St. Bonaventure University - BonaResponds

As the Official Education Partner of the Buffalo Bills, St. Bonaventure University is once again participating in the Give 716 campaign. BonaResponds is the beneficiary of this exciting day of giving!

When Hurricane Katrina hit the Golf Coast in 2005, killing more than 1,800 people and leaving millions homeless, a group of nearly 300 St. Bonaventure students, staff and community volunteers embarked on a two-week relief mission to the affected region. It was the largest service trip in the history of the university, and the birth of BonaResponds, one of the most energetic and exciting student organizations ever assembled.

Open to anyone with a calling to make things better, its mission is simple: to help others through volunteering. BonaResponds answers calls for help from those impacted by major disasters — volunteers traveled to Ohio to help victims of flooding, WNY to shovel people out of a major snowstorm, and Alabama after a deadly and destructive tornado — and from local community members who just need a helping hand.

BonaResponds has also built over 300 wheelchair ramps to provide individuals accessibility. Your gift during this event will provide support for similar projects where the Bona Community is directly involved.

Thank you for considering a gift to BonaResponds as part of Give 716.

Our Mission

St. Bonaventure is a Catholic university dedicated to educational excellence as informed by our Franciscan and liberal arts traditions. In the words of our patron, we believe that there should be “no knowledge without love,” and thus seek to transform the lives of our students, inspiring in them a lifelong commitment to service and citizenship.

St. Bonaventure embraces students, faculty and staff of all faiths and cultures and strives to bring out the best in every individual through meaningful relationships. As an academic and spiritual community, we endeavor to prepare our students for the challenges they will face in their professional careers and personal lives.