Our friend and Second-Year Fellow, Lisa Gaye Thompson of Millvale, New Jersey, passed away last month after a brave and tireless fight against thyroid cancer. She was fifty-five years old. Lisa dedicated the last years of her life to helping those less fortunate, through active volunteerism with the Christian Appalachian Project in Kentucky and L’Arche through the LVC in Washington, D.C. Earlier this year, she wrote: “I have admiration for LVC’s mission to be a community of faith uniting people to work for peace with justice. I would like to meet those goals with LVC. It would give me the opportunity to continue to makeRead More →

I found it extremely informative to participate in a recent alumni Zoom session where we brainstormed about ways Alumni could help shape the trajectory of LVC’s future. It was a delight to see some familiar faces as well as new ones, and I appreciated other’s insights and willingness to volunteer in post-meeting work. Writing to Deirdre afterwards, thanking her for coordinating these sessions, I realized what I could do: share the story of why as an alumna I’ve a monthly donor for many years, and how I hope others will consider joining me in this commitment.Read More →