Flyers Feed Over 1,000 Families

Since 1989, Loyola College Prep students put their faith into action for local families in need during the holiday season. Monday, Dec. 4, the student-led organization, Flyers Aiding the Hungry (F.Ai.T.H.), provided 1,000 families with baskets of food with over 64% of the student body participating in the community project. Grace Ghali, Cameron Tucker, Eloise Ogden, and McCullough Lawson served as the chairman for the event.   

Each year F.Ai.T.H. works 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 more than $55,000 necessary to sponsor this event. This effort is not done by the four chairmen alone. With 43 officers and 210 members, the F.Ai.T.H. organization at Loyola College Prep works almost year-round to plan, raise money, and organize.

“Every year we are able to help feed families in need, and I am amazed each year at the dedication and passion of our students who make it happen,” said Susan Hymel, F.Ai.T.H. sponsor. “They worked to organize, coordinate and obtain new and existing sponsors.” 

F.Ai.T.H.’s top partners included the Ghali, Lawson, Ogden, Griffey and Tucker families. 

A special thank you to all of the Reindeer, Snowman, and Elf Sponsors who helped make this day possible: Metro Aviation, Jedco Properties, Barrett Investments, Benjamin Foster DDS, Chevyland, Christus Health, Dr. Cat Foret, JAC Clothing, Julie Anne's Bakery and Cafe, Moffit Volkswagen, Inc., MST Consulting, Red River Chevrolet, Shreveport Eye Specialists, The Scott Family, The Trawick Family, Susannah Hodges, John Pickens Clothiers, The Moppet Shop, Sid Potts Jewelry, The Moore Family, The Winkler Family, Laveer Wealth Management, The Fanning Family, Willis Knighton, The Prince Family, Holly Tucker, W.L. Hodges, Glamor’us Beauty, Nadine and Terry Siegele, Dermatology and Skin Surgery, Ballard Investments, Dr. Monica Haynes, Pure Barre, Shreveport Gymnastics, and Dr. Tierney Thompson.

Since its inception, 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 22,000 families in our community, in its 34 year history.