MMF Alumni in Cleveland Donate to Support Brussels Bombing Victims

Civic engagement is a crucial aspect of the Marshall Memorial Fellowship experience—from the fellowship travel on to the decades of alumni engagement that follow.  In the wake of the recent terrorist bombings in Brussels, the GMF alumni community pooled their personal resources to make a $1,300 donation to the Red Cross in Brussels. 

Cleveland fellows reported feeling particularly called to respond because – by virtue of the fact that all American MMF trips begin in Brussels – all members of the network had experienced the city.  At a recent reception in Cleveland honoring the incoming cohort of MMF fellows, alumni reflected on feeling ties to Brussels both because of its status as the European capital, and because many to this day feel close connections with alumni and with the GMF office there.

MMF Alumni continue to forge transatlantic ties after their fellowships conclude by stepping up to support others across the Atlantic, from informal networking to collective efforts like this from Cleveland.  If you have a story of ongoing MMF engagement to report, send it to us at leadershipprorgams@gmfus.org.