Drives/Projects

The Feed One Event: A Drive to Remember

Jesuit students, huddled around tables, filling bags with the sustenance of life, prepared 87,000 meals for hungry children in Zambia. 87,000 of anything is an enormous amount, but to have 87,000 meals, packaged by hand in one day, is...

Jesuit Students Write to Inmates in new Pen-Pal Program

Those who are convicted and sent to prison don't always have a chance to talk to people outside of the penitentiary, making for a lonely time inside. There are those who may not find any reason to comfort those in prison,...

Jesuit Blood Drive

Young and old, healthy and sick, we all have it. Blood is an essential part of the human body, though it's easy to take it for granted. Unfortunately, the sick are not always able to produce their own blood cells...

Service of The Holiday Season

As the weather cools and exams approach, students must remember what it means to be a Jesuit student. The stress of exams and the calendar year coming to an end puts Jesuit students under extreme amounts of pressure. It...

“To Give and Not To Count The Cost”

13 deaths. Over 60,000 homes damaged. Over $9 billion dollars in damage. 136,000 workers now currently unemployed. Families uprooted. Friends separated. Lives changed. These are just some of the consequences of the flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that took...

Basketball for Others: “Brothers for Others” 3v3 Basketball Tournament

They were sinking buckets for charity. Playing in a basketball tournament is always fun, but the club “Brothers for Others” decided to combine fun with charity to raise money for one of the many organizations that they serve. On January...

Wildly Successful Medical Society Drive Wraps Up

The Jesuit student, clad in his blue polo, hunches over, entering the small white tent filled with doctors and patients. He slowly lifts up his right hand revealing a large white bag, filled to the brim with medical supplies...

In the Spirit of Christmas

Wrapping paper, bows, and tape cover the floor of the Terry Center. Presents are packed into boxes, ready to be delivered to the less privileged families that can't afford to buy gifts for Christmas. On Sunday, December 13th, Jesuit hosted...

Looking Forward: Jesuit’s Evolving Role in HeartGift

How can we work to alleviate the pain of a child's broken heart? Over the past year, the Jesuit Community Service program has become directly tied to an extraordinary charitable organization: HeartGift. HeartGift provides lifesaving heart surgeries for children...