At a glance
“I wanted to give back because my family had to stay at the Ronald McDonald House when I was sick and again when my brother was sick, me when I was in the 10th grade and when my brother was in 4th grade.”
Rebekka Jones - Culinary Arts Student
A group of eight Alfred State College (ASC) students prepared and served dinner at the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester recently. The meal was enjoyed by thirty people.
The group consisted of three students in the electrical program, Dominic Pignataro (E. Northport, NY), Jackson Clark (Rush, NY), and James Olson- (Harperfield, NY), and five students in the culinary arts program Clarissa Ramirez (Bronx, NY), Rebekka Jones (Savona, NY), Seth Bogart (Friendship, NY), Alex Wasserman (Bath, NY), and Alex Miller (Hornell, NY).
The civic engagement activity was an applied learning project proposed by senior electrical instructor Sean Kelley. Kelley, whose family have used the services at the Ronald McDonald House, proposed the project for funding. The special funding, offered each semester by the college, is for special projects that involve applied learning for students.
The opportunity to be a part of this project meant a great deal to culinary arts student Rebekka Jones (Savona, NY). “I wanted to give back because my family had to stay at the Ronald McDonald House when I was sick and again when my brother was sick, me when I was in the 10th grade and when my brother was in 4th grade.”
The culinary arts students planned and prepared Chicken Carbonaro with baked broccoli, Caesar salad, and garlic bread. They also instructed and coached the electrical students to assist with the meal preparation.
