As a class, we have come together and have created goals to raise as much money as we could. Whatever money we raised from our many forms of fund raising, Doris Buffet and the Learning By Giving Foundation will match to give to Bethany Hill Place. Bethany Hill Place is a non profit that focuses on providing housing for those that are homeless. We were given the opportunity earlier on in our class to visit their facilities, and we were able to understand where our hard work will go to. We are pleased and grateful for this opportunity to give to those that can help others that are in need.
We were delighted to meet with Amy Kingman and Shanna O'Berry from the Learning by Giving Foundation. We really were able to learn more about our great opportunity to participate in giving away a grant of $10,000. We also learned that it is much more than just giving away the grant, it is also about learning the process, and changing our own perspective on giving. During their visit, we also informed them about our fund raising that we decided to do on our own, which is not a requirement of the class.
The Raffle was one of the many forms of fund raising that we have done in our class. In addition the gift basket shown, we also were able to get a parking space close to the school for finals week a signed baseball from the Red Sox!
Other forms of fund raising that our class completed was a GoFundMe account, going out and asking for money, and even a percentage of profits from a nearby restaurant. The process of organizing and being a part of a group with a goals has been a rewarding journey.
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