Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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May Day Ploy Day a one of the most elaborate projects undertaken by CESC. involving months of planning and copping off another year of service Students bring the children, retarded adults, and senior citizens from the various programs to Furman for a day of games, plays, animals, facepanung. and costumed characters Sharon Tartogha takes Mr Morris of Oak-mont East around to see the different events of May Day Play Day 1986. In ihc Mini-Park program, students go out once a ueek to porks of low income neigh borhoods to play u ith the children of the neighborhood Danny Clover and Undo Murrey have made new friends Some of the favorite games arc jump rope, kickboll and basketball With 65 programs and over 1000 students involved. CESC requires a tremendous amount of planning and organization. Co chairpersons Troy Simpson and Anne Cherry work together on the odministra lion of CESC. HrtUer Hunter The volunteers have as much fun os the children Mark Eckels takes a delighted passenger for a ride at GfltofcKr MiM Park 18 Studcnt Life

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For the first time, social clubs and fraternities combined to make floats for spirit competition. Karen jVey contributes her share of uork to the Delphian-BE exhibit Homecoming Hunter Homecoming 17

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one or two division heads. The asked to bring toys to a Christ- ; program as a whole was led by mas reception in Burgiss Loungs. co-chairpersons Ann© Cherry According to CESC co-chairpef and Troy Simpson Cherry and sons Anne Cherry and Troy Simpson worked closely with Simpson, the response was. “hr© Miss Betty Alverson, director of mendous' Said Stmpson. ‘The Watkins Student Center, and Ms. whole campus really joined to-Sue Matthews, administrative as- gether to bring a little happiness sistant. Dr. Jim Edwards, profes- to others. When you think about sor of philosophy, was the It. that's what Christmas is all groups faculty advisor.- about. During fall term, two new pro- Other new events of the year giams were added One program Included a campaign to increase was an expansion of the the fleet of white CESC cars and Shriner's Hospitji program, a conference in the spring to Plans for a big trot her big sister share the philosophy and logis-program for orthopedlcally tics of CESC with representn-handicapped children were also ttves from area colleges and uni-begun. verities. CESC spearheaded a campus- CESC made on impact not wide Toy Drivednrtng Fall term, only on the people that CESC The toys were to be distributed served, but on the CESC volun-to the children, retarded adults, teers themselves. According to and senior citizens that CESC CESC volunteers and returning volunteers helped during the alumni, their CESC experience year. On the Monday after would remain beneficial through-Thanksgiving break, students, out life. leered at nursing homes, hospitals, and homes for the retarded. They tutored school children, shopped for senior citizens, led clubs and scout troops, and manned phone hotlines. The list of programs In which CESC was involved spanned 65 different agencies in the Greenville Com munlty. For communication purposes, the groups of volunteers, each headed by at least one coordinator, were classified in nine divisions. Each division was led by CESC