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Class Notes

Community CommitmentSharing the Spirit of MelioraUniversity volunteers give back to their local communities.
photo of group at 540WMain CommuniversityROCHESTER: 540WMain Communiversity members and University volunteers, including Beatrice (Trixie) Meteyer ’67, Dan Bud ’07, ’08 (MS), Kelsey Ferranti ’08, ’10W (MS), Dan LaSalle ’20, Hager Elkhidir ’21, Mohammed Abumuaileq ’21, Farrell Cooke ’14, ’19N, President Sarah Mangelsdorf, Associate Vice President for Alumni and Constituent Relations Karen Chance Mercurius, Tiffany Nicholas ’19, Neha Kumar ’19, Eboni Henderson ’06, Josh Stampfler, and Kayleigh Rae Stampfler ’08 pose for a photo before collecting litter and debris in the historic Susan B. Anthony neighborhood.

To learn more . . .

For more about Global Day of Service activities, visit Rochester.edu/alumni/service.

More than 200 alumni, parents, and friends in 20 cities worked together to make a difference in their communities this fall. Inspired by the traditions of Wilson Day and George Eastman Day—the University’s annual days of community service for first-year students—alumni and other members of the University community took part in Rochester’s third annual Global Day of Service in September.

This year, President Sarah Mangelsdorf joined the effort in Rochester by volunteering with 540WMain Communiversity. Other service opportunities included gardening, collecting and sorting donated food and medical supplies, and helping the hungry.

photo of volunteers in ConcordCONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS: Emily Robbins ’11 (left) and Jennelle Rhodes ’11 spread hay along a vegetable path while working with Gaining Ground, an organic farm that shares fresh fruits and vegetables with food banks, shelters, and feeding programs throughout the Concord area.
photo of volunteers in PhoenixPHOENIX: Joshua Schaeffer ’00 (left) helps Jacob Smiljanich, Sophia Smiljanich, and Alexander Smiljanich assemble Weekend Hunger Backpacks with supplemental meals and snacks to support food-insecure children. Jacob, Sophia, and Alexander were accompanied by their mother, project leader Jennifer Smiljanich ’02S (MBA).
photo of volunteers in DCWASHINGTON, DC: Dennis Lee ’01S (MBA), Victoria Vignare ’10, Laura Steiner ’04, Jai Pathak ’94, Cameron Shaw ’19S (MBA), Lihui Guo ’19, Abigail Schwartz ’17, and Marty Stern ’79, ’80S (MBA) were all smiles as they rolled up their sleeves at the Capital Area Food Bank’s distribution center.