team, brought in more than $800 for Pink Revolution, a local charity that supports women suffering from breast cancer at UMass Memorial Hospital. Watch seniors Matt Celin and J.P. Martignetti talk about what the game and fundraiser means for their team on New England Cable News/”Worcester News Tonight”.
Shrewsbury Cub Scout Pack 114 presents the colors for the anthem sang by Monica Weber ’11.
Breast cancer survivor Jacqueline Peterson, vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students at Holy Cross, drops the ceremonial puck.
Photography by Jennifer Whipple
Jackie Esperti ’12 donates blood as part of a blood drive hosted by Holy Cross’ Purple Key Society and the American Red Cross. From 2 to 8 p.m., about 100 Holy Cross students dropped by the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom to donate blood for those in need. All the donors received a free American Red Cross water bottle. “Purple Key Society is interested in giving back to the community, so we host three blood drives per year,” said Jen McGill ’12, a member of Purple Key Society.
Photograph by Rachel Salemme ’12
The Holy Cross women’s basketball team hosted a clinic for students at Worcester East Middle School. Coach Bill Gibbons, members of the basketball team and students from Worcester East Middle School talk about the experience to NECN/Channel 3. Watch the video online
Coach Bill Gibbons addresses students from Worcester East Middle School.
Assistant Coach Chante Bonds talks to NECN/Channel 3’s Melissa Toupin.
Alyssa May ’11 gets ready to run drills with the students.
Alexis Nicholas ’13 shows the students a passing drill.
Photography by Jen Kagno
Philippe Cândido ’11 poses with Harry K. Thomas Jr. ’78, ambassador to the Philippines. This summer, Cândido ’11 worked with Thomas at the United States Department of State, U.S. Embassy Manila Office of the Chief of Mission.
Hundreds of Holy Cross students, faculty, and staff participated in a student-organized 24-hour walkathon that raised more than $2,000 for the American Cancer Society. The money will go directly to cancer research. For the full 24 hours, there was at least one participant walking. In addition, 20 to 30 participants spent the night on the track.
Photograph by Tim Paquette ’11
More than 400 members of the Holy Cross community participated in the 2010 Walk to Cure Cancer at UMass Medical School. Coupled with the College’s institutional contribution, participants raised more than $12,000 for cancer research.
Photography by Cynthia Price
An average of two birthday parties thrown by Holy Cross students are held each month at Sherry’s House, a lodge for child cancer patients and their families. From left, Neha Patel ’10, the impetus behind the program, poses with birthday boy Sean, and his cousin. Sean is undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Watch a news video of the birthday party.
Kristina Xega ’11 presents Sean with his birthday cake.
First row, from left: Sean’s cousins; second row, from left: Kristina Xega ’11, Lorena Loci ’11, Sean; third row, from left: Adam Nadelson ’10, Nikolas Savage ’11, Rio Nomoto ’12 and Neha Patel ’10.
Photography by Cheryl Vaugh
A delegation from Holy Cross attended the Jesuit University Humanitarian Action Network at Georgetown University. First row, left to right: Timothy Austin, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College, Malik Neal ’13, Camila Thompson ’12, Catherine Wang ’13, Jennifer Caffrey ’11, Claire Luke ’10, and Miriam Westin ’11; Second row, left to right: Taylor Marek ’12, Piero Iberti ’11, Maria Rodrigues, associate professor of political science, Jamison Herbert ’10, Kathryn Cody ’11. “I was thrilled to participate in the JUHAN conference this year,” says Professor Rodrigues. “It is an extraordinary initiative and one that could not be more timely given our present global challenges. My hope is that JUHAN continues to grow in both interest among students and concrete initiatives to address humanitarian challenges.”