Timesleader.com Posted on Thu, Feb. 15, 2007 Misericordia <http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/living/16702558.htm> students travel to Romania
College Misericordia students partnered with Romanian Children's Relief and Broken Heart Ministries as part of the graduate-level course, 'Childhood Development in an International Setting.' Erin Moravec and Kristin McClain, undergraduate students, and Lauren Amirault, Linda Gallagher, Marci Carovillano-James and Ellyn Podlowsky, graduate students, joined adjunct faculty members Amy Lynch, MS, OTR/L, and Joan Surfus, MS, OTR/L, for the first service-learning trip to Bucharest, Romania. The students worked with hospitalized children, volunteered at a maternity hospital and living center for people with Down's syndrome, and conducted home visits to provide therapy for children with disabilities. The faculty from Misericordia also provided direct training to 36 Romanian staff members who provide therapy to children with sensory integration. Misericordia is establishing a fund to support future student experiences in Romania and provide materials for those served by the trip. Donations can be sent to College Misericordia, Occupational Therapy Department, c/o Ellen McLaughlin, OT department chair, 301 Lake St., Dallas, PA 18612-1090. From left are: Lynch; Bianca, a 1 1/2-year-old Romania child with cerebral palsy; and Moravec. C 2007 Times Leader ---------------------------- Vali "Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness." (Carlo Goldoni) "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." (Jimi Hendrix)
