Mount Prospect Resident Renee Brzuskiewicz Gives a Helping Hand to Joliet's Daybreak Shelter

2012 Jan 24

The lesson of giving was top priority for Lewis University Adjunct Professor Diane Rzeszewski with her Applied Sociology and Political Science course in Fall 2011. Renee Brzuskiewicz of Mount Prospect, Ill. was one of the seven students that showed the lesson didn't fall on deaf ears when they presented $1,300 and $800 in new items to Daybreak Shelter in Joliet, Ill.

The Daybreak Shelter is operated by Catholic Charities and has various services for the community and those in need. The Daybreak shelter offers temporary housing, counseling, senior programs, child services, and a variety of other services.

The class of students designed the project and collected funds and goods from businesses, family and friends throughout the community. The class exceeded their goal by 40 percent.

"Our students benefited from this experiential learning project that required intensive, active learning, significant planning and implementation. However, they received their real reward when they toured the facility and witnessed the impact of their work on the clients of the shelter," commented Rzeszewski.

The students that assisted the shelter included: Renee Brzuskiewicz of Mount Prospect, Craig Foster of Bolingbrook, Debra Kopsky of Bolingbrook, Deborah Malone of Bolingbrook, Michell Nash of Chicago, Jennifer Petric of Elwood, and Tiffany Smith of University Park.

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