The Holy Cross community participated in the annual "Holy Cross Gives Thanks" service project on Tuesday, November 26. The activity, coordinated by the Social Justice office, began with an assembly at which Laura Cartagena Hehman '01 shared details about her life and work with A Simple House, which serves impoverished families in Washington, DC. Then students, faculty and staff completed different service projects:
- 800 sandwiches for Martha's Table and SOME
- 1,000 meal kits for Central Union Mission
- 89 breakfast bags for Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless
- 8 homemade apple pies for DC Central Kitchen
- Personalized cards and letters for members of military troops, elderly residents in assisted living facilities and the Sisters of the Holy Cross
- Handmade clay bowls for the Holy Cross Empty Bowls projects
