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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 ...

Katie Jo Jensen: Service



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      My name is Katie Jo and I am lucky enough to have called myself a Seton this past year! I am from Issaquah, Washington which is just a few I-90 exits before Seattle. I major in Marketing and minor in English with hopes to market books for a publishing company one day! Living in the beautiful pacific northwest I have been able to do my fair share of hiking, which is one of my passions. I also love reading and recently have been on a mystery romance kick. I am one of the social chairs for Setons and have had so much fun planning social events for all the girls this year.
      The pillar I am choosing to talk about is Service. Since we are a service based club, I see it as the most important of the three. Through Setons I have been able to extend my area of influence through the service Setons complete as a club, once a month, and the service we do in smaller groups, weekly. The service aspect of Setons is something I have grown to love and have found truly fulfilling. Through service I have grown closer with the other girls in the club in more ways than I can count. Before joining Setons I had little experience with service besides events through my high school, beyond this I had minimal experience actually going out into the community to people in need. Setons has completely broadened my perspective on the benefits and reasons to serve others and I have found it to be one of the most personally beneficial aspects of the club. I can confidently say, when I am a non-serving member next year I will still be making service events a priority in my weekly and monthly life.


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