Mt Mercy students volunteer in Cedar Rapids community programs
Mt Mercy College students join Big Brother Big Sister projects and other groups in Cedar Rapids. Jeff Grimes and Ron Kale describe volunteering as important for child and elder well being. The college runs a student volunteer center coordinating over 230 participants in Headstart Geneva Tower Birthright and more.
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Lee Bruce
N Street
Jeff Grimes
Mt. Mercy
Lee
Jeff
HACAP
Hawkeye Area
Ron Kale
Arlene Mineck
Americana Nursing Home
Americana
Ron
Headstart
Geneva Tower
Birthright
Food Bank
Rape Crisis Center
YMCA
YWCA
Linn County Extension Service
Council On Aging
Linn County Day Care Center
Cedar Rapids
Mary Schwendinger
Mercy
Accent on Youth Center Seeks Volunteers Amid Overwhelming Needs
Mary notes many students unaware of volunteer opportunities at the center. The center previously sought the right person for agency requests, but this year aims to inform all students about available roles. Improved communication between students and the cell is being pursued.
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Mary
Japanese exchange student Teruhisa Amano visits Cedar Rapids
Teruhisa Amano, now 29 and from Kawasaki Japan, visited Cedar Rapids this weekend, recalling his 1963 64 American Field Service year as a Washington high student. He is studying wind effects on tall buildings at Tokyo Institute of Technology, touring U.S. campuses with a professor, and serves as interpreter. He hopes for a PhD in two years and plans to return to the United States for study and work. He is married with a 2 year old son. his wife is also a structural engineer.
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Cedar Rapids
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Kawasaki
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Amano
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Boston
Big John
Cedar Rapids Thank-You Comes From Visiting Boy Teruhisa
In two days Teruhisa will depart Cedar Rapids. He thanks all who were kind to him and hopes to return before another eleven years pass. He cherishes the memories and plans to greet the people again.
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Teruhisa
Cedar Rapids
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