SSJ Neighborhood Center

The SSJNC is blessed to have an outstanding rotation of dedicated volunteers who show up each day with their hearts and hands ready to serve our dear neighbors. This month, we said a bittersweet "goodbye" to one such volunteer, Emanuel Bormuth, who worked alongside us every day for several months as an intern.

Emanuel came to the SSJNC through Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP), an organization founded in Germany in 1958 dedicated to promoting peace throughout the world. He has now returned to Germany to begin college, profoundly changed by his time serving in Camden.

Emanuel's work ethic and enthusiasm were contagious, bringing positive energy to our whole team. He was friendly to everyone he met, always ready to help with whatever needed to be done — strong enough to lift the heavy things, and gentle enough to know when a situation called for a softer touch.

Inspired by his experience with our neighbors, 20 year old Emanuel hopes to study immigration law. As he begins this next chapter, we wish him an abundance of success and happiness, and we believe great things await him. We are endlessly grateful for his friendship and service, and we hope he knows how deeply he will be missed.