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Webster Works Worldwide 11
By: Andy Dierker
Issue date: 10/27/05 Section: LifeStyle
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A day off school doesn't always mean a day to rest, as many Webster University students and faculty found out Oct. 12, when classes were cancelled for a day of community service. The volunteer day, Webster Works Worldwide (WWW), celebrated its 11th anniversary this year with its biggest showing ever.
Special Events Coordinator Jennifer Willis, who organizes WWW, said just under 2,000 people from all of the Webster campuses volunteered to help local organizations, for a total of 170 projects and 8,828 hours of work. Last year 1,882 people volunteered, with 185 projects and 8,220 hours of work. Projects included walking dogs for animal shelters, working with the elderly and landscaping both on and off campus, among others.
Junior Susi Riegel, a math and business major, spent most of the day painting a mural on a wall inside the Children's Home Society of Missouri, an organization that provides services to children with developmental disabilities and mental retardation. She used WWW as a way of getting away from traditional schoolwork.
"I wanted to do something involving art," Riegel said, mixing some white and pink paint for her section of the mural. "I'm a math major, but I really like art. Since I have two majors and a minor at this point, I don't feel like I have room for a lot else, so this is my way of getting to do it."
Riegel worked on the mural with some friends who had signed up with her. Signing up in groups was popular, especially among faculty and staff volunteers.
Holly Hubenschmidt, a reference librarian for Webster, spent her afternoon in the basement of the Animal Protection Agency (APA). Hubenschmidt and her Emerson library co-workers packed away supplies from the agency's Canine Carnival two weeks before. The Canine Carnival is a carnival for dogs, where they play games and win prizes. All the toys and supplies used are brought back to the APA and put into boxes for storage until next year's carnival.
Peg Belaska, director of volunteer services for the APA and a 1993 graduate of Webster herself, was grateful for their help.
Special Events Coordinator Jennifer Willis, who organizes WWW, said just under 2,000 people from all of the Webster campuses volunteered to help local organizations, for a total of 170 projects and 8,828 hours of work. Last year 1,882 people volunteered, with 185 projects and 8,220 hours of work. Projects included walking dogs for animal shelters, working with the elderly and landscaping both on and off campus, among others.
Junior Susi Riegel, a math and business major, spent most of the day painting a mural on a wall inside the Children's Home Society of Missouri, an organization that provides services to children with developmental disabilities and mental retardation. She used WWW as a way of getting away from traditional schoolwork.
"I wanted to do something involving art," Riegel said, mixing some white and pink paint for her section of the mural. "I'm a math major, but I really like art. Since I have two majors and a minor at this point, I don't feel like I have room for a lot else, so this is my way of getting to do it."
Riegel worked on the mural with some friends who had signed up with her. Signing up in groups was popular, especially among faculty and staff volunteers.
Holly Hubenschmidt, a reference librarian for Webster, spent her afternoon in the basement of the Animal Protection Agency (APA). Hubenschmidt and her Emerson library co-workers packed away supplies from the agency's Canine Carnival two weeks before. The Canine Carnival is a carnival for dogs, where they play games and win prizes. All the toys and supplies used are brought back to the APA and put into boxes for storage until next year's carnival.
Peg Belaska, director of volunteer services for the APA and a 1993 graduate of Webster herself, was grateful for their help.