Community Service
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April-May Play Sessions
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Back to School Extravaganza
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Friends Association Presentation on Homelessness and Volunteer Opportunities
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Alpha Upsilon Alpha’s “Fall Into Literacy” Literacy Fair
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Fall Festival Preparation Meeting
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Friends Association Fall Festival
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Church Street Fest: Rice Krispy Decorating
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Special Olympics
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Classroom Crew with Amanda Jeane Reichert
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Night to Shine
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Read Across America Day
April-May Play Sessions
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Location of Event: West Chester Area Public Library
Date of Event: April 21, 2017; April 28, 2017; May 5, 2017
Duration of Event: 2 Hours (per session)
Members in Attendance: Jennifer Kersey, Heather Natale, Erin Larkin, Amanda Sesher, Brenna Waters
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Members of the EGP/Lit SIG volunteered on Fridays at the West Chester Public Library to set up for and oversee the 1-2-3 Play With Me sessions, which are held for local children younger than age 5. Members set up the area, play with the children, converse with the families, and clean up after the event.
Back to School Extravaganza
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Location of Event: Melton Center, 51 E. Miner Street, West Chester PA 19383
Date of Event: September 9th, 2017
Duration of Event: 3 Hours
Members in Attendance: Meredith Miller, Courtney Enyedy, Amanda Sesher, Reily Corbeil, Kathleen Calvin, Brenna Waters, Kelsey Jensen, Kaitlyn Grzenda, Jenniffer Knerr, Sara Aubry, Megan Gilligan, Jen Kersey, Heather Natale, Erin Larkin, Alexandra Kouma, Alison Chapman
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Student PSEA of WCU hosted an event at the Melton Center for the children of New Directions to get a good feeling about the start of the school year. The event consisted of four stations the children could go to: Mad Libs, How Many Drops on The Penny, Beat the Fidget Spinner, and Roll It and Write. There were also light refreshments for the children and volunteers to enjoy.
Friends Association Presentation on Homelessness and Volunteer Opportunities
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Location of Event: Brandwine Hall, West Chester University
Date of Event: September 20th, 2017
Duration of Event: 50 Minutes
Members in Attendance: Amanda Sesher, Beth Brunnquell, Megan Gilligan, Angela Ripley, Daneen Decker, Sydney Kurtz, Khadijah Carrington, Junjan Xiong, and Megan Breslin
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Robin Meixner, Director of Programs, and Jill Laufenberg, Coordinator of Volunteers, came from the Friends Assocation to speak to PSEA members about youth homelessness and how PSEA members can volunteer with the Friends Association to combat this homelessness. Robin spoke about the Friends Association’s facilities (including the office and shelters for the families), services (assistance in obtaining legal paperwork and identification in order to apply for jobs), and programs with which PSEA can volunteer (weekly childcare and Fall Festival).
SPARC 5k
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Location of Event: South Campus- West Chester University
Date of Event: September 23rd, 2017
Duration of Event: 3 Hours
Members in Attendance: Jessica Ruff, Caitlin Brown, Sierra Rose, Kristen Loughlin, Alexa Temparali, Erin Larkin, Jennifer Kersey
Members volunteered at a run and walk which helps raise money and awareness of a local organization, SPARC, which helps provide therapies and habilitation for children with Autism.
Alpha Upsilon Alpha’s “Fall Into Literacy” Literacy Fair
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Location of Event: Westtown-Thornbury Elementary
Date of Event: October 11th, 2017
Duration of Event: 2 hours
Members in Attendance: Amanda Sesher, Julia Cooperstein, Madeline Conte, Melissa Heiseler, Olivia Hocker, Alyssa Cella
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Members of PSEA volunteered for Alpha Upsilon Alpha’s “Fall into Literacy” Literacy Fair at Westtown-Thornbury Elementary. Members volunteered to create and oversee literacy stations. Some of these stations included Fly Swatter Fact or Opinion, Fall Cinquain Poems, and Rhyming Word Sort.
