FCDS Day of Service Serves The Community

On Saturday, over 200 volunteers from Fairfield Country Day School joined forces to give back to the greater community as part of the school's Second Annual Day of Service. Boys and their families dispersed into the community, rolled-up their sleeves, and helped different organizations with a myriad of projects.

Volunteers cleaned streets, stocked and shelved food pantries, prepared meals at The Bridgeport Rescue Mission and The Gillispie Center in Westport, made cookies and planted a garden for Operation Hope, built a garden with Horizons at Sacred Heart University, cleaned the grounds of The Connecticut Audubon, and cleared debris at The Ogden House.

“The amount [of projects that] the FCDS team accomplished in the first 1.5 hours would have taken me and my assistant all day to do,” said one employee at The Bridgeport Rescue Mission Warehouse. Michelle Chabla, the Marketing and Events Administrator, added, “Thank you for organizing everything on Saturday—the group was great! The meals they prepared were enjoyed by the men for lunch.”

A tradition of serving the community is an integral part of the school’s culture and is emphasized through Fairfield Country Day School's motto “We are judged by our deeds”. This core philosophy is integrated into the curriculum and is demonstrated through the school-wide stewardship program which provides age-appropriate opportunities for students to address the needs of others while learning about underlying social issues.

Leslie Noland, co-chair of the Day of Service, said, “One thing I love about this day, is that it will also be the day that keeps on giving in more ways than one. I love to imagine how many people will enjoy the garden that we planted.”

To learn more about the all-boys educational experience at Fairfield Country Day School, visit fairfieldcountryday.org.