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Mary Maidment: Service

Hi! My name is Mary Maidment and I am from Portland, Oregon. I am studying neuroscience with a minor in psychology on the pre-med track. On campus, I work as an events assistant and as an Ambassador, frequently giving tours. When I have free time, I love to be outside hiking, shopping, intramural sports, workout classes, and spending time with friends. This year, my team won our softball and volleyball intramural championships!! I have been busy watching the new Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season and just finished Scandal. What drew me to Setons was the Service pillar. Since I was young, my family has made an effort to be actively involved in different forms of service in our community. We spent time at our church, local food bank, community garden, and my favorite was making clothing bags for children in need. I loved picking outfits and giving toys, games, and other activities. The Gonzaga community reflects this deeply ingrained value I have, which is the importance of service and ...
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Francesca Forero- Service

Hi! My name is Francesca and I am a Business major with concentrations in finance and marketing as well as a minor in entrepreneurial leadership. Having the opportunity to meet weekly with a group of 29 empowering and genuine women is rare. To not only have that, but to also get to serve the community with these women is something so incredibly special. I had worked independently with Blessings Under the Bridge last year and was thrilled to hear that Setons would partner with them this year.


It has become a completely unique and distinguished opportunity to be surrounded by other Setons in this kind of service. It has given me an outlet to decompress and has opened up a safe environment to talk about the difficult things that we see. These people experiencing homelessness are people. They cannot all be categorized as drug addicts because they have their own stories of individual struggle that has led them to these circumstances of living. They are mothers, college students, kids, fathers, sons and daughters. To be able to bring them even the slightest comforts of food or clothing and to show them that they are loved and cared for because they are humans like you and I is extremely eye-opening. My Wednesdays are a reminder of how lucky I am to have had the love and support in my life to get me to where I am now. These people have changed my perspective on homelessness and have taught me so much.

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