Each year, Loyola College Prep students put their faith into action for local families in need during the holiday season. This year Fritze Olsan, Carigan Carr, Elle Dart, and Ava Baur will take the reins as the chairmen for Flyers Aiding the Hungry (F.Ai.T.H.) 2024.
For the past 30+ years F.Ai.T.H. has worked to provide a holiday meal for disadvantaged families in the Shreveport-Bossier area. Supported by fundraisers, donations, and basket sales, the F.Ai.T.H. organization is able to raise the more than $60,000 necessary to sponsor this event.
Since its inception in 1988, and through the partnerships with area businesses, local elementary schools and middle schools, and the generosity of our many Loyola families and alumni, F.Ai.T.H. has been able to serve over 20,000 families in our community.
The chairmen have already started planning for the December 2, 2024 event. Let’s hear from each of them about their vision, passion, and what they are looking forward to most for this year’s F.Ai.T.H. event.
Fritze Olsan
I wanted to become a F.Ai.T.H. Chairman because of my love for the community built around the club and the opportunity to play a role in our Faith in Action pillar of our school. I hope that I’ll be able to gain an appreciation for everything that goes into planning F.Ai.T.H. and learn how to use my strengths and other people’s strengths to plan the best event possible.
Carigan Carr
I am excited to be a F.Ai.T.H. Chairman because I love serving my community and helping the less fortunate. I am blessed to be an important part of this event that allows the Loyola community to share the love and joy of God with people who do not have as much as we do. It is so important to understand how blessed we are with every single opportunity as well as every hardship that God places in our lives and this is a wonderful way to show that in our lives.
Elle Dart
I wanted to become a F.Ai.T.H. chairman because I felt God was calling me to fill this role. I could feel him pulling my heart in this direction. I listened and here I am! This year I hope to learn how to help lead. I have such big shoes to fill after last year's chairman, and I can only hope I can be more like them.
Ava Bauer
F.Ai.T.H. is one of the number one clubs at Loyola, and since I was unable to participate in it freshman and sophomore year, I wanted to be a F.Ai.T.H. Chairman not only to be able to pull my weight, but to also do what I Love, which is to serve those with lesser than me. This year, I am so excited to fill the role of F.Ai.T.H. Chairman through bringing about new fundraisers to help those in need, thus carrying out God’s will.
To learn more about F.Ai.T.H., visit loyolaprep.org/faith