At the end of June, our Love Does team and some friends went to Poland to celebrate the graduation of our students at the Love Does School for Ukrainian refugees.  These students have faced unexpected and unimaginable challenges over the past few years.  Many have escaped Russian occupation and left everything behind including family members fighting on the front lines.

This spring, three Love Does in Action College campuses—Lipscomb, Belmont, and Pepperdine—stepped up in a big way, hosting Pickleball for Poland fundraising events to support the Love Does Launch Program. This program supports the graduating class of Ukrainian refugee students at the Love Does School in Poland by providing scholarships to pursue higher education.

Each event was full of energy, community, and competition, all with the same goal in mind. It’s a beautiful sight of current college students rallying to support future college students a world away. To all the students, clubs, and campuses who came out to play pickleball for a purpose: thank you for putting love into action.

And while we’re celebrating…

We also want to give a heartfelt shoutout to all of the Love Does in Action Club members who are graduating from college this year! We are so proud of you, so grateful for the ways you’ve led with love, and so excited to see where you’ll go and all you will accomplish next. You’re world changers!