ADVANCING THE MISSION
MIH resonates with our community as well, and many
of you have made gifts to support this worthwhile program.
Each year donations have increased, thanks to grassroots
fundraising, with students, alumni, and other participants
sharing their passion with friends and family. With your help,
SU: How has your experience as alumni changed
because of MIH?
MP: MIH has given me an opportunity to stay involved
with the students of Stevenson University and see just how
we are touching lives across the country and we are making a the university has grown from my time as a student.
difference in the world. KR: It’s changed my perspective w
hen going on these trips.
We asked some of our alumni participants to share their Before, my main goal was to help our communities and
thoughts: Matt Piluk ’17 ’19M, KJ Renfroe ’17 ’19M, and make new friends. Now my view of these trips is centered
Danny Sloan ’13. around my personal growth, helping those in our MIH
family grow and learn through meaningful conversations,
SU: What does Mission: I’m Home mean to you?
inspirational words and quotes, and inspiring through my
MP: MIH IS my Stevenson community. When I think back to
my time as a student at Stevenson University, I first think of
my experiences with the Mission: I’m Home organization and
actions. I saw MIH as a club, but now I see that it’s more
than a club, it’s my family. MIH is what kept me involved
with the Stevenson community.
its members.
KR: Mission: I’m Home to me means family, togetherness,
and support. This organization not only helps our community
by volunteering, but we help each other grow, and ultimately
become our best selves. Mission: I’m Home is simply the best
thing that could ever happen to anyone.
DS: Mission: I’m Home to me is a chance for students,
alumni, and faculty to be plunged into a world of compassion
for others. There aren’t too many other instances in my life
where I’ve been able to see first-hand, and make an impact
on, the poverty and destruction that natural disasters cause.
In many cases, we forget that once the chaos subsides, the
lingering effects of a disaster are there for a decade to come.
Yet the world seems only to rally behind the cause for so long.
In short, it means compassion, family, love, and returning
people to the places they call home.
$77,395
raised to date
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VENTURES/SUMMER 2019
Spring 2018 trip to Baton Rouge
199
Gifts from
Students and
Alumni
84
Gifts from
Sponsors
Left to right: Carolee Martelle ’63 ’89 ’97, Kevin Motz ’09, Beverly Bareham ’01