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SJRCC Press Release
February 2009
SJRCC sociology students put lesson to practice
Students from St. Johns River Community College recently demonstrated one of the humanitarian messages behind instructor Steve Stoll’s sociology lectures. The two Orange Park Campus classes donated 1,500 pounds of food and supplies as part of a class project – a donation that will feed about 10 families for a week, according to Stoll. “I think it is very important that students realize there are hungry people in our community, and together we can relieve some of their suffering,” he said.
Each semester, Stoll encourages students to donate a bag of food for extra credit. Stoll said that some students become motivated enough to continue their charitable acts through Habitat for Humanity, battered women's shelters and various projects for hospitalized children. “I find that students who apply the academic subjects we discuss in class to projects in the ‘real world’ get a great deal out of this work and this course,” Stoll said.
Last semester, Stoll’s St. Augustine Campus classes collected 2,300 pounds of food during its donation drive. Donations are sent to the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida.
PHOTO CAPTION:
Members of SJRCC’s sociology class stand behind their donations and their message of support for community service. Instructor Steve Stoll encouraged the two classes who donated 1,500 pounds of food and dry goods to the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida. From left: Caitlin Meehan, Britt Hannah, Tojuana Johnson, Kay Lane, Colleen Harrold, Medra Watts, Rebecca Campbell and instructor Steve Stoll.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Susan Kessler
SJRCC Director of Public Relations and Publications
5001 St. Johns Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
(386) 312-4020
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