All Clubs

Good Samaritans Club

The Service Club

Good Samaritans Club

  • Grade level:3-12
  • Meeting Times:Tuesdays at 1:00 pm
  • Location:Room 22
  • Seasons:All year
  • Advisors:Andrew Acevedo

Club Mission

To provide students the opportunity to serve others.

Events & Topics

SCHEDULED EVENTS:

NEXT MEETING:  Every TUESDAY in room 22 at 1:00pm during the school year.

ALTERNATE SATURDAYS (8:30am – 9:30am) FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT ST STEPHEN’S PANTRY (8-12 gr.)  St. Stephen’s Pantry at the Shrine of Saint Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church (Rockville) needs volunteers to help distribute food to individual families. Volunteers from various local schools help load food packages into personal vehicles from 08:30 – 9:30 am on alternate Saturday mornings. If you would like to volunteer please sign up >>here<<.

SHARE Food Distribution.  Saturday, 22 NOV, 20 DEC 2025.  Early day! Hard working day! Warehouse work! We will help with the early-morning distribution of tons of food being sent to many local charities.  Dads are welcome!  If you would like to volunteer please sign up >>here<<. Dates in 2026 to be announced!

FALL GARDEN CLEANUP PROJECT (08:30am – 4:00pm) (DECEMBER 6th, 2025) (8-12gr.)
Calling all gardeners!  Weeders, leaf blowers, bush pruners, mulchers and lumberjacks!  The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, MI. need our help at their convent in Clinton, MD.  This property is an extensive wooded country setting with a grove of large oak trees at the ‘front’ of the property.  Tasks include leaf cleanup, hedge pruning and fallen tree removal.  Mulching and seeding are also planned. We will depart The Heights at 08:30 and return at around 4:00pm.  Lunch will be provided.  Dads welcome!  Please sign up >>here!<<

THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE:  17 November to 26 November.  Prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday we hold a school-wide food drive to collect food for St Stephen’s Food Pantry in Rockville MD. Club members then load the donations and deliver to the Pantry.

THANKSGIVING TURKEY DISTRIBUtiON:  Thursday, 20 November (4pm – 7pm.  Club members receive the turkeys from the supplier and deliver them to St Stephen’s Food Pantry in Rockville.

SPRING GARDEN CLEANUP PROJECT (08:30am – 4:00pm) ((Date: TBD) (8-12gr.)
Calling all gardeners!  Weeders, leaf blowers, bush pruners and mulchers, lumberjacks!  The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, MI. need our help at their convent in Clinton, MD.  This property is an extensive wooded country setting with a grove of large oak trees at the ‘front’ of the property.  Tasks include leaf cleanup, hedge pruning and fallen tree removal.  Mulching and seeding are also planned. We will depart The Heights at 08:30 and return at around 4:00pm.  Lunch will be provided.  Dads welcome!  Please sign up >>here!<<

DONATIONS. We thankfully accept any financial contributions to help defray the costs of the above programs.  Please make checks payable to “The Heights school” and write “Service Club” in the check memo blank.  Drop of at the school receptionists desk. Thank you!

 

 

 

Skills & Benefits

Every man should be willing to share his gifts and use them to serve others.