b'Donor SpotlightTRIP BACK IN TIME HELPSBUILD THE FUTUREThe Villa Brothers embrace Partnering with the Poor after reunionBy Kevin ConwayThe MarianistsPartnering with T he well-worn floorboards creaked as usual as the School, nestled in the picturesque medieval villagemen walked the hallowed hallways of their old of Fribourg, Switzerland.classroom building. Founded in 1903, Villa St. Jean educated youngthePoorprogramsupportsmore More than a half-century had passed. They were men from across the world, including distinguishedthan 12,000 people each year no longer teenagers, but grown menincluding author Antoine de Saint-Exupry. Before its closingin India and Eastern Africa,including these children in Brian Lawler from the U.S.who had traveled far in 1970, many expatriates attended the Marianist-Eastern Africa.Alumni from for the 2023 alumni reunion at the boarding school sponsored school, including the American LawlerVilla St.Jean International they knew as teenagers. Brothers: Kevin (class of 1966) and Brian (class of 1968).School in Switzerland supportthe program through the Memories washed over them as they walked the The Lawlers parents believed Villa St. Jean was theMarianist Mission. campus of the former Villa St. Jean International right fit for the boys. Aworld away from where the6Call1.800.348.4732'