Sailors Visiting Baltimore for “Sailabration” Stop by ODBEC to Serve Breakfast, Lunch
(left to right) Louie Beasley, Susan Hammond, Tom Rooney, Roxanne Rhoades, Savannah Hutchins, Sean Kershaw and Candyce Tillman On Friday, June 15, sailors from the USS Constitution stopped by Our Daily Bread Employment Center to help prepare and serve breakfast and lunch for guests. The active-duty sailors were in town for the “Star Spangled Sailabration” to commemorate [...]
Reflections on my year at Catholic Charities
To love, to serve, to teach and to work for justice is what we at Catholic Charities do daily. As I have stated before in earlier entries, I was placed at My Sister’s Place Women’s Center. It is hard to put into words what happens there on a daily basis, because quite frankly you never [...]
Preparing for Christmas
Preparing for Christmas at the Weinberg Housing and Resource Center It’s Christmas time at Weinberg Housing and Resource Center! It’s actually kind of nice for it to finally be December, because we’ve already been thinking about Christmas for months. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to spend the holiday with the beautiful residents and staff of [...]
Perfect equation
Written by Danielle Rexrode of the Erickson Tribune After retiring from 39 years as a computer science and math professor at Coppin State University, Ed Sommerfeldt wasn't ready to hang up his hat as a mentor and teacher. "I always loved working with students," says Sommerfeldt, who moved to Oak Crest Retirement Community from his northeast [...]
Patrick Miles Receives Unsung Hero Award
Patrick Miles with Carl Howell, director of Christopher Place Employment Academy. On October 26 at the annual Association of Fundraising Professionals meeting, Patrick Miles, a senior manager at T. Rowe Price was presented with the Unsung Hero award. Patrick has championed the recruitment of fellow male employees at T. Rowe Price to serve and dine monthly [...]
Our Daily Bread’s Soggiest Heroes
Dish room volunteers like Pam, Bill, and Kathy see an opportunity to serve where others only see a sticky and damp mess. Serving over 700 people in just two hours each day is a feat that rivals even the greatest in the foodservice industry. Our Daily Bread rises to this challenge every day without a [...]
Our Daily Bread Family Volunteers
Like many others thinking about volunteering, Sue Walker knew she wanted to do more with her time, but she was not sure where or how she could help. When Sue noticed a poster on her church bulletin board announcing that Our Daily Bread was in need of volunteers she was instantly interested in learning more. [...]
Oak Crest Village Employees Create Connection at Christopher Place
Each month, employees of Oak Crest Village Retirement Communities visit Christopher Place Employment Academy to interact over dinner with a group of men reclaiming their lives. The volunteers perform light meal preparation, take dinner to the Christopher Place dining room and serve the men. After all the men have their dinner, the volunteers fix a [...]
Navy Officers and Sarah’s House Celebrate the Final Days of Summer
Nathan Mitchell mans the grill at an end of summer barbeque at Sarah’s House. Naval Chief Petty Officer Selectees enjoyed one of the last weekends of summer by hosting an afternoon barbeque for the staff and residents of Sarah’s House. The afternoon was full of hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, watermelon and fun [...]
My Sister’s Place Exceeded our Expectations
Many of the volunteers at My Sister’s Place Women’s Center (MSPWC) come individually, but there are often whole groups who come together. Some are group of friends, some community service groups, some church groups, and some are professional groups providing community service. One such group who visited this summer came from the Maryland State Bar [...]