On Friday, May 22, the Emma Willard community as well as people from the Troy community gathered to enjoy a night full of good food and cute animals! A tasty dinner of spaghetti was served, and there were also many items from local shops raffled off. In addition, there was a silent auction and a room [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘service’
February 26, 2009
Meet the crew of EmmaNow!
Alyssa, Florrie, Hannah, Natalia, and Meryll (not pictured: Lydia)
Pictured here are the members of EmmaNow who have worked diligently to give you the latest updates of the events in the community. Members helped in posting on this site, making podcasts, and even painting the recording room in the basement of Maguire. Feel free to email us [...]
February 23, 2009
A Story of Numbers
Lei ’09, student leader of the community service group EmmaGreen, explains to students that the cost of an Emma Willard education is far greater than what is covered by tuition. Electricity, heat, food, and water take a big chunk out of the school’s operating budget and have an environmental impact as well. EmmaGreen is sponsoring [...]
February 12, 2009
SOARing support
The community service group SOAR donated a $220 check to Brad Shear, executive director, and Deidre Bruce, volunteer coordinator, of the Mohawk and Hudson River Human Society for fundraising efforts the students made on their behalf so far this year. There was a recent theft of returnable bottles at the shelter, and the community came [...]
November 14, 2008
Hawaii or New York?
On Wednesday evening, students volunteered their time and efforts at Emma Willard’s first student phonathon of the academic year. The event was held in the Laundry building with a Hawaiian luau theme. Twenty-four student callers secured 157 gifts totaling $19,805 for the EWS Annual Fund. All gifts to this year’s Annual Fund will go towards [...]
November 3, 2008
Chasing The Cure for MS
With over 100 racers showing up on a chilly Sunday morning it is safe to call this weekend’s race successful. Check out our photo pages for over 150 pictures from the race – we should have at least one shot of everyone who was there. Here is a link to the News Channel 9 report [...]
October 8, 2008
Melody for Harmony
Melody for Harmony hosted a coffeehouse on October 4 in Kiggins Hall to benefit a local soup kitchen. The audience enjoyed some hot apple cider and pumpkin muffins as they watched the performances. The event included some singing, guitar playing, and poem readings by Emma Willard students. Jokes were shared during the open mic session, [...]
