St. Rose alum, Emily Harrington, sits on Blanchet House’s board and feels that same connection to service. “The efforts of St. Rose students helped prevent interruption of Blanchet’s meal service—even allowing Blanchet to extend its reach to other unsheltered communities during a global pandemic. St. Rose School offered a sustainable and highly impactful solution during a very difficult time for our city.”
About 140 volunteers from St. Rose of Lima Church and School helped gather more than 12,000 pounds of food in six hours to provide 200 boxes of food for delivery to almost 100 families in Northeast Portland neighborhoods before Christmas.