May 16, 2019
On Saturday, May 4, hundreds of DePaul faculty, staff and students rolled up their sleeves to take part in the annual Vincentian Service Day on May 4. Service teams fanned out throughout the Chicago area to help service locations in need. Dr. Esteban delivered remarks during the morning's kick-off event in McGrath-Phillips Arena, then participated at a service site with his wife, Josephine.
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origins of Vincentian Service Day in Newsline.
Hundreds of DePaul faculty, staff and students gathered in McGrath-Phillips Arena to kick off the annual day of service. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)
A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul, pepped up the crowd of volunteers for the day. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)
Mattie Norris, Mackenzie Savage, Brittany Maxwell, Natalie Hayward and Katie Dolan, mebers of the DePaul women’s volleyball team, painted exterior fencing at Neighbor Space – Chicago. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Athletics)
Dr. Esteban and his wife, Josephine, talk with a resident of St. Mary’s Home in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)
Vito Tonejc, of the men’s Tennis team, busts concrete with the Telpochcalli Community Education Project. (Image courtesy of DePaul University Athletics)
Each year, the service event attracts hundreds of participants to take action and live DePaul's Vincentian mission. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)
Following the day of service, participants gathered on the Lincoln Park Campus Quad for a BBQ lunch. (DePaul University/Katie Donovan)