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A(nother) Service Trip to Remember: St. Luke's and the YSOP

J. Gabriele
Growing up in New Hampshire, there’s nothing I hate more than heat and humidity. I’m pretty certain I’ve biologically evolved to function more efficiently in frigid cold, deep snow and long spring, er, mud seasons. So, when I pulled my group’s first day volunteer duty, and it said we’d be outdoors and the temps were predicted to be in the 90’s, you can imagine the collective groan I had to stifle. Yes--a full day in 95-degree sweltering heat and biting flies, laying irrigation and spreading mulch at a community garden that provides safe, green space, and fresh fruit and vegetables to local residents. But what emerged from that first day, and the days following was a rewarding experience that helped us all learn about service and to grow as a community....READ MORE.
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St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 35 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Center for Leadership builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.