October 5, 2009

BCU to Host Senior Citizens’ Day Out

SIOUX CITY, Iowa –The BCCares and Campus Ministry Programs at Briar Cliff University will host Senior Citizens’ Day out on Thursday, Oct. 8 in the Saint Francis Center in the Stark Student Center on campus.

More than 130 residents from Siouxland nursing homes and care facilities are expected to attend the event, which includes a prayer service, lunch and entertainment. Lunch will be served by volunteers from the Briar Cliff community.

“Senior Citizen’s Day Out is an opportunity for students and employees to be of service to the Siouxland community,” said Gil Ridenour, associate campus minister and director of BCCares. “Through this event, we actively reach out to the elderly as a presence in their lives and to display Briar Cliff University’s culture of service.”

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.

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