Volunteers take part in day of service

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Volunteers from Spring Hill College took part in a Day of Service Tuesday.

Faculty and Staff members volunteered at seven Mobile locations for the day. One group spent the afternoon at the Ronald McDonald House, where they painted inside and outside the building.

The Day honors St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and more than 80 faculty and staff members took part.

St. Ignatius directed Jesuits to be “leaders in service to others.” Part of Spring Hill College’s mission as a Jesuit college echoes that, aiming to “form students to become responsible leaders in service to others.”

Volunteers were also assigned to help the Mobile Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Bay Area Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, Little Flower Catholic School, Little Sisters of the Poor, and Penelope’s Closet.