Community Service

Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times is a sleep-away camp for children who have had, or are recovering from cancer.  Their siblings and families also participate in various programs throughout the year.   

University Camp is a sleep-away camp offered at little or not cost to inner-city children from Los Angeles who otherwise would not be able to experience summer camp.

UniCamp, UCLA's official charity, is the nation's largest university-based camp for underprivileged youth and one of the oldest student-organized charities in the country, at the ripe old age of 62.  UniCamp is composed of volunteer UCLA student counselors. The counselors are carefully selected and trained to be role models to the campers.  The campers come from low- income families throughout the Los Angeles area with ages ranging from eight to 17. The underprivileged kids experience the typical camp activities at a site in the Angeles National Forest.  The activities include, but are not limited to, swimming, canoeing, fishing, biking, hiking and archery with additional emphasis on special education, culture and motivational programs.  The $200 cost of such a camping trip for one child for the eight days and seven nights is provided by UniCamp.

UCLA’s "Joe Bruin" Mascot

Los Angeles, California  1984 - 85

Goodwill Ambassador and entertainer of fans and children of all ages at all UCLA varsity athletic events. Travelled with the men's football and basketball teams and attended most other men's and women's sports events. Participated in many charity events such as Special Olympics.

Wharton Community Service Activities

"Into The Streets" Scavenger Hunt, Co-Chair
"Children of Otavalo, Ecuador" Clothing Drive, Co-Chair
Community Re-Development Housing Project

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1999 - 2001

Wharton's first-annual scavenger hunt raised much needed cash and other donations for community improvement projects in Philadelphia.

Wharton's first-annual clothing drive held in conjunction with the school's leadership expedition to Ecaudor. Several hundred pounds of clothing went directly to needy children in Ecuador and several hundred pounds more went to the Philadelphia Salvation Army.

Worked to improve West Philadelphia urban blight by re-furbishing and re-modeling a burned-out, abandoned row house.