I-WORK Students

Dec. 30 - Sun.  "Ox in the Mire - I-WORK Students"We attended our 8 a.m. Sacrament Meeting. I was the chorister this week. Elder R. laughed at me because I was trying to make everyone smile and forgot some of the words.  There still were not many students in attendance even after we combined 2 wards.  {Just for the record, we absolutely FREEZE in the room where Sac. Mtg. is held.}

 

Our  Tennessee friends needed help passing out care packages for some of the  I-WORK Students who had just arrived.  So we changed clothes & went to work.  These students come to BYUH with literally "nothing".  I-Work Students are given various jobs at the PCC.  These jobs range from parking attendents, waitresses, cooks, dancers, photographers, seamstresses, resident assistants and even "Give & Take" helpers.  They are paid for up to 19 hrs. of work per week. The $$ earned helps them repay their 'forgivable loans' to the college. They are on a fast track program and are to return to their home country upon graduation with a bachelor's degree (3 yrs.).  If they choose to stay in the U.S. for any reason, even to attend grad. school, they must begin repayment of their forgivable loan after a 6 month grace period.  

We assembled backpacks and bedding packs to give to them upon arrival @ their "Hale" {single dormitory} or TVA - {Temple View Apartment} married student housing. 

What a great sacrifice for these people to leave their homes/villages and come to study and obtain a college degree.