MBA Students Around Town with Nashville Food Project

On September 17, a group of MBA folks heading into Nashville hoping to make a difference. The outing was to feed the poor/homeless by picking up food from Woodmont Christian Church and bringing it over to Riverchase Apartments. Led by Coach Klausner, our team of four got the food, which consisted of turkey wraps, brownies, bananas, and popcorn, and drove it down to the apartments with one of the NFP trucks. Because it was raining, not a lot of people showed up, but we tried our best to drive around and distribute food to anyone who seemed to need it. There are lots of kids there who we see every month. Also, immigrants from eastern Africa such as Somalia are living there. Sadly, some of the old residents had been evicted, so every month we do not always see the same familiar faces.

Preston Taylor Tutoring Continues To Make an Impact

From September 8: Preston Taylor Tutoring got off to a great start today. A group of ten guys lead by Mr. Womack helped students in Preston Taylor on their homework after school. These tutoring sessions are after school every Thursday. If any MBA student is interested, meet Joe Moxley or Chris Owen in the quad after school.

From September 15: We went to Preston Taylor and tutored the kids in an after school program. The goal of the project is to give each kid more individual attention than they normally receive. I believe it was successful.

Seniors Put Their Passions To Work

Over the past spring and summer a group of MBA students started a half acre farm plot on the Green Door Gourmet campus to grow vegetables for The Nashville Food Project.  Throughout the spring and summer, volunteers helped to plant, water, weed, and harvest crops every Saturday before the end of school and twice a week during the summer. In our first season we were able to grow 670 pounds of green beans, squash, tomatoes, and cucumbers for the residents of Nashville's food deserts. Food deserts are areas in which the predominantly poor residents struggle for regular access to healthy foods. Additionally we supplied fresh vegetables for some of The Nashville Food Project's other partners, such as the residents of Mercury Court and The Oasis Center, among others. The project has grown to include volunteers from Harpeth Hall, St. Cecilia, and Christ Presbyterian Academy. We look forward to a great second season in the spring.

Loaves and Fishes & MBA Still Going Strong after 30+ Years

One of MBA's oldest and most sacred service projects, Soup Kitchen (or what is now Loaves and Fishes) is held on the first Saturday of every month at Catholic Charities, behind the Holy Name Catholic Church. MBA students meet at 9 am at MBA and carpool downtown to the church where they prepare and serve a wonderfully crafted meal to the impoverished population of Nashville. Not only do students gain valuable culinary skills, but are also exposed to the poverty situation in Nashville.

2016-17 School Off to a GREAT Start!

Theater Teaser @ Abe's Garden

Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen

Preston Taylor Tutoring

Vandy Parking To Benefit the Service Club

MBA Service Club Joins Forces with Alumnus Shep Patterson '10

"One of our younger swimmers, Grace, is flying an MBA banner as she swims the sponsors relay."

Earlier this fall, alumnus Shep Patterson reached out to the MBA Service Club.  While at MBA, Shep, a member of the Service Club and King Society, "began coaching and volunteering for the Nashville Dolphins, a Special Olympics and special needs swim team. The team trains over 150 children and adults, year round, with abilities ranging from those learning to swim to competitive athletes. There is no cost to any athlete at any level to participate."

Shep has continued to coach this group since his Sophomore year at MBA, and he says, "I can truly said that they have given me more than I have given them. All of the athletes are a joy with whom to work (even on their crankiest days)."  He proposed that the Service Club become a sponsor of the Dolphins and that the MBA swim team and Service Club get involved with the organization.

The MBA Service Club became a proud Nashville Dolphins sponsor, and the swim team, with help from Coach Pat Killian, is continuing the school's involvement with this group.  We look forward to growing our relationship in the future.  Roll Dolphins Roll!

MBA and Best Buddies to Screen "Hope Grows" on November 21

Please join us at 4:00 pm, in the Dead Poets Society Room, in MBA's Lowry Building.

"Chris Dowling hits a solid double with Where Hope Grows, his intelligently affecting faith-based drama about a fallen-from-grace baseball player who needs a shot at redemption." - Variety

"Where Hope Grows hopes to grow moviegoers' understanding of intellectual disabilities by showing us a story rather than telling us a lesson." - Plugged In

Click here for a preview.