Fall Festival Preparation Meeting
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Location of Event: Recitation Hall, West Chester University
Date of Event: October 18th, 2017
Duration of Event: 1 Hour
Members in Attendance: Amanda Sesher, Erin Larkin, Heather Natale, Jennifer Kersey, Kathleen Calvin, Kristen Gibbs, Mackenzie Carroll, Daneen Decker, Kristen Loughlin, Megan Breslin, Haley Baringer, Calista Balbierer, Sydney Rice
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Members met to finish preparing for the Friends Association Fall Festival. They assembled example crafts such as paper plate pumpkins, planned relay races, tested the “pumpkin guts” slime recipe, and counted our candy corn for the “How many candy corn are in the jar?” guessing game.
Friends Association Fall Festival
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Location of Event: Oscar Lasko YMCA
Date of Event: October 24th, 2017
Duration of Event: 3 Hours
Members in Attendance: Amanda Sesher, Erin Larkin, Megan Breslin, Sara Aubry, Megan Gilligan, Sydney Rice, Haley Baringer, Kelsey Carroll, Kristen Gibbs, Mackenzie Carroll, Calista Balbierer, Meredith Miller, Alexa Butaitis, Krista Hudecki, Daneen Decker
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PSEA members volunteered to set up for, oversee, and clean up for the Friends Association Fall Festival. This event was a fall- and Halloween-themed party for families receiving services from the Friends Association. The children were able to pick out a costume, trick-or-treat, make crafts, play with slime, and participate in other fun games.
Church Street Fest: Rice Krispy Decorating
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Location of Event: Church Street, West Chester, PA
Date of Event: October 28th, 2017
Duration of Event: 3 Hours
Members in Attendance: Olivia Hocker, Melissa Roth, Brenna Waters, Kelsey Jensen, Aubrey Asplundh, Helena Lippay, Heather Natale, and Kathleen Calvin
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Student PSEA members ran a Rice Krispy decorating table at the 1st annual Church Street Fest at West Chester University. The event was for faculty, alumni, and their children and provided a fun and safe homecoming atmosphere. We provided Rice Krispy treats, icing, and sprinkles for the children to decorate for Halloween and Fall.
Special Olympics
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Location of Event: Villanova
Date of Event: November 12th, 2017
Duration of Event: 2 Hours
Members in Attendance: Sara Aubry, Megan Gilligan, Alexys Piasecki, Kathleen Calvin, Caitlin Brown
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Members cheered the teams on during the finals of the soccer games. We also danced with others for the players at half time.
Classroom Crew with Amanda Jeane Reichert
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Location of Event: Eastward Elementary School in Downingtown, PA
Duration of Event: 4 Hours every Sunday throughout the fall semester
Members in Attendance: Courtney Enyedy, Rachel Lockley, Cameron George, Jennifer Kersey, Erin Larkin, Heather Natale, Elizabeth Brunnquell, Alexys Piasecki, Kate Martin, Megan Cziraky, Sara Aubry, Taylor Wilson, Katelyn Hogg, Stephanie Olson, Nicole Morrissey, Jake Evans, Meredith Iervoline, Megan Gilligan
Volunteers met to help SPSEA alumna Amanda Jeane Reichert in her fourth grade ELA classroom on Sunday’s. Volunteers decorated and organized Amanda’s classroom and also helped her grade assignments and test papers.
Night to Shine
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Location of Event: Willowdale Chapel Kennett Square, PA
Date of Event: February 9th, 2018
Duration of Event: 5 Hours
Members in Attendance: Caitlin Brown, Kathleen Calvin, Sara Aubry, Jacqueline Pizzini, Lauren Gendall, Alexandra Aurillo
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Members were one-to-one buddies for the Tim Tebow Foundation’s Night to Shine event. This included being responsible for them throughout the evening and helping to meet their medical, sensory, and social needs while ensuring they had fun and were safe.
Read Across America Day
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Location of Event: West Chester Area Day Care Center
Date of Event: March 2nd, 2018
Duration of Event: 1 Hour
Members in Attendance: Courtney Enyedy, Meredith Miller, Megan Gilligan, Calista Balbierer, Alexandra Kouma, Olivia Hocker
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Members went to the WCADCC to read to the children for Read Across America Day. Members each went to different rooms and read to the kids there. At the end of the event, members gave the children each a book to take home.
