My project this semester will be to volunteer for Imani's "Power," which
is a tutorial program for the young kids at the Boys & Girls Club. People
thought it would be a little more comfortable to have study sessions in
the Umoja house. That's going to take place once a week. I just recently
expressed my interest to Joe about the San Juan tutorial, and I going to do that on
Thursdays.

Project: Redesigning the Parkville Neighborhood: I am going to be working with the people in the Parkville neighborhood to redesign the transportation routes and help them reuse some of the abandoned buildings in the area. Also, I am going to Miami Florida this spring break with Habitat!!

Project: The Shelter Project, trying to organize all of the trips to Immaculate Conception shelter. Iım in charge of the SOLACE program, which helps with GED, English as a second language, computer tutoring, and job development. Other random projects that I've helped to organize were the 5th graders come to college, bringing 25 5th graders from the Dwight school to trinity to get a taste of college, and the "great pie caper" baking 150 pies for various Hartford families.

Project: Trinity College Buddy Director for Best Buddies. Best Buddies pairs college students up with a person with mental retardation to form a one to one friendship.

Project: Habitat for Humanity: Building a new chapter on the Trinity Campus and helping to organize and partake in Habitat projects in Hartford -Public Relations Chair.

Project: Praxis Coordinator, Member of COLT (Community Outreach Leadership Team), Habitat for Humanity and Volunteer at Immaculate Conception Shelter.

Project: I am currently involved in teaching a class called "Body Works" to 6-8 year olds at the Boys & Girls Club. Dana Reynolds-Rock and I created the program to introduce kids to the art of expression through movement. I know it sounds funny but it is amazing what kids will do when given the correct environment. Our project began in September and it runs till the end of the semester. We are hoping to have a final performance for the rest of the kids at the Boys & Girls Club and their parents. I am extremely interested in the Arts in education and how it enhances learning and self awareness. I hope to continue this program or others like it while at Trinity. Eventually I would like to work as a educator or dance therapist.

Project: For the last two years I have been tutoring at the Maria Sanchez Elementary School through the Center for Youth program.

Project: San Juan Tutorial Program

Project: Praxis Coordinator (00-01), Member of COLT, Internet Club with Hartford High School. (Trinity students work with approximately twenty high school students one afternoon a week. Through planned projects, activities, and field trips the high school students learn from their college student mentors what the Internet offers and how they can take advantage of it. Jeff founded the program in 1997. He is assisted by fellow Praxis members Patrick Hannon and Danielle Marquis.)

Project: Mariah, Melissa and I are in the process of creating an ESL (English as a Second Language) chapter here at Trinity. I also have a volunteer internship with United Seniors in Action, which a statewide non-profit organization that fights for senior health care issues. Now that soccer is over, I am also hoping to become involved in Habitat and COLT.

(Spring 2000) Y-US Tutoring Program - Trinity students work with approximately ten Hartford area students one night a week. Students get help in school courses as well as supplemental assistance to increase reading and other scholastic skills.

Project: Tutoring at Maria Sanchez (previous) TCERT: EMT-B responder (current) Awaiting SOS Peer Leader Training

Anything else: Visit Bulgaria!

Project: Two projects, ESL, teach English as a Second Language, employees of the school who have signed up to get help. Also, Vice-Chair of ConnPIRG.

Anything else that you think people should know about you: I am the social chair of La Voz Latina, P.R.I.D.E. Leader, I sing in Salsafication (Trinity's Latin Band) and I love to dance ( I have taught many salsa lessons at Trinity.)

Partners:Patrick and Jeff

Project: I am currently working at The Living Center which is a drop-in and social center for people who have HIV and AIDS. The goal of The Living Center is to provide a safe and friendly environment for people who do not necessarily have anywhere else to go and to empower them to act to improve their lives and situations. I had an internship there this summer working on recreational activities, but this semester I am writing the center's bi-monthly newsletter.

Gambling with Granny is a group of Trinity students that goes once a week, every Sunday, to Trinity Hills, a housing community for the elderly. The students spend about two hours at the center playing bingo and talking with the residents.

Project: Site Coordinator for Trinity chapter of Habitat for Humanity

Project:My project is ESL tutoring. I work with Kerry Hood, Tamar Kipper and Mariah Titlow. I am also involved in ConnPIRG as a state board representative and the project head for Hunger and Homelessness.

Project: San Juan Tutorial Program. This is my second year doing San Juan. It is an after school tutoring program that is held in the basement of a church from 5-7 pm Monday-Thursday for inner city at risk high school and middle school students. The goal of the program is to improve the students' academic performance. Aside from tutoring the students, there are also field trips that are held one Friday of each month for the students, on which I also attend. They have been roller-skating, bowling and have taken a day trip to New York.

Project: Bodyworks, a movement exploration class for 6-10 year olds from the Boys & Girls Club.

Projects: S.H.A.R.E. (Students Heightening Awareness Regarding Eating), peer educator and currently helping organize the Thanksgiving Pie Project. SHARE members go to residence halls and give fun and informative talks about different issues regarding eating and the prevention of eating disorders. We educate both men and women on healthy eating habits as well as maintaining a positive body image.

Project: Co-chair Habitat for Humanity, Public Relations Coordinator for Community Outreach Leadership Team (COLT)

Projects: English as a Second Language: tutoring Marriott workers in English speaking skills. Dorm Recycling: donating aluminum cans and glass bottles to poor (future) - extensive recycling of the dorm's cans, bottles, plastics, paper, cardboard....eventually cans and bottles that provide the recycler with returns will be donated to the people that pick through the garbage to collect them.

Project: I am in Habitat for Humanity. This organization works with volunteers and the families to build houses for people in need.

Anything else that you think people should know about you: I am a big fan of James Bond, Sixpence None the Richer

Project: I volunteer at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, working with children and adults. I also do others things for instance, coach a girl's basketball team, teach Sunday school at my church, and lifeguard at a local pool. I am also a member of Trinity College's Black Student Union. While most of the time I am busy with my school work, I find time to help others out.