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...seeing a surge in interest. HAND, which links each Harvard house with a Cambridge neighborhood in the provision of a wide range of social services, is particularly successful. HAND posters deck the walls of all thirteen houses; on each, a roughly sketched hand beckons students to join the program. Gump says he expects 400 students to participate in the program this year...
...volunteers but also the number of organizations devoted to public service is increasing. The increase has not always been greeted with enthusiasm; as HAND moves into its fourth year, for example, there has been some question as to whether its services overlap with those already offered by PBH. Gump argues that while there may be areas where the programs provide similar services, "there is no overlap in an area where we have too much of anything...
...Gump and Barton agree that the sense of balance in time commitment is an important factor. "Students do realize that they do have free time and it's a good thing to do," Gump notes. Barton concurs, noting that PBH encourages people who want to spend two hours a week and 20 hours a week. Wayne W. Meisel '82, who helped start up the Public Service Program, agrees, "That's real crucial to understand. People don't have five to 10 hours a week, but they do have one or two or three...
...Every house director will remember the first group they worked with," says William H. Gump '85-86, director of the Public Service Program. "Mine was Tutoring Plus in the basement of a burned-out building. I thought it was the greatest thing. I'll always hold an affinity for that group. I'm still planning on marrying Marisol Colon who's nine years old now. She was five when...
...Bill Gump '85-'86, director of the Public Service Program that helped coordinate the party, said the festivities benefitted the Harvard student planners as well as the Cambridge kids. The kids felt "special" being shown around by Harvard student guides and the Harvard students were reminded of "how much fun Halloween is, without the madness of a Harvard party," Gump said...