Nursing students brighten holidays at SHARE

Those donating their time at the SHARE day program included: (back row, from left) Jessica Rigby, senior; Allyson Short, senior; Shelia Cushing, assistant professor of nursing; Patricia Drake, instructor; Antoinette Cubeta, senior; Cynthia Diefenbeck, graduate intern in the Center for Counseling and Student Development and president of the nursing honor society; Lauren Bieri, senior; Brittany Moshen, senior; and (front row, from left) Season Litterine, Katie Buker and Sheila Murphy, UBCSS staff and Judith Herrman, assistant professor of nursing.

2:09 p.m., Dec. 20, 2005--Faculty and student members of the Beta Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, UD’s nursing honor society, played Santa’s helpers on Dec. 13 to clients of Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services (UBCSS), the largest provider of mental health services in Cecil County, Md.

Donating their time and resources to improve the holidays for those who attend the SHARE day program at UBCSS, honor society members spent the afternoon wrapping presents and stuffing 150 gift bags with greeting cards and various gift certificates from local stores. SHARE provides assistance to adults with chronic mental illness to increase their ability to cope with mental health symptoms and stressors while remaining in a community setting.

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