The Luv Michael Mission

Luv Michael is committed to providing meaningful work and residential living for autistic adults, helping to provide a life of purpose and dignity. What started out as a small non-profit operating a rented kitchen space has grown into a global social movement with teens worldwide advocating on behalf of and supporting our organization. Our bakery began by employing autistic adults to make granola, and we now employ autistic adults in key roles throughout the organization, with roles in food production, shipping, social media, research, volunteer outreach and educational programming.

To learn more about The Luv Michael Service Learning program for Teens, register for an introductory call here: https://calendly.com/luvmichael/luv-michael-

"I chose to volunteer because it seemed like a good way to do service hours. After I saw all the information, I was sure I wanted to do it. Luv Michael reminded me of what my parents think about after I graduate high school.” Carlos Cornejo

Spiro, Sabri and Robert volunteered at : Wings Resale Shop in Niles - Volunteers collected and sorting donations. Cleaning and putting out merchandise. The mission of WINGS Program, Inc. is to provide housing, integrated services, education and advocacy to end domestic violence.

Eduardo Served at a non for profit cafe and helped with Spring Clean up

Hugh Keany ‘21 is an amazing Ambassador for Notre Dame Enrollment. He has volunteered his time multiple weekends to give tours of ND. He does everything with pride and he is a great Don in school, clubs, and sports - always stepping up as a leader!

Kenny Regnier ‘21 Kenny and a few other Dons volunteered for the Niles Community Halloween Trunk or Treat event. Kenny arrived on time, helped without being prompted, worked well with others and carried out his duties without any issues. He fulfilled his obligation like a true Don. He was polite, helpful and spirited throughout the whole event.

Frank Lynch ‘21 has been a great ambassador for Notre Dame College Prep. Frank has volunteered a lot of his time to provide weekend tours to prospective eighth grade students at Notre Dame. Frank is a great leader, a great student, and is very involved at the school. He is what being Don is all about.

8 seniors served as leaders of the Confirmation Retreat for the eighth graders at Saint Eugene Parish. These students gave of their time and talent to put together a great retreat experience. We met several times to plan what we were going to do. Our students then worked in pairs to prepare talks and activities. The Retreat was on Wednesday, October 7, a day which would have been a non-school day for them. They were all very dedicated to this project with no complaints about how busy they were with everything else going on in their lives.

Jared Baffa, Rafal Balut, Jake DeFranza, Will Harlan, Eddie Niewinski, Lenny O'Connor, Sean Swinkle, and Joe Waltz.

8 seniors served as leaders of the Confirmation Retreat for the eighth graders at Saint Eugene Parish. These students gave of their time and talent to put together a great retreat experience. We met several times to plan what we were going to do. Our students then worked in pairs to prepare talks and activities. The Retreat was on Wednesday, October 7, a day which would have been a non-school day for them. They were all very dedicated to this project with no complaints about how busy they were with everything else going on in their lives.

Jared Baffa, Rafal Balut, Jake DeFranza, Will Harlan, Eddie Niewinski, Lenny O'Connor, Sean Swinkle, and Joe Waltz.

Jonathan Kahn ‘21 Always steps up to help with a positive attitude. Big help with food drive and dog toys distribution. Helped assembly storage units for Coach Lou’s food pantry. He is a great Don of Service!

Gavin Gutierrez ‘21 has been incredible with his help in hosting tours on Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Gavin has been a tireless advocate in helping recruit future Dons!

Max McGovern ‘22 - “This experience was certainly unique. I got to meet new people and see how the pandemic affected families in my own area. The pantry itself was started in honor of Coach Lou Gonzalez who was the first person in Chicagoland to die from the virus”.

Appalachia is home to generations of proud families, many wrestling with the despair of extreme poverty.

We helped ease their burdens by providing home repairs and emotional support.

Special recognition goes out to these Dons who made a difference this summer..............