Kristin Dougherty (MBA 2005) (left) and Amanda Plummer (MBA 2005) were some of the cooks in the East End Cooperative Ministry's soup kitchen in December. They joined more than 100 Carnegie Mellon graduate business students who volunteered throughout Pittsburgh during the business school's first "Business to Community Day." Students prepared meals, mentored high school students, wrapped holiday presents and spent time with the elderly during the all-day event.

“Students in our program have a great appreciation for community service, and we are enthusiastic about getting involved in the Pittsburgh community,” said Sujal Shah, vice president of community outreach for MBA student government. “Many of us have volunteered before and want to create a spirit of community service within the business school. We also wanted to develop a program that would be easy to sustain for years to come. Although we coordinate other activities, we plan to organize two Business to Community events each academic year.”

Starting early in the morning and going late into the day, volunteers joined efforts at:

Greater Pittsburgh Area Food Bank
East End Cooperative Ministry
Carnegie Library
City High School
Council Care
Carnegie Museum
Carnegie Science Center
Phipps Conservatory
Pittsburgh Clean Ways
Race for the Cure and
Pittsburgh Cares.