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A gray and rainy day didn’t prevent a team of loyal St. John’s University alumni from participating in the Seventh Annual University Service Day on Saturday, September 27, 2008. 

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Team members met at St. John’s for breakfast, with more than 1,000 other volunteers University-wide.  Volunteers participated in a prayer service led by Rev. Patrick Griffin, C.M., Executive Vice President for Mission and Branch Campuses, before dividing into 92 teams and traveling to their respective work sites. 

The alumni group, boasting t-shirts with the slogan “What a Difference a Day Makes” and St. John’s branded hats made their way to the United Hindu Cultural Council Senior Center in South Ozone Park, NY to help paint, trim hedges and clean several rooms in the center.

The day proved to be both rewarding and fun for alumni volunteers who enjoyed meeting one another and serving the community in true Vincentian spirit.  “It was great to get the alumni involved with the rest of the University community on such an important day,” said Melissa Kuch '03CPS.

Participants, who worked alongside one another, were also pleased to have formed new friendships. “I really enjoyed the enthusiasm of the alumni team and liked meeting other alumni that I had never met before,” shared Rashida Bradley '05GEd.

Each year the University organizes teams of students, alumni, faculty and staff to assist local organizations in the neighborhoods around our campuses.