Spring Break
Student groups volunteer for Interfaith Youth Service
Morgan Riedl
Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: Campus
Barth said the event was open to all interested students, no matter who they were.
"Not everybody that signed up is affiliated with a group," Barth said. "We all have a story to share whether you're in a group or not."
Dinner at lower Alexander dining hall followed the service projects. Small-group discussion at dinner about why one may be compelled to serve offered a safe ground to approach a usually taboo topic, according to Chan.
"Service is something that everyone is called to do," she said. "No one is going to be offended if you say, 'This is why I serve.'"
Interfaith Circle treasurer Aaron Friedberg, who volunteered, saw the value of both events of the day.
"While we were working we weren't talking about faith, it was about the service and the fun of helping others," he said. "But at the dinner we talked about faith and how it related to service. And everyone agreed that service is important so you can be a person you can be satisfied with."
While not all of 110 people who signed up actually showed up, which Chan attributed to the weather and the lengthy gap between sign-ups and the event itself, she was pleased with the turn out.
"Just the fact that people signed up for an interfaith event is amazing," Chan said. "That word-faith-can be a turn-off."
Chan her fellow organizers hope the event will become annual.
By registering the event with IFYC, the group was entered into a drawing for a flip camera, which it won. The video footage shot of the service projects will be sent back to be edited and posted on IFYC's Web site.
The DIYS was the kick-off event for Get Together Week. Tuesday, Interfaith Circle's third annual "Stop the Hate!" rally will march at 6 p.m. from Uptown Park to the Seal to raise awareness about religious intolerance.
"Not everybody that signed up is affiliated with a group," Barth said. "We all have a story to share whether you're in a group or not."
Dinner at lower Alexander dining hall followed the service projects. Small-group discussion at dinner about why one may be compelled to serve offered a safe ground to approach a usually taboo topic, according to Chan.
"Service is something that everyone is called to do," she said. "No one is going to be offended if you say, 'This is why I serve.'"
Interfaith Circle treasurer Aaron Friedberg, who volunteered, saw the value of both events of the day.
"While we were working we weren't talking about faith, it was about the service and the fun of helping others," he said. "But at the dinner we talked about faith and how it related to service. And everyone agreed that service is important so you can be a person you can be satisfied with."
While not all of 110 people who signed up actually showed up, which Chan attributed to the weather and the lengthy gap between sign-ups and the event itself, she was pleased with the turn out.
"Just the fact that people signed up for an interfaith event is amazing," Chan said. "That word-faith-can be a turn-off."
Chan her fellow organizers hope the event will become annual.
By registering the event with IFYC, the group was entered into a drawing for a flip camera, which it won. The video footage shot of the service projects will be sent back to be edited and posted on IFYC's Web site.
The DIYS was the kick-off event for Get Together Week. Tuesday, Interfaith Circle's third annual "Stop the Hate!" rally will march at 6 p.m. from Uptown Park to the Seal to raise awareness about religious intolerance.
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posted 8/29/08 @ 3:01 PM EST
I was googling something else but stumbled across this great article. I've participated in projects like these before and they are definitely worthwhile. (Continued…)
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posted 2/16/09 @ 10:30 AM EST
Awesome programme I want to take part.
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posted 4/02/09 @ 9:54 AM EST
Well, this is something new, considering the attitude that students have nowadays on this kind of situations. I must congratulate them and wish them the best in the world. (Continued…)
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posted 8/03/09 @ 10:20 AM EST
"We wanted three places that were religious-neutral," Chan said. "They serve the community regardless of why you need help or who you are." - great idea, totally agree with this. (Continued…)
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