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Julie Malone
  • Accounting
  • Class of 2015
  • Saugus, MA

Saugus Native Julie Malone Spending Spring Break Helping Others

2015 Mar 4

Saugus native Julie Marie Malone will be traveling to Dominican Republic next week during Stonehill College's spring break as apart of its H.O.P.E. Service Immersion Program.

The HOPE Dominican Republic trip will serve the community of La Romana, DR . Specifically, they will be working at a school created to help underserved children in the area called Hogar del NiƱo. Throughout the week, they will be teaching the Spanish speaking students English, in addition to serving the different areas in the school by playing with the kids. During this trip, participants will be able to understand how important education, shelter and food are in the Dominican Republic.

Students who participate in the H.O.P.E. program form community with one another during the five months leading up to their trip. They learn about the culture, history and issues of social injustice in the communities they are destined to visit and serve.

The trips themselves are truly immersive experiences, challenging students to engage the four tenets of H.O.P.E.:

  • Honoring our neighbor
  • Organizing for justice
  • Practicing peace
  • Encountering God

Upon their return, students are encouraged to reflect on their experiences and to integrate the pursuit of social justice into their day-to-day lives.

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Stonehill is a selective Catholic college located near Boston on a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Massachusetts. With a student-faculty ratio of 13:1, the College engages over 2,500 students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields. The Stonehill community helps students to develop the knowledge, skills, and character to meet their professional goals and to live lives of purpose and integrity.