Students on the trip to St. Francis Inn in the fall semester. Photo courtesy of Alice Miller Nation BY: CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, ADVISORY EDITOR Spring break has often been looped in with vacations and beaches but a group of Bonnies will be taking a different route by devoting themselves to a week of service, faith and…
Service trips are different from the usual tourist attraction or vacation because they focus on the ministry of presence. “Instead of doing and fixing, focus on being and be present to other humans who live in these countries,” said Maggie Morris Kibler, former director of Franciscan Center for Social Concern. Kibler and Jeff Sved, current…
By Nicholas Gallo Contributing Writer BonaResponds is on an active mission to help the victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma after they affected those from Texas and Florida. President of BonaResponds, Yvonne Gehrmann, is on course to help the victims. Gehrmann has been planning alongside Jim Mahar, Ph.D., BonaResponds coordinator and finance professor, to…
By Alexandra Salerno Editor-In-Chief Bonaventure students rallied together to organize fundraisers in to support of fellow Bonnies affected by the hurricane. Maria Tomassi, a senior history major, and Makeda Loney, a junior journalism and mass communication major, used Facebook to spread the word about their friend, Lizzy Vivino, who’s house in Rockaway Park, Queens…