by Union Alphas | Jan 29, 2009 | Chapter Corner, College Days, Featuring Pi Pi Brothers |
After the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 Union College formed a mini-term to Louisiana to assist in the rebuilding of the states Devastated areas. This article is about the knowledge and Western union online insights Union students took away from their time volunteering in Louisiana. routing code Among other students, featured in the article is Bro. Williams. To read the Union New’s article you may click here: Students Present Lessons Learned in...
by Union Alphas | Jan 4, 2009 | Chapter Corner, Featuring Pi Pi Brothers |
The Providence Journal did a piece titled, Nine People to Keep Your Eye On in ’09. Below is an excerpt highlighting the section of the article dedicated to Bro. Watson. Raymond Watson Young professional Raymond Watson came home to make a difference. After college in New York and a master’s degree in community planning from the University of Rhode Island, he could have gone elsewhere. Watson, 29, grew up in Providence’s Mount Hope and Fox Point neighborhoods, though, and family and community matter most to him. So he returned to Mount Hope, where he has been executive director of the Mount Hope Neighborhood Association for two years. Watson has concentrated on getting the 27-year-old association on “solid financial footing” and focusing on programs for 14- to 19-year-olds, an underserved group. The association is also poised to launch a youth council with a first meeting Jan. 15. “I want them to value themselves,” Watson says of the youth he works with. “I think a lot of youth don’t do that.” Watson says his ties to the neighborhood meant he didn’t need to earn the trust of those around him because he already had it. They knew his grandmother Alice Watson, who raised him, and his mother. His grandmother introduced him to an influential civil-rights activist who was her childhood friend. Michael Van Leesten is now chairman of the Black Repertory Company’s board and chairman of the Mount Hope Neighborhood Association. “He inspires me,” Van Leesten says of Watson. routing code “He gives me more than I give him. You don’t have to paint pictures for him. He’s always trying to find...
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