Not-so-random acts of kindness
When Convoy of Hope rolled into Camden in May, more than a dozen alumni and student volunteers joined in the community outreach to some of the city’s most needy. Civic groups and businesses, including Campbell’s Soup, cooperated with churches to accomplish the outreach involving 83 organizations and 625 volunteers.

Working with Pastor Harold Sutton of Life Assembly, Nicole Massey Summers ’02 was assistant coordinator for the effort that served nearly 3,600 people with free groceries, medical services, job referrals, haircuts, children’s amusements and more. “I wanted to be a blessing to the less fortunate, but I really didn’t know if it was going to work,” she said. “But starting with nothing, everything came about. It was awesome. Now we’re continuing the project, going to visit people to fix things for them and look after them so they know we care.”