Yale School of Public Health faculty, staff and students fanned out at sites across New Haven—and into neighboring Woodbridge and nearby Wallingford—on Thursday (May 11) for the school’s third annual Day of Service.
Scores of volunteers in commemorative white T-shirts, pushed wheelbarrows full of dirt, painted, planted flowers, stocked food and spent time with residents at a home for people with HIV/AIDS. All the volunteers shared a similar motivation: to give back to the community.
“It reminds us of what it’s all about to be in public health,” said Dean Sten Vermund. “It reminds us of why we do what we do.”
This year’s day of service included seven sites: Columbus House, Common Ground, Leeway, New Haven Farms and Stepping Stoner Transitional Housing, all in New Haven; the Connecticut Food Bank in Wallingford; and Massaro Community Farm in Woodbridge.
It reminds us of what it’s all about to be in public health. It reminds us of why we do what we do.
Dean Sten Vermund
The day ended back at the School of Public Health with an outdoor picnic in the courtyard and a big “thank you” from the dean for all the hard work.
To see a full album of pictures from the Day of Service, go to the Yale School of Public Health Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pg/YaleSPH/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1707499632608562