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by Matt Cheng  Hi everyone! My name is Matt Cheng and I am the Project SERVE member for Our Daily Bread Employment Center. I thought I should give you all a little background information on me and why I chose ODB as my service site before launching into my day to day activities. I grew [...]

by Maria Williams  Hello. My name is Maria Williams and I kind of view myself as the atypical member of this year’s group. First of all, I am the oldest; I just turned 27 in January. Thus, my wonderful housemates always like to joke about how old I am. I also grew up as a [...]

by Giovanna Haider  Hello there!! I am Giovanna Haider, a graduate of Slippery Rock University with a degree in Youth Service and Nonprofit Leadership. Being originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania I am of course a Steelers’ fan, and although there is a rival between the Steelers and the Ravens, everyone has still been very welcoming. (Thank [...]

by Corey Bilodeau  My name is Corey Bilodeau. I am a 22-year-old male who is from Lansing Michigan. I am one of five children and have had the privilege of their company. I was born and raised Catholic and I love the way Jesus shines through every little thing on a daily occurrence. I graduated [...]

by Maria Williams  Hello again… this is my last blog for March. Next month another PSERVE member will be blogging, so you will get to meet someone else and to find out about another Catholic Charities program. I want to reflect a little bit on PSERVE. We are now more than halfway through our program [...]

Hey! My name is Marta Brohawn, I'm 22, born and raised in Columbia, MD. I went Long Reach High School, and then continued my education at Mount St. Mary's University, in Emmitsburg, Md. I graduated with a degree in French and another in Psychology. Here I thought the Mount was a tiny school, but Arthur [...]

by Maggie Shelledy   Hello!  I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (and absurdly proud of my friendly Midwestern roots). I decided to move to the East Coast for college and couldn’t pull myself away this year. At Fordham University in New York, I double-majored in Theology and Spanish with a concentration in Peace [...]

by Michael Carr  Only one month has passed since our group first arrived here in Baltimore, and yet it seems like we’ve been here for so much longer. Each day gives us new challenges and new experiences! Last week, Nyerre and I began participating after school in student residences at Villa Maria and it was wonderful [...]

by Riva Ham  What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Valentine’s Day? Do you think about boxes of chocolates, roses, holding hands, huge teddy bears, or taking long romantic walks in the park? Why is it that we only focus on celebrating a significant other on Valentine’s Day? This is [...]

by Corey Bilodeau   As I reflect on my time here in Baltimore and as a Project SERVE member, I have gained so many wonderful memories. It has been a great experience. When I started this year, I did it partly because it would look great on my resume, but the main reason was for discernment in [...]