Rebecca Schmaeling of Smithtown Chooses Service for Spring Break

2012 Apr 12

Rebecca Schmaeling of Smithtown was among more than 70 University of Scranton students who participated in alternative spring break trips in March that allowed them to work with the homeless, former gang members, children with disabilities, and others in need through service agencies throughout the country. Students volunteered at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago, Ill.; St. Michaels Association for Special Education, St. Michaels, Ariz.; Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) Northwest in Spokane, Wash.; Young People Who Care, Inc., in Frenchville; the McKenna Center in Washington, D.C.; WorkFest in the Appalachian region of Kentucky; Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, Calif.; Francis Corps in Syracuse, N.Y.; and the Providence Center in Philadelphia.

Schmaeling participated in the Jesuit university's trip to Providence Center in Philadelphia