Food Drive for the Bowery Mission

Hey everyone,

This year CE did a Thanksgiving Food Drive for a local ministry called The Bowery Mission! For the first time in history, The Bowery was experiencing a food shortage. In expectation of 11,000 homeless guests, The Bowery had no where near enough food.

After reaching out to King's College, the City Engagement Team decided to answer the call! During the week-long food drive, the King's College community raised a total 28 turkeys, 85 canned goods, over 25 boxes of instant potatoes/rice and or stuffing, and multiple baked goods!

To read more about the food drive and other CE initiatives click here!

Onward & Upward,

Greg Pittman
Director of City Engagement
The King's College

Recognition at School!

So, City Engagement has now been spotlighted/featured/included in the ESB Tribune three times this semester! Check out the latest feature story here: ESB Tribune: City Engagement


Onward and Upward....

Greg Pittman

Thatcher Volunteers at Operation Exodus

Earlier today, 3 representatives from the House of Thatcher volunteered at Operation Exodus. Aimee Pham mentored 3rd grade girls, Mandy Patterson worked with K-1, and Becca Peterson helped with 5th graders. This semester, Operation Exodus has a superhero theme, and today we learned about the character trait of service. We studied the story of Jesus washing his disciples' feet and served the neighborhood by picking up trash. In the K-1 group, we made Thanksgiving cupcakes and went around the room saying what we were thankful for. The 3rd graders had a Thanksgiving meal. We all joined together in a time of praise and worship music. Thatcher President Becca Peterson enjoyed seeing all the kids interact with one another. She says, "It was amazing to see how the kids would latch on to you just minutes after they met you. It just shows how much they need love and stability. They are at an age where we can still be a really positive influence in their lives. They will steal your heart immediately." Thatcher hopes to continue working with them and building relationships with the wonderful staff and children.

Thatcher Sophomore Emily Deemer Volunteers With Operation Exodus

On October 15, Thatcher Sophomore Emily Deemervolunteered for Operation Exodus, a tutoring and mentoring program in Washington Heights. She describes her experience below:

This past Saturday, I spent the morning (9:15-12:30) mentoring kids in Washington Heights. Although the program reaches from K-12, I was working with the 3rd-4th grade girls (they were a handful, but definitely a lot of fun when they listened). As a mentor for Operation Exodus, my duties include preparing the week's Bible lesson and activities during the week with co-mentors and coming prepared on Saturday with patience, grace, and understanding for the kids that I'm working with. From what I've heard, consistency and authenticity is big with these kids (show, don't tell), so I'm really hoping to grow in that respect and build some stronger relationships within the next couple of weeks. A lot of times these kids are coming from situations in which there is no positive role model in their lives, so I'm totally excited for this chance to be a factor in kid's lives and hopefully represent Christ to them on a regular basis.

As far as the other mentors go, the group is tight-knit and really welcoming. Every week, they go out to the delicious Caribbean restaurant as a group, and this past week I was able to go a hike with them across the GW Bridge. I'm really hoping to form some solid relationships with a lot of these people over the next couple of weeks.

Cool Roofs, NYC

Last month, the Houses of Thatcher and Churchill, plus Greg Pittman, sent a total of ten students to help out with Cool Roofs, NYC. Read about it and see pictures in the ESB Tribune!

http://empirestatetribune.com/?p=2274

cityengagement's photostream

cityengagement's photostream on Flickr.

Getting Started...

So, here goes blog-world. City Engagement has been a quasi-struggling King's College initiative for nearly two years; ever since it was removed from the House Competition. However, this year is a different story! This is the new generation of City Engagement at The King's College!

This blog, although likely a little rusty, will serve as one tool for City Engagement to help reach out to our student body, our professors, the organizations we serve, and our city. The main purpose of this blog site is to showcase what's happening throughout the school, highlighting where life is happening! We will post calendar updates, event invitations, announcements, and general updates.

Thanks for checking out our blog and keep coming back for more!


Onward & Upward,

Greg Pittman
Director of City Engagement
The King's College