“Family members decide how they want to
apply the information we share,” says Business Brigades Loyola chapter president Gabi Wilews- ka, a sophomore who is majoring in finance and international business. “A new Brigade from a different university arrives a few weeks after we leave and picks up where we left off, so they can help a family take the next step.” Each Business Brigades volunteer also
donates $100 to the community. Wilewska gave half of her donation to the bank to put toward loans to help community members set up or improve their businesses. The other half went into a savings account. A Brigades volunteer matches every dollar a community member saves. Business Brigades came to campus in 2011,
after Raveen Shah (BS ‘11) met one of the found- ers of Global Brigades and realized that the
JOHN FELICE ROME CENTER
Nifty at 50
This year marks the
50th anniversary of the John Felice Rome Center.
Alumni from all years are invited to the JFRC
reunion and celebration in
Sophomore Gabi Wilewska admires the work of a woman whose family participated in Business Bri- gades workshops in Panama.
organization would fit well with Loyola’s focus on international and social justice initiatives. He organized the first trip to Panama last year. “We taught marketing and accounting tech- niques to make their shopkeeping businesses more competitive in the local area,” he says. Shah, currently an MBA student, says the
immersion experience is valuable for the Brigade students, some of whom have not traveled much. Loyola’s chapter of Business Brigades is
planning to take its next trip to Panama in January of 2013. The organization also is con- sidering a visit to Honduras in May of that year. Wilewska says it would be beneficial to have
a business professional with “real-world knowl- edge,” and she encourages alumni who might be interested in participating to send an e-mail to
loyolagbb@gmail.com.
Chicago, Sept. 28–30, 2012. FRIDAY NIGHT
Participants are encouraged to hit the town with other members of their JFRC class.
SATURDAY
JFRC alumni will choose from a list of fun activities and tours to meet people from other years, explore the Windy City, and reminisce about their time in Rome.
In the evening, participants will fill up Union
Station for a spectacular gala fea- turing a cocktail hour, jazz band, dinner, dancing, and more.
SUNDAY
A private Mass and brunch will take place.
DETAILS AND
REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER THIS SPRING AT
LUC.edu/jfrcreunion
ISSUE HERE
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