Get 2 the Point Podcast

Doug LaViolette

Photo by Nick DelCalzo

Cami Rapson of WBAY-TV 2 featured our very own Doug LaViolette on this 30- minute podcast, Get 2 the Point.  

It was released yesterday, which would have been Brian's 43rd birthday.  Doug shares more about Brian, the start of the Foundation and where the Foundation is today. You will also hear about one recipient who is making a difference.

You can find the podcast under Get 2 the Point or at this link here: www.wbay.com/podcast

"It just seems unimaginable that our boy is 43...I think it's hard for Renee and I to put our head around that. He's forever young." 

Doug has been able to witness what he calls "the good stuff", the impact Brian's foundation has on young people.

"It was our way of channeling our grief in part, so we could 'do good' in Brian's name. So he wasn't forgotten,"

Thank you to Cami and WBAY for providing this opportunity to share more about Brian and the Foundation.

Awarding Scholarships at St. Norbert College Scholarships since 1992

St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin has been the work of nurturing leaders, alumni, faculty, and friends for more than a century.  Since 1992, young men and women who are the brightest and best have had a chance to pursue their goals and dreams with the help of Brian’s Foundation. These awards are open to DePere High School graduates and are based on academic and extracurricular excellence.

This years recipients are Kelsey Keast and Grace Beno.

Kelsey is a senior studying sociology human services and psychology. This year, she has an internship at CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates, where she works directly with children who under the legal protection of the court system because they are deemed abused and/or neglected. After graduation, she plans to go to graduate school to get my Masters of Social Work, and eventually hope to work as an adoption social worker.

Grace is an art major and has three on-campus jobs. One is a TA position in the Art Center. Her favorite class is Printmaking. It is one of her favorite mediums of art because it works so well with illustration, which is her main passion and focus as an art student.