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National Day of Service

SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008 | BE A PERSON FOR OTHERS

JOIN RAMBLERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY for the Loyola alumni National Day of Service. Alumni and friends will work on projects that foster friendship and leave a positive imprint on communities across Chicagoland and around the United States. Visit LUCedu/alumni/serve/NDS for details and to sign up for these opportunities. Register soon! Space is limited.

CHICAGO-AREA SERVICE SITES

INSPIRATION CORPORATION
4715 N. Sheridan, Uptown

Inspiration Corporation provides restaurant-style meals, support groups, life-skills training, and financial assistance to adults in a therapeutic community that promotes dignity and respect. · Volunteers will prepare sack lunches for distribution at the weekend outreach center. Afterward, they'll share a meal and conversation next door at Café Too.

Casas Catalina
4537 S. Ashland, Back of the Yards

Casa Catalina is a basic needs center that responds to neighbors in need by providing food, clothing, and medical screenings. · Volunteers will help clean the facility and provide clerical assistance for an upcoming fundraiser.

Chicago Jesuit Academy
5058 W. Jackson, Austin

Chicago Jesuit Academy is a full-scholarship, college- preparatory Jesuit middle school for young men from modest economic backgrounds. · Volunteers will provide outdoor and indoor cleanup on "CJA Beautification Day."

Poder Learning Center
1637 S. Allport, Pilson

Poder responds to the educational needs of immigrants in primarily Latino areas of Chicago's Southwest Side. · Volunteers will have informal one-on-one conversations with adult Spanish speakers learning English. Volunteer "tutors" will accompany advanced-level students to the nearby National Museum of Mexican Fine Arts for a discussion on art.

NATIONAL SERVICE SITES

We will have service opportunities in Omaha, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. For details, visit www.LUC.edu/alumni/serve/NDS.

MASS OF CELEBRATION

Volunteers and their families are invited to a Mass at Madonna della Strada on Sunday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m. As part of the Mass, we'll recognize those volunteers who helped make a difference in their communities the day prior. A reception will follow.