Unforgettable Smiles
When Andrea Potter ’25 learned that her best friend, Ollie Quinones Rivera ’25, was taking part in a service trip to the Saint Francis Inn in Philadelphia, Pa., she knew that she wanted to participate. Saint Francis provides necessities such as food and clothing to those in need, and was founded on the idea that anyone who walks through its doors is a guest and should be treated as such. That philosophy of hospitality resonated with Potter. Along with Quinones Rivera, Grace McMahon ’24 and Ifeoma Amaukwu ’27, she spent a week preparing and serving meals, folding laundry, picking up donations and doing “anything else” that needed to be done around in the inn. You never know what another person is going through so it is incredibly important to treat others with kindness, respect and dignity. I hope to do that with each interaction
Some of the group’s most memorable moments came from the conversations they had or the smiles they exchanged with the people they met. There was an overwhelming sense of community at the inn. Potter has no doubt that the experience will resonate with her long into the future.
