Suffolk University Alumni Magazine 2008/2009 - (Page 8) students today//IN THE COmmUNITY TExT//PATTY BARRETT ‘08 IMAGES//KINDRA CLINEFF A SPRING DAY WITH SENIORS Early rising students spent their morning preparing spring baskets with flower seeds, plant pots and fun trinkets for the elderly residents of the Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD), a neighborhood center that provides housing for low-income seniors. Another group of students delivered the baskets and hand-made cards to ABCD at the “Villa Michelangelo” in Boston’s North End, staying to chat and share stories with the residents. FIGHTING HUNGER WITH “BEST BUDDIES” Suffolk students grabbed their Best Buddies and visited the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) in South Boston. The Best Buddies program provides one-to-one friendship opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. Students and their buddies spent their day in the GBFB warehouse taking in shipments and preparing food to be sent throughout New England. [08] SUFFOLKARTS+SCIENCES//2008/2009 ALUMNI MAGAzINE
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