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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE students hold fall festival at Portland Boys and Girls Club

On October 28, 2015 UNE’s Westbrook College of Health Professions Office of Service Learning partnered with students and faculty leaders for the second fall festival at the Boys and Girls Club in Downtown Portland. 

The students, representing the Health, Wellness and Occupational Studies, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, Nursing, Physician’s Assistant, Applied Exercise Science, and Psychology programs served approximately 120 kids ages 7-12 at the event.  Students worked together in interprofessional teams to design activities for the kids that stimulated their imaginations and promoted healthy living. The Boys and Girls club relies on food pantries and donations for its nightly meals, so student volunteers brought donations of non-perishable food items and helped prepare and serve dinner.  

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.