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More than 250 first-year Marymount students received a hands-on lesson on the university\u0092s commitment to service when they packaged 10,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger, an international relief organization that distributes food and aid to the world\u0092s most vulnerable people.<\/p>\n

The effort was all part of the Marymount\u0092s annual Saints Serve day held Aug. 25 in the Lee Center\u0092s recreational gym on the main campus. Each meal contained a grain, soy, and a vitamin package. Students sealed all meals and boxed them for shipping. Rise Against Hunger not only provides hunger relief to underdeveloped areas globally but also crisis relief to populations in immediate need, like the recent victims of Hurricane Harvey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u0093Everyone really got into it, and it was a great way for our students to work with and meet new people,\u0094 said Linda Pratt<\/a>, coordinator of commuter and graduate student services.<\/p>\n

The Saints were split into two groups of freshmen, each working in one-and-a-half-hour timeframes. Joe Gauthier, an Ashburn-based representative of Rise Against Hunger talked with each group about world hunger and the organization\u0092s work.<\/p>\n

One of the three pillars of Marymount\u0092s vision, service to others is an integral part of the university\u0092s tradition, dating back to its founding order, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto 1
\nSplit into two shifts, more than 250 first year students participated in the Saints Serve event at Marymount\u0092s Lee Center. (Photo by Hansel D\u0092souza)<\/p>\n

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\nThe assembly-line-style production effort provided students a chance to meet new friends. (Photo by Hansel D\u0092souza)<\/p>\n

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\nJoe Gauthier, from Rise Against Hunger\u0092s Ashburn office, stacks boxes of pre-packaged meals. (Photo by Hansel D\u0092souza)<\/p>\n

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\nMarymount University provides many opportunities for students to serve others through volunteer work. (Photo by Hansel D\u0092souza)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than 250 first-year Marymount students received a hands-on lesson on the university\u0092s commitment to service when they packaged 10,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger, an international relief organization that distributes food and aid to the world\u0092s most vulnerable people. The effort was all part of the Marymount\u0092s annual Saints Serve day held Aug. 25 […]<\/p>\n

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