submitted by Donna Cuddihy
St. Mary’s Academy and Immaculate Conception Parish of Hoosick Falls participated in a service project that helped homeless people living in an emergency shelter at Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless in Albany. Immaculate Conception Parish provided ingredients for a meal, and St. Mary’s Academy students prepared, served and enjoyed the meal while spending time with the shelter guests.
Efforts to lift the spirits of those less fortunate, included designing and decorating a bulletin board which left positive and supportive messages. St. Mary’s students also conducted a donation drive that provided storage bins filled with items such as warm socks, slippers and liquid laundry detergent. All items which are currently topping the emergency shelter’s wish list.
Students took a tour, visited with shelter guests and listened to presentations that taught the students about homelessness and how they can make a difference.
