Eastern's Annual College Day

by Christine Smith on 30/04/09 at 3:56 pm

Eastern's Annual College Day

Last year’s A Day at College event sponsored by student organization People Helping People (PHP) was a huge success, so this year they are at it again. A Day at College is an event started by the Human Services branch of PHP headed by, senior, Joshua Lockheed.

Since the beginning of PHP, the Human Service’s branch has had a close connection with St. Joseph’s Living Center, an elderly assisted living facility on Club Road in Willimantic. Members of PHP take part in movie nights, nail painting, and holiday gatherings with residents of St. Joseph’s.

At last year’s Day at College, students and residents of St. Joseph’s socialized and played board games while enjoying lunch. The residents of St. Joseph’s received a tour of Eastern’s campus which ended at the  Student Center , where lunch took place.

Amy Gorman, sophomore and president-elect of PHP, remembers how residents reacted to last year’s event saying, “The residents of St. Joe’s were so happy and excited to come up to campus. They were so impressed by all the buildings, and some residents who grew up in the area were in shock of how much Eastern has grown from what they remember. They were also so appreciative of all the Eastern students who took the afternoon to show them around.”

This year’s Day at College supposed to be just as great as last year’s with similar activities and excited PHP members.  PHP plans to continue this event for years to come.

“I really hope it will [continue every year],” says Gorman, “I think it is a great end of the semester activity to do with the residents of St. Joe’s because after going down there throughout the school year, it really is a special treat to have them come up to campus.

They really appreciate it. I hope that this program will become a tradition between Eastern and St. Joe’s.”

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