December 2004 Opening Set for Boys and Girls Club Thanks to Farm volunteers, like Joshua Xavier from Bishop Hendricken in Warwick, R.I., the Boys and Girls Club will open on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 17, in 2005. Farm groups who sanded and, painted and fixed walls made the club a reality for kids in Lewis County. Joe Gosek is a member of the Board.
October 2004 Mike Dorn Returns as Farm Manager Former Farm volunteer and nephew of Father Jerry Dorn, Mike arrived at the Farm just weeks before Ed Koch left to help out his family. For more, read Joe Grosek's December Vanceburg View.
September 2004 New Farm Mangers A convert to the Catholic faith from New Castle, Penn., Ed Koch is passionate about his faith and social justice issues. Valerie McDaniel, a native of Bay City, Mich., graduated from Loyola University of Chicago in April with a degree in music and minors in biology and women's studies. She came to the Farm in March 2002 and found the experience so moving that she wants to provide the same for future volunteers.
Summer 2004 New Farm Dog There's a new dog at the Farm: Mr. Beaglesworth. Volunteer director Joe Grosek assures everyone that Mr. Beaglesworth is fitting in just fine at the Farm although, unlike other Farm dogs, he's not stupid. "He's really pretty smart," Joe says.
June 2004 Family Week The week of June 19, 2004, was Family Week at the Farm. We hosted two families: Tony, D, Claire and K.C. Abts from Appleton, Wis. (pictured here), and Tanner, Cary and Gary Newcomb from Hagerstown, Md. We hope to have even more families join us a week of service and fun during the summer of 2005, contact volunteer@glenmary.org
April 2004 Father Jerry's back Father Jerry Dorn is back in the mission field. As pastor of Glenmary's mission in West Liberty, he is a neighbor of the Farm. Find out what he's doing now.
February 2004 God's hands Students from Assumption High School visited the Farm the week of February 15. Although this school in Louisville, Ky., traditionally offers service opportunities, this was the first trip to the Farm. While several girls were working at the Something Else Shop, they came across materials they could use to make the banner pictured here-and each added a handprint. To see the photo of the the Assumption High School group
January 2004 A snowy January After three inches of snow fell in Lewis County, students from McNicholas High School, Cincinnati, cleared the parking lot at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, the Glenmary mission in Vanceburg. Inclement weather limited volunteer projects for the month. For more about what is happening in Vanceburg.
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