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2007 Feinstein Community Service Award Winners
The 2007 group Feinstein ‘Enriching America’ Award recipients are Zena Harrison, Arlety Estavez, and Jhumur Chowdhury for their amazing work with the “A Place at the Table” project working with the International Institute of Rhode Island. These three students were nominated by Dr. Abrams, their professor, who singled out these students from her classes as going above and beyond the ordinary expectations of volunteer involvements. Their work with the newly arrived refugee families from Africa has been dedicated, thorough, and compassionate. They heard that a woman and her 7 children were arriving from Somalia and their hearts went out to these people. They collected donations, readied apartments, went to the airport to meet the family. Though many students helped, these three went beyond that. They spent time with kids, shared meals, went on public school tours with nervous children. They took the time for the special moments of connection with these families - a child’s first taste of a pear or brownie batter. These are moments that will stay with those Somali children as well as our JWU students for the rest of their lives. They have demonstrated the true spirit of community service in their selflessness and service to others.

The recipient of the individual 2007 Feinstein ‘Enriching America” Award is Andrew Greene for his service with the Boy Scouts of America, Narragansett Council. Andrew, a culinary student, has an infectious enthusiasm for both food and the Boy Scouts. As an Eagle Scout himself, he’s been involved with the Boy Scouts since he can remember. Over the past year Andrew has done so much for the Boy Scouts, and especially Troop 117 of Warwick. He helped administer the culinary merit badge for them, hosted delicious fundraising dinners, and has organized other JWU student volunteers to help with these efforts. Andrew has been asked to hold a District Wide Camporee with over 500 scouts looking to complete merit badges, and his services have been requested to cook for the Annual Awards Dinner. Ever since the Merit Badge weekend campout with Troop 117, which got the troop national publication in “Boys’ Life” their troop has almost taken the title of “a gastronomic Troop.” The troop’s standards for cooking are now a bit higher thanks to Andrew and the other JWU students who helped administer the merit badges.

Community Impact Review the excellent work that JWU students, staff and faculty have been doing to support our local community. Community Impact: Graduate School Edition Winter 06-07. (404K PDF)

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