Student Spotlight: How to Reach 387.5% More Students

I'd like to introduce you to a student who is making amazing headway on her campus!You're about to hear a story of what happens when a student's passion and dedication to saving lives meets the expert guidance of SFLI's campus mentor, Kevin Grillot.When I heard about the amazing things that this student was doing, I asked Kevin to write about her for the blog.Here's what he had to say:

Theresa Weber joined Loyola Students for Life (LSFL) less than one year ago after going on the March for Life. Wanting to make a bigger change on her campus, she came to me early this semester.

I had no idea just how big of change she was going to make.

She sought to improve the attendance and organization of the March for Life trip. After learning effective ways to organize and recruit from SFLI, she took off implementing them!

Theresa organized tabling for the trip and had 7 other members present at the table. As a result, the group got over 30 interested students’ contact information.

To reach the most students, she informed every member of LSFL about the trip. Her enthusiasm encouraged members to talk to their friends. Reminding the Loyola community, she distributed concise and attractive fliers.

Then Theresa followed up personally with each student who expressed interest.

When the overwhelming response started coming in, LSFL did not have enough money to keep the costs down for everyone to attend.

Yet, that was not about to stop Theresa. Committed to wanting to make the trip accessible for every student, Theresa strived forward.

She learned how to fundraise, taught others how to do so, and provided them with ways to reach out to friends and family. Going above and beyond, yet again, she contacted her home parish, relatives, and businesses for financial support.

Because of her passionate and relationship based efforts, Theresa has produced amazing results. She has increased the participants on the trip from last year by about four times!

Through her leadership, LSFL has fundraised over $3,000, so every student can stand up for life.

Through her initiative, she has not only set the record for LSFL’s largest March for Life trip, she has grown the membership of LSFL in ways that will continue to break new ground in building a culture of life.

Without a doubt, Theresa’s passion for changing hearts and saving lives is an inspiration to all.

 - Kevin Grillot, SFLI Campus Mentor

Kevin didn't give the exact numbers, but Theresa actually increased attendance for her school's March for Life trip from 8 people last year to 39 people this year. That's a 387.5% increase!What Kevin also didn't mention is that Theresa credits Kevin and SFLI with a lot of her success.Here's what she said:

"Without you, we would not have grown this much. We have changed so much since last year just as a group. The energy has been incredible and it's crazy to think about. I feel like we are at a point where we can make a really big change." - Theresa

This is what happens when a student's passion and dedication to saving lives meets the expert guidance of SFLI's campus mentor, Kevin Grillot.To be honest, I really want this to happen more often on more campuses!Don't you?Will you help me and Kevin to guide more passionate pro-life students towards success?Click here to help us!