Ursuline Academy Senior Becomes Inspired and Raises Money to Purchase DART Bus Passes for Those in Need
Eighteen year-old Megan Roesser, a senior at
Ursuline Academy, became inspired after learning about a program headed by
Wilmington Police Lieutenant Dan Selekman and four other officers to strengthen
Wilmington’s West Center City neighborhood by providing a variety of supportive
services. Megan realized there was a great need for low-income families
and homeless people to have access to transportation. She has been
working on a project to purchase DART bus passes to get West Center City residents
to work, medical appointments, and other places they need to go. The
Ursuline student, through several events at school, raised $1,334 for her
initiative.
When Delaware Transit Corporation CEO John Sisson
heard of her quest, he offered to match her collections. In a ceremony
today at Ursuline Academy, joined by Mayor Michael Purzycki, Police Chief Robert
Tracy, representatives
from the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), students and others,
Sisson presented Megan with 225 DART Cards, valued at $3,622.50.
“We’re so
pleased to support Megan
in her efforts to give back to the Wilmington community. DART bus
transportation will provide the residents of West Center City with better
access to employment opportunities, health care, grocery stores, and numerous
other places that many of us take for granted,” said Sisson.
Megan, in turn, handed the DART Cards over to
DHSS’s Porter State Service Center. Megan will graduate this year and
plans to establish this program so it can be operated by other interested
students in the years to come.
The
Delaware Transit
Corporation, a subsidiary of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), operates DART First State. Real-Time Transit Information is now available
on the free DelDOT App (iOS and Android), as well as on DART's Trip Planner
at www.DartFirstState.com. For
more information, please call
1-800-652-DART.
