Last Saturday, Madeline Pensiero, Joanna Eliasof, Troy Locatell, Lucas Freschi, Rachel Blinder, Shannon Garner, all teen parishioners at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Verona, left for a mission trip. They have spent the past seven days at Grace House on the Mountain in St. Paul, Virginia, where they have tackled construction and service projects for several families. You can read about their work on the blog they created for the trip.
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Virginia Citranohttps://myveronanj.com
Virginia Citrano grew up in Verona. She moved away to write and edit for The Wall Street Journal’s European edition, Institutional Investor, Crain’s New York Business and Forbes.com. Since returning to Verona, she has volunteered for school, civic and religious groups, served nine years on the Verona Environmental Commission and is now part of Sustainable Verona. She co-founded MyVeronaNJ in 2009. You can reach Virginia at [email protected].
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Thank you Jane, Karen & Patrick for chaperoning the group. What an amzing experience for everyone involved.
So proud of this terrific group of kids!