Notre Dame Preparatory | Spiritual Life

"From the Heart" upcoming opportunities are updated on a regular basis. Please check our website often, as projects are updated when they become available.

Students must provide a parent signed permission slip before boarding buses for Christian Service Events.

Permission slips may not be duplicated and shared with friends. You must RSVP with coordinator to reserve your participation forms. Permission slips received without reservations may be denied. Bus seating is limited so your RSVP reserves a seat on the bus.

Students will not be able to participate without a permission slip.
**Verbal permission will not be accepted.

Ongoing

Society of St. Vincent De Paul - Any evening

Serve Dinner for the homeless at Society of St. Vincent De Paul 420 W. Watkins Rd. Need to be there by 5:00 pm for dining room set up. No sandals - wear tennis shoes. Usually finish by 7:00 pm or so depending on how many people come in to eat.
Contact Marisa Martinez at 602-261-6863 and let her know you are a student at NDP.

May

The Welcome To America Project (WTAP) Saturdays -May 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30.
WTAP provides a warm welcome to newly-arrived refugees to the Phoenix area by delivering furniture and household items to them, all things needed to make a house a home. Students help with deliveries, meet the refugee families, play with the children and hear about their country and their journey to America.
Location: meet at Lock it Lockers in Tempe and caravan by car to delivery sites. You will need to provide your own transportation.
Number of students: 4 - Hours 9:00 –1:00 p.m. Service Hours: 5
Contact: NDP parent Mary Slawsby mslawsby@qwest.net cell: 480-353-9515 (text/voice).
Website: www.wtap.org

June

The Welcome To America Project (WTAP) Saturdays - June 13, 27

WTAP provides a warm welcome to newly-arrived refugees to the Phoenix area by delivering furniture and household items to them, all things needed to make a house a home. Students help with deliveries, meet the refugee families, play with the children and hear about their country and their journey to America.

Location: meet at Lock it Lockers in Tempe and caravan by car to delivery sites. You will need to provide your own transportation.
Number of students: 4 - Hours 9:00 –1:00 p.m. Service Hours: 5
Contact: NDP parent Mary Slawsby mslawsby@qwest.net cell: 480-353-9515 (text/voice).
Website: www.wtap.org

July

The Welcome To America Project (WTAP) Saturdays - July 11, 25

August

The Welcome To America Project (WTAP) Saturdays - August 8, 22

Christian Service Fair

From the Heart sponsored its first Christian Service Fair on August 23, 2007. All NDP students attended the fair with their theology classes. A 15 minute presentation was given by different speakers and then students visited the various booths for information on the ways in which they can help service their community. Below is a list of organizations that were represented during the all day event.

Andre House
Boys and Girls Club
City of Scottsdale
Future 4 Kids
Habitat for Humanity
Healthcare for Homeless
Homebase Youth Services
Horse Sense
Hospice Inspiris
Make a Difference
Phoenix Rescue Mission
Pueblo Norte Senior Living Center

Rebuilding Together/ Valley of the Sun
Ronald McDonald House
Scottsdale Healthcare
Special Olympics
St Mary’s Food Bank
St. Vincent de Paul
Star Tutoring
SW Human Development
Teen Lifeline
United Food Bank
Welcome to America Project

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Past Event Highlights:

November 2008 St. Vincent de Paul

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has been serving homeless and economically disadvantaged populations since 1946. NDP students feed the homeless and bond as a group. The students learn that volunteering makes a big difference to many in our community not to mention they had a great time doing it!

January “Reach Out and Read” Event

On Saturday - January 27th, 14 NDP students spent the day helping out at Reach Out and Read . ROR targets children who are growing up in poverty and are often at risk for reading and school failure. ROR promotes early literacy by providing books at hospital and clinic programs. Our group of NDP students assisted in the warehouse by sorting, cataloging and organizing new and gently used books. This is the first time Reach Out and Read have partnered with a school to work in the warehouse. The NDP students were able to fill all of the shelves for the agency and now there are thousands and thousands of books ready to get out to the children. The event yielded such a welcomed success, that Reach Out and Read asked for a continued quarterly partnership!

NDP students said they enjoyed sorting the books and felt a sense of accomplishment after the day was done because they knew they were helping kids in need. They also liked meeting and getting to know fellow students, and spending the day together working as a team.

Thanks to coordinator Marcia Hugus, parents, and students who helped at this event.

Sorting at "Reach Out and Read"

Working together at "Reach Out and Read"

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Special Olympics Holiday Bowling Classic

The Special Olympics Holiday Bowling Classic on December 2 was a huge success. We were able to transport 44 students to the help in various capacities. Mostly the volunteers were cheering supporters for each of the various teams they were helping. Not only were they getting to know the participants of the event, they also got time to get to know their fellow students from school. Comments by the students included:

“I would happily do this again even if I didn't get service hours…I enjoyed this activity very, very much… This event meant a lot to me…I met some great people, and the event was a blast!... It was a really good experience to help disabled people… All of the From The Heart activities should be like this. I enjoyed every minute of it.”

The committee it working to provide more volunteer experiences like this. Continue to check the From the Heart website under the Spiritual Life tab for more exciting opportunities.

Special Olympic Holiday Bowling Classic

December “From the Heart’ Volunteers

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