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Site Description:
Glenmary missioners maintain and provide leadership for a volunteer-based farm that covers 56 acres near the small town of Vanceburg, KY, in the Appalachian mountains. The program is a retreat-like immersion offering opportunities for prayer, sharing and reflection as a way to integrate service experiences into one’s faith life. Students will visit area churches of other faith traditions so volunteers experience the Glenmary commitment to ecumenism. The religious presence is everywhere felt and experienced for students at Glenmary. Students work primarily at four sites: a nursing home whose residents are elderly or disabled, a day care center for developmentally disabled adults, an organization that builds homes and renovates substandard housing, and on site at Glenmary Farm. Occasionally, students team up with other colleges during the break period. As a side note, the farm's residents also include a cat and a dog who live outdoors on the farm.
Site Resources:
Site Contact:
We discourage students from directly contacting the site; all reservations are made through the Center for Social Concerns. Further emergency contact information will be provided to students upon enrollment in the seminar.
Joe Grosek; jgrosek@glenmary.org ; 606-796-3421
Lodging:
Limited plumbing and central heating (one shower/student/week). In warm weather students can bring swimsuits for swimming. Students provide their own bedding (sleeping bag, pillow, and/or blankets and sheets), and will be sleeping on beds.
Travel:
Students will arrive at the site between 4:00–5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, and will return the following Friday, October 21.
Personal Expenses:
Participants may want to bring some money (not more than $20) for social events such as concerts or shows. Students must pay for their own meals while they travel from Notre Dame to the site on Sunday and back to Notre Dame from the site on Friday or Saturday. Students are requested to bring enough money to pay for these 2–3 meals, and it is also suggested that students bring extra spending money for personal purchases during their immersion. The availability of ATMs varies with each site, and so in the interest of avoiding fees or running out of money, it is suggested that students have a reasonable amount of cash on hand before the immersion.
Meals:
Meals are provided and students help with preparation.
