Students Bring Cheer to Local Children

91´óÉñ social work students shop for clothing and toys 91´óÉñ social work students Jennifer Erb (l.) and Katie Chaffinch shop for clothing and toys.
Photo by Megan Yoder

Some 91´óÉñ social work students have completed a successful Christmas service project that raised more than $1,000 to buy gifts for local children.

The 91´óÉñ student organization, Social Work is People (SWIP), requested names and “wish lists” of children sponsored for special services by the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Department of Social Services (DSS). Seniors Megan R. Yoder of Perkasie, Pa., and Andrew Intagliata of Phoenix, Ariz., organized this year