Wednesday, July 31, 2013

To Donate

Working as a Jesuit Volunteer allows the organizations we serve to direct their finances to the communities and people they work for. My service does not cost Mercy Primary Care a single dimeFor Mercy Primary Care this means being able to focus more of their resources towards serving 1,458 active patients. . All my finances are covered by the Jesuit Volunteer Corps through their network of donors. It has been estimated that a single JV can save domestic agencies like Mercy Primary Care approximately $20,000 annually. As such, I ask you to donate at Send Me to Serve.

To Serve

 I have studied the past four years at Loyola with an open-mind towards Ethics and Social Justice. To learn more about the ideas that I fell in love, I have chosen to spend One Year to Serve through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.

This year will be spent serving as an Enrollment Coordinator at Mercy Primary Care in Detroit, MI. I believe that this experience will enrich my life and my goal of becoming a socially conscious physician.

This blog is a means for all my sponsors to keep tabs on the work I'm doing through their generous donations. I believe that asking for donations implies a responsibility to do everything in my power to do good with such donations.

Ultimately, this blog will be a recounting of my experiences and the stories I encounter throughout the year. I hope you join me in this learning and service endeavor. My hope is that my stories will provide insight into a healthcare system that is broken and the marginalized uninsured and under-insured.

If you wish to be involved feel free to donate at Send Me to Serve or simply keep me in your thoughts and prayers.