Posted: 10/19/07
| UMHB student Felicia Cano makes a new friend at an orphanage in Haiti. |
UMHB student makes service part of daily life
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor recognized senior Felicia Cano for her service both locally and internationally, presenting her the Gary and Diane Heavin Servant Leadership Award.
Cano began as a freshman working with children in low-income housing projects through the Belton nonprofit group Hope for the Hungry. She later made trips to Haiti with that organization, and she has worked at orphanages in Russia with Go Now Missions and in South Africa with Do Missions.
During the school year, she has volunteered at the Belton food bank and has served as co-president of UMHB’s Ministry Leadership Council.
Cano is a member of Hope Community Church, a Belton congregation affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
She plans to donate $250 of her $1,000 cash award to Hope for the Hungry to support the Haitian orphanage where she served.
“We are proud of Felicia, who demonstrates such a heart for Christian service,” said UMHB President Jerry Bawcom. “We hope all of our students view her as a role model for what they can achieve when they make service and philanthropy a part of their daily lives.”
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