Markowicz Rallies Campus Together to Offer Holiday Meal for Belmont Neighbors

While many families will be sharing holiday meals together this Christmas, there are also many who will be celebrating alone. That's why on Tuesday, Belmont welcomed local senior citizens to join the campus community for a special holiday brunch in the Harrington Place Dining Hall. Arielle Markowicz, a junior music business student, helped spearhead the whole project and rallied the campus together to pull off the event for the community.

The idea was born during a shift at Nashville's beloved Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, when Markowicz began helping an elderly woman with her order. The customer told Markowicz about an ice cream recipe she used to have, and when Markowicz suggested she make it for her family over the holidays, the woman responded, "It's just me."

"As I returned back to behind the counter, I began to think about all the people who don't have any family or friends to spend the holidays with and what I could do to change that," said Markowicz.