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Megan Fomley
  • Bible & Religion
  • Class of 2015
  • Huntington, Indiana

Megan Fomley of Huntington to Volunteer with Huntington University in Chicago

2011 Nov 1

Megan Fomley of Huntington, IN, through the Joe Mertz Center for Volunteer Service at HU, will volunteer in inner-city Chicago Nov. 11-13 for the annual service project, Urban Plunge.

Fomley is a junior Bible and Religion major at HU.

The team plans to travel to Chicago and to minister and to volunteer with organizations such as Emmaus Ministries and Cornerstone Community Outreach. They also will volunteer with a Youth for Christ branch in the area.

"I went on this trip last year," said senior Monica Salvo. "We went to a soup kitchen to serve last year. It was the most organized soup kitchen I had ever seen. It was truly amazing to see how their organization allowed them to serve more individuals in need of food."

Salvo, a student leader and coordinator with the Joe Mertz Center, hopes students participating in the trip will see the needs of the people in Chicago.

"I think mission trips are important to give people a glimpse of a different culture," she said. "I think mission trips change those who go on them far more than those who we serve through them. I think it can help participants have a clearer idea of what matters in life."

HU's Joe Mertz Center is a student-directed organization that mobilizes the campus community for Christian service. The Joe Mertz Center involves students in the local community, instills a lifelong tendency toward service and promotes the idea that one person can make a difference.

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest, and Forbes.com has listed the university as one of America's Best Colleges. Additionally, Princeton Review has named the institution to its "Best in the Midwest" list. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The university is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

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