The Big Event

During a very busy Saturday, I enjoyed spending some time with Southwestern University

students as they took part in “The Big Event.”  a day of service in the Georgetown community.   Students, faculty and staff spread out all over the area, giving of their time and their labor.   In all, groups visited 15 locations.   Among them was Park Place Care Center, where 18-year-old Sarah Matthews visited with 89-year-old Bob Dabney (opening photo) while 18-year-old Aliehs Lee not only listened to some great stories told by 101-year-old Mary Grumbles, but learned how to play dominoes for the first time, courtesy of a very sharp lady.   Others spent time staining fences at the Stonehaven Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of Georgetown.   And a huge group volunteered their day at the Special Olympics.   All this was leading up to the inauguration of Southwestern’s 15 president, Edward Burger (a later post to follow on that event).