Help from Parents for Sophomore Visits to St. Anthony

           Each section of sophomore Religious Studies will take one day of school to travel by school bus to St. Anthony Foundation at Golden Gate Avenue and Jones. They will spend the morning learning about the programs available to the homeless and poor in the city of San Francisco and then eat lunch in the Dining Room with the many who come for a hot meal.   A teacher, plus 3-4 parents, accompany the students to the different facilities in the Tenderloin district and then join the line for lunch.

           We need parents with us at St. Anthony from 9 until noon,   though we encourage you to stay for lunch until 1pm.   You join in the experience by participating in service and spending time with those who attend lunch at St Anthony.   You may also travel with us from SI at 8:30 and stay with us through lunch until we leave St. Anthony's by 2 PM. If you can come for all or part of the days listed below, please email Ms Jenny Girard   She will contact you and confirm your participation.

If you are a parent who is planning on participating as a chaperone,  here is some vital information for you:

The Day's General Schedule

• We gather at the flagpole in front of SI and leave via school bus by 8:20 AM.
• Once there at St. Anthony Foundation Office at Golden Gate and Jones Streets, we gather upstairs and receive an orientation by a staff member.
• The students are divided into groups and together with one adult will walk to their assigned agency and spend the morning there.
• At noon we gather back at St. Anthony Foundation and assemble in the line to wait for lunch with the guests.
• Students sit (in pairs) at the tables and talk to the guests while eating lunch.
• We then gather again upstairs and have a short debriefing with the staff before we walk down to Market St. and catch the L Taraval street car to arrive back at SI by 2:45 PM.
  
  The crucial time period to have adults with us is during the walk to the different agencies and then back to St. Anthony Foundation (from about 9:50 to noon). If you can only be with us for that time period alone, that would be the most helpful.

Comfortable Dress Please:  It is required that all volunteers wear CLOSED TOED shoes and dress in layers for warm inside weather and cool outside weather. Jeans are appropriate and recommended.  Please bring limited belongings with you during the day.

Cancelation:  If you know in advance that you are unable to make the service day,  please contact your teacher as soon as possible.  If you are unexpectedly needing to be absent,  please call Ms. Jenny Girard at 415/731-7500  x299 and leave a message.  Thank you!