This week on From Sparks to Light we meet Egypt Worthy, an Impact Manager with City Year Philadelphia. I was introduced to Egypt through my son Dylan, who served with her in Boston when they both worked at Care Force HQ , a City Year program that engages corporations and their employees in high-impact fee-for-service volunteer events all around the world. In those phone calls home over the year they served together, Dylan’s affection for Egypt was palpable. I got to hear stories of their adventures together, leading big groups of volunteers across the country while working to beautify school campuses and shore up an education system that often struggles to meet the needs of our children. While they worked hard, they always seemed to be having fun.
National Service is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. Anybody that knows me knows that joining the Jesuit Volunteer Corps myself, after I graduated from Boston College, literally changed the course of my life.
Over the years I’ve encouraged many of my students to choose to step into service because I know the impact it can have when you take that leap of faith and sign on the dotted line. It’s not always easy, but leaning into the discomfort changes you. It’s the paradox of giving. In the end, it always seems like you get more than you give. That’s why I wanted to talk to Egypt. I wanted to understand what motivated her and how serving others has shaped the who she is today.
Egypt earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 2014 from Newman University and, I was excited to find out, is currently getting her Masters degree in Social Work from Widener University. She served in FEMA Corps in 2015, City Year in 2016, CareForce in 2017 and she’s currently leading a team of volunteers for City Year Philadelphia back at the same school where she began her service in 2016.
I’m so grateful she joined us to talk about her journey.
To listen to Egypt’s episode, click here.
City Year Info:
City Year Philadelphia (3rd-grade classroom) 2016-2017
Care Force HQ (Boston) 2017-2018
City Year Philadelphia (Impact Manager) Feb. 2020-present
You can find Egypt on Social Media here:
Instagram Username: @Mstrouble10
Facebook: @Ramses Cannon
National Service Organizations mentioned in this episode