Climbing to higher heights
Special thanks to Mercy Works, Inc., the courageous students of Synergy, and the Syracuse University Outdoor Education Center staff for introducing us to the Challenge Course.
What will you do with your summer vacation?
Just Above the City
Congratulations to the 2014 Synergy graduation class.
Syracuse Synergy students Mebrehat Haille and Keshavi Baskota stand in the Capitol Rotunda last month near a bronze statue of Rosa Parks.
Here is an update on some of the work I got to see during a collaboration with Syracuse’s Mercy Works, Inc.
Here are some photographs from the SYNERGY 2013 graduation, which was held at SUNY Upstate Medical Center last week. This year’s diverse class of students interned for the summer at local area firms and developed problem-solving business projects.
The winner of this year’s Business Challenge was Team Yellow.
SYNERGY is a program of Mercy Works, Inc.
Pastor John Carter, founder of Mercy Works Inc., addresses the SYNterns.
SYNterns, judges and guests mingle
Syracuse Common Councilor Kathleen Joy, one of the judges for the Final Boardroom, greets Mercy Works Program Director Gina Rivers after the program.
SYNtern Vision Challenge (Exemplary Service Award) winner Adrian Kellam with philanthropists Bill and Sabra Reichardt.
Mercy Works Director Gina Rivers prepares Synergy students during their orientation last week. The event was held at the Vision Center on South Salina Street.
Vision Center Program Director Gina Rivers, along with Rev. John Carter, spoke to graduates of the 2012 Synergy Program during a ceremony held at Upstate Medical University on Friday.
Mercy Works, Inc. gathered 2012 Synergy Program students and local leaders at Upstate Medical University yesterday to participate in a Celebrity Apprentice-style program to culminate a summer of development and leadership training. Synergy is one of several enrichment programs run by Mercy Works.
Student team leader Keith Rowser
Team “X Static 8” celebrates a win for Service Project of the Year
Mercy Works Inc. Director of Development Clarence Jordan (right), who served as a celebrity judge, talks with Sen. John DeFrancisco during the program.