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Community Outreach

Community Engagement

Student-Initiated Community Outreach 

Loomis Chaffee students know that it’s never too soon to make a positive difference in the lives of others. The Community Engagement program helps them develop their ideas for service and connect with organizations and agencies that might benefit from it. Whether teaching computer skills to senior citizens, tutoring children after school, organizing food drives, volunteering at a local animal rescue, or supporting clean water initiatives overseas, students can find many ways to make an impact in Windsor, Greater Hartford, and beyond, using their unique skills and focusing on issues that are important to them. 

At the heart of the program is the Pelican Service Organization (PSO), the school’s oldest and largest student-led service club. PSO participation and events are open to all LC students. The PSO supports many community and international partners, including, but not limited to, Mary’s Place, Foodshare, Enfield Loaves and Fishes, High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Connecticut Children’s, and many others. Additional student-led service-focused clubs allow all interested students, no matter how busy they may be, to share their time and talents with others.
 

Heather Henderson, director of Community Engagement, talks about the program.

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PSO Spotlight
A group of students running, getting hit with colorful chalk during the annual PSO Color Run
Two people standing together and smiling brightly. They are covered in colorful powder from the annual PSO Color Run.
Students running, covered in colorful chalk during the annual PSO Color Run

Organized by the Pelican Service Organization, the annual PSO Color Run raises funds and awareness for a local cause or charity.

Community Work Program

Building a Stronger Loomis Community

The mission of the Community Work Program is to engage students in productive and meaningful work that teaches responsibility, develops leadership, and sustains community. In serving the school community, each student and faculty member has an opportunity to contribute to our common good. Work assignments range from routine tidying of academic spaces to working in the school bookstore, serving as a tour guide, or being a dormitory prefect.
 

Katharine Conklin, associate director of the Norton Center, provides an overview of the Community Work Program.