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<p>KINGSTON &#8212; About 475 Wyoming Seminary Upper School students took part in a variety of on- and off-campus activities on Friday for the Sem Community Day of Service.</p><p>Students volunteered for the activity that was of most interest to them, school officials said.</p><p>On-campus projects included glazing ceramic soup bowls for the Empty Bowls project (in conjunction with Wilkes University); Operation Gratitude, creating care kits, writing letters and other projects designed to cheer American soldiers overseas; and assisting at the Al Beech Food Pantry at the Church of Christ Uniting, among others.</p><p>Off-campus projects included working with the Back Mountain Trail and Hillside Farms, assisting the Riverfront Parks Committee with cleanup of the riverfront at Kirby Park, grounds-keeping work at the Hollenback Cemetery, working on research at the Nanticoke Historical Society, and assisting at the Wyoming Valley Children&#8217;s Association.</p><p>The volunteer work was capped by a community lunch, followed by meetings, an assembly and celebration on the Back Campus.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Nicole Amoachi of Shavertown and Rachel Swaback of Kingston make bowls for the Empty Bowls project, an international project to fight hunger, during the Wyoming Seminary Service Day where students volunteer at different locations. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_TTL090119semserve2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Nicole Amoachi of Shavertown and Rachel Swaback of Kingston make bowls for the Empty Bowls project, an international project to fight hunger, during the Wyoming Seminary Service Day where students volunteer at different locations. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_TTL090119semserve3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Evan Hromisin of Dallas and David Li of China clean a walk-in cooler at the Al Beech Food Pantry at the Church of Christ Uniting during the Wyoming Seminary Day of Service. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_TTL090119semserve3.jpg</photo1><caption1>Evan Hromisin of Dallas and David Li of China clean a walk-in cooler at the Al Beech Food Pantry at the Church of Christ Uniting during the Wyoming Seminary Day of Service. </caption1><photoCredit1>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_TTL090119semserve4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Seminary students make shelf units at the Al Beech Food pantry during the Day of Service. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_TTL090119semserve4.jpg</photo2><caption2>Wyoming Seminary students make shelf units at the Al Beech Food pantry during the Day of Service. </caption2><photoCredit2>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_TTL090119semserve5.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Rachel Swaback of Kingston makes a bowl for the Empty Bowls project, an international project to fight hunger, during the Wyoming Seminary Service day where students volunteer at different locations. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_TTL090119semserve5.jpg</photo3><caption3>Rachel Swaback of Kingston makes a bowl for the Empty Bowls project, an international project to fight hunger, during the Wyoming Seminary Service day where students volunteer at different locations. </caption3><photoCredit3>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_TTL090119semserve1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Felix Hammond of Wilkes-Barre and Jared Weisenberger of Mountain Top make bowls for the Empty Bowls project, an international project to fight hunger, during the Wyoming Seminary Service day where students volunteer at different locations. About 4,575 students volunteered for the Day of Service. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_TTL090119semserve1.jpg</photo4><caption4>Felix Hammond of Wilkes-Barre and Jared Weisenberger of Mountain Top make bowls for the Empty Bowls project, an international project to fight hunger, during the Wyoming Seminary Service day where students volunteer at different locations. About 4,575 students volunteered for the Day of Service. </caption4><photoCredit4>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>

Wyoming Seminary students take part in Day of Service