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Jimmy volunteered with FDNC for three months in 2006. He mostly worked
as a consultant to the vocational school. Jimmy helped to develop sustainable
income-generating projects to improve practical education, reduce reliance on
foreign donors, and to create a sustainable capital tools endowment. He also
overhauled the school canteen, worked with sports programs, developed marketing
initiatives for the art and design department, and led a leadership development
seminar for the entire staff. A 2007 Notre Dame graduate, Jimmy has also lived
and volunteered in impoverished communities in India and Poland. He will be
returning to Uganda in September to teach and work with community development
organizations in Jinja while also continuing to strengthen his ties to FDNC.
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Lacy Hitman is a Designer Swimwear expert with four years experience working retail to Swim shows. Lacy is a Sales Representative for Manhattan Beachwear, LLC in Cypress, California where she works with the boutique market throughout California, Eastern Canada and Hawaii.
Lacy recently graduated from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California with her Bachelor of Arts in Religion. She is engaged to Jeff Mason who currently attends Vanguard University and works at Starbucks. Their wedding is planned to take place in Glendale, California with the reception following in Newport Beach on August 9th of this year.
Both Jeff and Lacy are active in their church and extended community. They are both committed to teaching others the joy and need in reaching out to others who need a helping hand.
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Jessica volunteered with FDNC for three months in 2005. During her time in
Uganda she helped create a nutrition program including an infant growth
monitoring clinic, nutrition education, community vegetable gardens, vitamin
supplementation distribution and a community dairy goat project. She also
worked closely with the FDNC community health workers to ensure
sustainability and local ownership of the project. Currently, Jessica lives
in New York and works as a health programs associate at CUNY College of
Technology and as a research assistant at Downstate Hospital. Next year
Jessica will attend medical school and plans to continue international
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Arthur served variously as the Acting Principal, Assistant Principal, and Chairman of the English Department of
Martin Van Buren High School in New York City for over 20 years. Concurrently, he
taught English and Education courses at Queensboro Community College and City College and served for ten years as a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Bellmore Public Library. Arthur then spent ten years teaching English literature and composition at
Nihon University in Mishima-shi, Shizuoka-ken, Japan. He is a charter member of the volunteer Utah Foster Care Review
Board in Salt Lake County, Utah and is currently a consultant for a Japanese enterprise in the United States, as well as
an alpine and adaptive ski instructor. |
