The Magis Fellowship Fund
The Magis Fellowship Fund provides a means for members of the Loyola University community to help other members of the community who have suffered devastating losses because of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Loyola has long described itself as a community characterized by care for one another. Because the needs have been so great since the storm, we have been faced with the invitation and challenge to do “more” (Latin: “ magis”) for one another than we have before.
There are two primary ways that community members can help one another:
1. The Magis Fellowship Fund provides cash and/or gift cards to members of the community who have experienced overwhelming losses. We especially focus on those who work for Sodexho, WFF, physical plant, and campus security. We also provide the same kind of help for staff, faculty, and students and their families.
Members of the Loyola community can contribute to the fund by:
- Making a donation online.
- Checks and cash are accepted in the Bursar’s Office, Marquette Hall 270. Please make checks payable to Magis Fellowship Fund, Loyola New Orleans.
- Express Card donations can be made in the SGA office in the Danna Center basement.
If you have friends who want to help, we will gratefully accept their donations also.
Any member of the Loyola community can nominate someone that they think deserves a grant from the Magis Fellowship Fund. You may even nominate yourself. A member of the Magis Fellowship Committee would then have a conversation with the nominated person and/or the person who did the nominating to determine the best way to help. Decisions about the awarding of grants will be made by the Magis Fellowship Committee. The number and the amount of the grants will depend on the donations we receive.
The members of the Magis Fellowship committee include Carol Jeandron, Michelle Clarke, David Robinson Morris, Laurel Davis, Jonathan McGee, Lisa Martin, Leyla Cerda, C.S.J., Kurt Bindewald, Si Hendry, S.J.
2. The Center for Intercultural Understanding is functioning as a clearing house for donations of clothing, appliances, toys, etc. If you have specific items to donate, or if you are in need of specifice items, please indicate this information on the Katrina Assistance List. The Center will then match up the donors with those who need the items.
