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Drives/Projects

News Coverage of Jesuit Community Service Drives/Projects

Peer Assistance and Leadership, also known as PALS at Jesuit, is a group of dedicated students who serve as mentors for the school by actively running service drives, projects and fundraisers for the local community. This year proved no different, as various PALS representatives have coordinated a Christmas Blanket Drive to benefit the far Southeast Community of Lawson through...
"Be a part of something great." Students will have an opportunity to do just that on October 8th, 2014 when Jesuit hosts its annual Blood Drive conducted by Carter Blood Care on campus. The event will take place from 7:30 AM until 3:00 PM in the Terry Center. The donation takes no longer than 10-12 minutes, but the process as...
"It is more blessed to give than to receive" -Acts 20:35 Whether or not this phrase rings true, giving is always a great way to feel better about yourself. It's a way we, as people, can connect with each other, transforming monetary gifts and physical things into a more personal and emotional experience. These experiences are what North Texas Giving...
Here at Jesuit, a quality education is a luxury we all experience on a daily basis, an education that helps us prepare for college and the future ahead. However, this opportunity is not readily available to all, even to many in our local Dallas area. In response to this, the annual Vos Parate Day on Aug. 20, marked the start...
Last Wednesday, Jesuit hosted its third annual  "Be the Match" Bone Marrow Registry Donor Drive, in which potential bone marrow donors are found and connected to patients in need of a life-saving marrow transplant. Be the Match compiles a database of potential donors of bone marrow to cancer patients. Each year at Jesuit, about 200 students volunteer to be potential donors. Students...
It's that time of year again! With the Christmas season comes joy and excitement for the whole world to share. White crystallized snowflakes fall upon the earth as shining golden bells jingle cheerfully. And as usual, we receive our extravagant, tightly-wrapped presents, each containing something dear to our hearts. However, this Christmas, instead of thinking about ourselves, why don't...
Unlike Jules Vernes's protagonist in his novel "Around the World in 80 Days," Landon Cooper, the creator of the nationally recognized Miles 2 Give foundation, used only two methods of transportation: four wheel drive and his feet to cover similar ground. Together, alongside two strangers, Cooper ran from San Francisco, California to Ocean City, Maryland in 157 days to...
As the school year continues to pick up and the football season winds down to a finale, the Rugby team makes preparations for the start of its season in February. Many Jesuit Rugby players, faculty members, and friends alike took part in the 11th annual “Score a TRY For Humanity” blanket drive and tournament on Oct. 22 at Postell Stadium....

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