Julie Dunn
  • Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies
  • Class of 2018
  • Medford, MA

Julie Dunn, of Medford, Spends Winter Break Volunteering in Baltimore on an Assumption College SEND Trip

2017 Jan 30

The Assumption College Office of Campus Ministry has announced that Julie Dunn, of Medford, spent the winter break on one of the College's SEND Service Immersion Trips. Dunn traveled to Baltimore. In Baltimore, MD, students spent time working with organizations connected to Catholic Charities of Baltimore. Through the Urban Plunge Retreat, students learned how Catholic Charities provides care and services to improve the lives of Marylanders in need. Students served meals at Our Daily Bread and spend time with people housed at emergency shelters like My Sister's Place. .

As part of the College's Campus Ministry Office's SEND Service Immersion Program, established in 1986, the students-accompanied by faculty, staff and alumni-have the opportunity to directly impact communities through volunteer work. SEND participants bond with fellow peers, faculty, staff, and alumni while working side-by-side to rebuild neighborhoods, gain new cultural perspective, and engage in prayer activities that reflect on ideals rooted in the Assumptionist tradition. SEND has partnered with organizations like Habitat for Humanity, Romero Center Ministries, Catholic Charities, and Rostro de Cristo Ministry.

This January, students traveled to Baltimore, MD; Camden, NJ; Tuscaloosa, AL; and Guayaquil, Ecuador. During spring break 2017, students will head to Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; Immokalee, FL; Norristown, PA; Trenton, NJ; and Georgetown, DE.

"Our hope for the students participating in SEND is that they begin to view service as an opportunity to build relationships with others in ways that recognize our shared human dignity and call us to a life of faith in action," said Vincent Sullivan-Jacques, assistant director of Campus Ministry and director of volunteer outreach and community engagement.

The SEND Immersion Program instills in each participant a mission to serve, which is at the core of Assumption's foundations in the Catholic Tradition. For more about Campus Ministry, visit http://www.assumption.edu/campus-life/campus-ministry.