Women Who Make A Difference Day
As reported in the Spring 1998 issue of the LINK.

On Tuesday, March 24,1998 the young women of Trinity filed into the auditorium to hear the keynote speaker, Sister Rosemary Connelly, Executive Director of Misericordia Home in Chicago. She showed a ten minute video of Misericordia North and South and the students were profoundly moved. Our students perform more than 12,000 hours of community service in the area but this was the first encounter many of our students had with Misericordia, since it is quite a distance away. The next day over thirty students volunteered to work the Fannie May Candy Days that collect money throughout the city and suburbs for Misericordia. S. Rosemary recognized all the students and their accomplishments, both in the area of academics and service, and encouraged them to always remember to give back to those in need.

Among the thirty women who gave presentations to the students, faculty and staff were three Trinity alumnae: Mary Ellen Thallemar Kenny '62, Home Health Care Nursing; Kathleen Prunty '71, Professor at Dominican University, Communication Studies; Rita McLennon '66, Executive Director of the National Clearinghouse for Legal Services. Trinity High School Board Member, S. Mary Louis Russley, OP, also spoke as a Cook County Assistant Public Defender. Each presenter gave two 50 minute presentations with each student choosing two sessions. This format offered the girls an opportunity to learn more about careers in the social and human service fields first hand. The stimulating day was co-chaired by faculty members Marilyn McNichols Hosty '52 and Anne Murray.

The conference ended with an ecumenical prayer service lead by Reverend Amy Richter and Dr. Ramona Joseph. It was an inspirational service that tied into the many religious education courses offered at Trinity.