Based out of New York City, Miami, Chicago.

Leadership in the Spirit of St. Marcellin Champagnat. Rebuilding the hearts of our cities one Christian act at a time.

Our Mission

We are a recently created organization and we need all the help and funds we can get! Our goal is to build homes, help the poor, and at-risk youth in the Greater New York City, South Florida, and Chicago area. The priority right now is to raise funds and promote the cause.

Our Principles

Our Patron Saint is St. Marcellin Champagnat, and we are based on Marist principles.‎ We do all things Ad Jesum per Mariam (To Jesus through Mary). Jesus is the way, Mary is Our ordinary resource.

Our Story

The founding fathers are Queens, New York native Paul Kotnik, David O'Neil from Orland Park, Illinois, and Larry Soza of Coral Gables, Florida. Together we are known as the Lumberjack Society. We are all graduates of Marist Schools and met at the Foundation Stones retreat at Esopus, New York in June of 2017. We have been an inseparable and unstoppable force ever since, which we intend to do good things with!

Our Vision

One of our goals is to organize a service trip to Cameroon. However, there are many who struggle with poverty in our own hometowns. That is where we come in. Many organizations tend to focus all their energy overseas, while there are still people who are in need not far from where we live. While their causes are great and noble, someone needs to help these people. Our organization focuses on using Marist principles and Christian acts to rebuild the hearts of our broken cities together while evangelizing.

"I cannot see a child without wanting to tell them how much God loves them." - St. Marcellin Champagnat