The College of New Rochelle Hosts Special Olympics Competition

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NEW ROCHELLE, NY (04/25/2012)(readMedia)-- The College of New Rochelle played host to a Special Olympics Competition during the College's Seventh Annual Community Service Day held on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, in The Wellness Center on the Main Campus. Students, faculty, and staff members from all four Schools of the College participated in the Special Olympics competition for the Public School Sports League (PSSL). The PSSL is a consortium of middle and high schools students from Westchester and Putnam counties.

"I am always in awe of the generosity of our community who come out on days like this to be of service to others," said Helen Wolf, Director of Campus Ministry, which organized the event.

Students, faculty and staff organized and refereed basketball and football games, facilitated health check-up stations, photographed the events, baked cupcakes for the PSSL athletes, and made monetary donations to purchase items for a goodie bag for each of the PSSL athletes.

Members of the CNR Community were also involved in community service activities on all city campuses of the College's School of New Resources. Students and staff at the John Cardinal O'Connor Campus had a "Day With The Seniors" from St. Vincent De Paul Nursing Home and Mott Haven Reformed Church. Seniors were hosted to a light brunch, followed by entertainment.

A "1000-Cans Drive" of non-perishable food items for Concourse House, a home for women and their children, were collected by the students, faculty and staff of the Rosa Parks Campus in Harlem.

At the Brooklyn Campus over 350 books were donated to the Little Sun People Daycare Center in Restoration Plaza, a preschool for children between the ages of 2 and 5.

The Co-op City Campus held a "Family Food Pantry Collection" for the Town & Country Family Shelter. This shelter in the Bronx assists victim of domestic violence in transitioning to safe environments.

In Manhattan, at CNR's DC-37 Campus, school supplies were assembled in a "Totes For Teachers Drive" to give to classes taught by Local 372 Board of Education DC-37 Union members.

Approximately 200 students, faculty and staff from all six campuses of The College of New Rochelle participated in this annual volunteer day. Says Helen Wolf, "The College of New Rochelle responds to the Gospel call to help those in need: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the stranger, clothe the naked, visit the imprisoned and the sick. This call in Matthew's Gospel teaches its readers that it is by service to those in need that humanity will find the road to God."