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LASALLIAN VISIONS
for your continued support of our Christian Brothers in their retirement at: (B) La Salle Hall - Beltsville MD (N) Christian Brothers Center - Narragansett RI Br. Anthony Baird (L) Br. James Bednar (L) Br. Henry Betz (L) Br. Raymund Buck (L) Br. Thomas Caldwell (L) Br. Thomas Chadwick (L) Br. Carl Clayton (B) Br. John Coates (T) Br. Richard Connors (N) Br. Kenneth Cook (L) Br. Stephen Creagh (N) Br. Thomas Dunn (N)
Br. George Edwards (T) Br. Gabriel Fagan (L) Br. Martin Fahey (L) Br. Walter Farrell (T) Br. Michael Fitzgibbon (L) Br. Brendan Foley (N) Br. Brendan Garwood (B) Br. Brendan Gerrity (N) Br. Robert Hebert (N) Br. John Herron (L) Br. John Karl (B) Br. Michael Kelleher (L)
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with the school’s Principal, Brother Lanes Escarment, FSC. Br. Lanes (Lon-es) reported an increase in financial need as the school continues to see surging interest and enrollment, while families here have minimal ability to pay tuition. Students at Lasallian schools from across our District participate as a community in various in-school fundraisers to support our annual Haiti Advent Appeal. These efforts, combined with the generosity of other members of our Lasallian family here at home, are helping the school to meet these needs. One example is shared by Alan Weyland. “The St. Jean Baptiste de La Salle School took in
(L) De La Salle Hall - Lincroft NJ (T) Loretto Abbey - Toronto ON
Br. William Kemmerer (L) Br. Joseph Lapp (B) Br. Leo Leary (B) Br. James Loxham (N) Br. Hugh Maguire (L) Br. Francisco Martin (L) Br. Eugene Morgan (B) Br. Joseph Myers (B) Br. John Perry (L) Br. Patrick Power (L) Br. David Rogers (B) Br. Kevin Strong (L)
three students from the hurricane devastated section of Haiti who are now living with a family in Port-au-Prince,” said Alan. “Thanks to the fundraising efforts of our Lasallians at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft NJ, the tuition for these three students is covered this year.” To keep up with the growing school community, so too has the Brothers’ Community grown. “There are currently seven teaching Brothers living on campus,” said Weyland. In another example of Lasallian support, the efforts of Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh PA have provided the Brothers with a new 14-passenger Toyota van that aides the school and the Brothers’ Community immensely. Classes on hygiene, nutrition, and pre-natal care are conducted at The Mother and Child Centre on the campus, led by The Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Castres. Food and medicinal herbs continue to be cultivated by the Sisters and the Haitian families they help. Partnered with the Brothers, the Sisters are providing clean water, a vital necessity, to students and their families at a severely reduced cost, thanks to the well and water filtration system installed on the campus. La Salle University nursing students and faculty visited the campus during their January winter break to teach in the school and provide immunizations and basic health care at the Centre. “We are delighted to explore more opportunities to be involved with our Lasallian family,” Two La Salle University student volunteers take a break to have fun with children from a nearby orphanage.
Br. Timothy Tarmey (L) Br. John Vella (T) Br. Floyd Warwick (L) Br. Isadore Wasylenchuk (T) Br. Henry Werner (B) Br. Philip Whitman (B) Br. William Wilcox (T) Br. William Winter (B) Br. Paul Yuzuk (L) Br. Nicholas Zimrose (T)
Br. Dennis Malloy, FSC, Provincial/Visitor (left) and Mr. Alan Weyland, Executive Director of Mission & Ministry (right), visit with school principal, Br. Lanes Escarment, FSC (next to Br. Dennis) and the other Christian Brothers from Haiti who live in community on campus and staff the school.
said Dr. Mary Wilby, Assistant Professor and Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Track Coordinator for La Salle University’s School of Nursing & Health Sciences. “It is crucial to expose our University community of educators and students to the Brothers’ and Sisters’ missions of helping members of the global community improve their lives through education and health.” With the conclusion of the most recent 2016 Haiti Advent Appeal, College St. Jean Baptiste de La Salle faces the new year once again with help to provide for the needs of the growing enrollment, which includes necessities such as educational technology, desks, and chairs. The continued success of the District’s Haiti Advent Appeal, together with the ongoing generosity of our Lasallian family, allows the Brothers to provide a human and Christian education to our young Haitian brothers and sisters, and help break the cycle of poverty.