I have been involved
with the Community Service Organization (CSO) at GA since middle school. Thanks
to Mr. McVeigh, CSO's Upper School coordinator, I have become much more devoted
to CSO.
During my senior year, I served as a leader of CSO. This spring CSO
held a blood drive, which collected 65 pints for the Red Cross and will
literally saves lives. CSO also brought various speakers to GA this spring. GA
Alumni Eric Williams spoke about transitioning from his rough childhood in
Philadelphia to becoming a GA student and basketball player, and also the
program he created to help people integrate back into society upon being
released from prison. John Prendergast and Michael Maddox, co-authors of Unlikely
Brothers, shared their distinct stories and how their lives intertwined
through the Big Brothers program with GA students. In addition, GA continued to
host service trips to local shelters such as St. John's Hospice, and
volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.
CSO has been such an important part of my senior year! I am sad to leave it all behind but have happy memories to think about moving forward.
-Cori
-Cori
**Click on the photo below and listen to Mr. McVeigh talk about CSO at Germantown Academy!**
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