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June 29, 2020
Volunteer Name: Mark Conforti Alma Mater: Villanova University Placement Site: Patient Advocacy, Richmond Community Hospital Describe an influential experience that led you to a year of service. During my sophomore…
June 25, 2020
Volunteer Name: Elizabeth Chen Alma Mater: University of Notre Dame Placement Site: Family Support Center, Bon Secours Baltimore Community Works Describe an influential experience that led you to a year…
June 18, 2020
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many other Black people, ministry volunteers processed and prayed together during a vigil for Black…
June 18, 2020
Volunteer Name: Olivia Nguyen Alma Mater: St. Joseph's University Placement Site: Pastoral Care Department, Richmond Community Hospital Describe an influential experience that led you to a year of service. Throughout…
June 16, 2020
Volunteer Name: Josh Gillen Alma Mater: University of Notre Dame Placement Site: Emergency Department, Richmond Community Hospital Describe an influential experience that led you to a year of service. For…
June 12, 2020
Volunteer Name: Abby McDonough Alma Mater: Kalamazoo College Placement Site: Bon Secours Housing and Community Development in Baltimore, MD Who has modeled being ‘good help to those in need’ in…
June 12, 2020
Volunteer Name: Nancy E. Figuereo Alma Mater: College of the Holy Cross Site Placement: Sarah Garland Jones Center, Bon Secours Richmond Who has modeled being ‘good help to those in…
June 9, 2020
Volunteer Name: Jenna Vrable Alma Mater: Creighton University Placement Site: Care-a-Van in Richmond, VA What have you found surprising about your experience with BSVM thus far? I’ve been surprised to…
April 21, 2020
While it is necessary to physically distance ourselves from one another, that does not mean that we have to be socially apart. Our alumni community is used to practicing distant…
April 7, 2020
Could we ever have imagined Lent 2020 to unfold in the way that it has? The forty days leading up to Easter Sunday this year has overlapped with global tumult,…