HOMELESSNESS HAPPENS YEAR ROUND

March 31, 2010Coordinator: Donna LeClair,

DirectorMassasoit Women’s Resource

CenterIn conjunction with One Book One College 2010

Donna LeClair, Massasoit Women’s

Center Director, coordinated the event

held at noon, March 31, 2010 in the upper

lounge of the Student Center Brockton.

The event was the culmination of several months of work by the student clubs, Senior Center, Women’s resource Center, and the Library.

As part of the One Book One College Program, the college acted as “One Community” to collect handmade knitted and crocheted items, clothes, food, bedding, and other items to be donated to the Jon Louison Center, Schools on Wheels, and Mainspring House.

The Keynote speaker, Dennis Carman, President & CEO, United Way Plymouth was inspirational and wowed

everyone with his guitar and moving ballads.

He was followed by representatives from the other recipient organizations; Tom Washington, Father Bills & Mainspring; Lila Burgess, Jon Louison Center; Joanna Channell, School on Wheels

According to Ms. LeClair, “The recipient organizations were OVERWHELMED!”

Products of the Library Knit-Along on Display

The following Student Clubs were also represented

The Nurses Club; PTK, Wendy Merlain PCAC The Student Senate, Victor Ukatu Helping Hands, Tom Sheehan & Peter Murby Senior Center, Bob Knowlton Women’s Resource Center MCC Library, Lorna Rodio & Tessa Jean Pierre Student newspaper “The Voice”, Erin Brogan .

The Student Senate, Victor Ukatu

Helping Hands, Tom Sheehan & Peter Murby

Senior Center, Bob Knowlton

PTK, Bill Stewart

MCC Library, Lorna Rodio, Reference Librarian

MCC Library, Tessa Jean Pierre, student

Student newspaper “The Voice”, Erin Brogan

Tom Washington, Lila Burgess, Donna LeClair, Dennis Carman

The End

Photos & PowerPoint by M. Lou Nesson