Makayla Boyle
  • Master of Biomedical Sciences
  • Class of 2019
  • Tamaqua, PA

Makayla Boyle Volunteers for South Reading Youth Initiative

2015 Aug 12

Makayla Boyle, of Tamaqua, Pa., served as a volunteer for Alvernia University's South Reading Youth Initiative (SRYI) program last semester. The program aims to promote continued education, mentoring and support for healthy choices in children who live or go to school in the South Reading area. A graduate of Tamaqua Area High School, Boyle is studying Biochemistry at Alvernia.

The South Reading Youth Initiative is one of several service-learning initiatives organized by the university's Holleran Center for Community Engagement.

SRYI volunteers work to provide a positive, educational 'safe haven' for young people through after-school mentoring programs during the academic year and a variety of cultural activities including museum visits, sporting events, annual summer camps, and educational field trips ?EUR" all within the Greater Reading and Philadelphia area.

ALVERNIA is a fast growing Franciscan university, grounded in the Catholic and liberal arts traditions, that combines diverse academic opportunities with personal attention and an unmatched commitment to community service. Situated on a scenic 121-acre suburban campus in historic Berks County, Pa., the university supports a rigorous and caring learning community that is home to more than 3,000 students.