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Jessica Semaan was on Mountain T.O.P.'s summer staff from 2016-2019. She worked as a Service Project Ministry Coordinator, Program Manager, YSM Director, and SHC Director. Now she works as an ER Nurse in Troy, MI, at a Level 2 Trauma Center. She shares with us her journey of navigating COVID-19 as a young nurse and how the skills she learned at Mountain T.O.P. helped her traverse the climate that quickly became her everyday life.
Shellee was on summer staff from 2012-2015. She worked as a Service Project Ministry Coordinator, YSM Service Project Manager, and as a YSM Director. Shellee served as a Peace Corps volunteer starting in 2016. Shellee shares with us moments from her time in Panama, more about her project, and what she learned. Read about Shellee's journey on the blog!
Volunteers were out visiting kiddos in their front yards this week! We are so grateful to back this summer! Volunteers will expand our ability to meet more kiddos in their front yards for crafts, games, stories, and so much more. Thankful for the ability to create connections through shared values and kind hearts!
Ms. L reached out to Mountain T.O.P. with the concern that the floors in her room were soft and she was worried about stepping through. We quickly scheduled a project with her and sent volunteers to her home the first weekend of Spring AIM. Mountain T.O.P. volunteers transformed the floors in one of in Ms. L's rooms in her home in just 2 days.
"Hope can sometimes be the most difficult feeling to create within ourselves. I would be remiss to not recognize the countless events in the last year that would make us feel anything other than hopeless: a global pandemic, racial injustice, political strife, and an increasing polarization of our communities. As a young adult about to graduate from college, I feel the pressure of these events each day." Kristin Guglielmo, 2020 Program Manager (pictured far right)
Join Julie as she reflects on the seasons of 2020. Mountain T.O.P. spent 2020 reflecting on the seasons of life - spiritually, physically, socially, and emotionally - in one of the most different seasons any of us could have anticipated. In the midst of all of the challenges, we celebrate the good things that happened at Mountain T.O.P. las year. Read a few examples on our blog!
