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7/20/2018 1 Comment

New Hope Food Pantry

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The New Hope food pantry was the place I decided to do my ISP for 2017-18. The goal of New Hope is to serve the lower income and homeless of Southgate. New Hope allows for them to get their basic needs each month. I organized rides to and from New Hope, helped instruct new volunteers on how the place runs, and showed volunteers where to shelve items. When you first arrive at New Hope the first thing you will be asked to do it make a name tag. It may seem silly at first, but a name tag allows for the participants to better connect with the volunteers and feel welcome. Next, the volunteers may help the pantry stock food in order to prepare for the upcoming months. As time passes, the door will slowly begin to pack with people and the volunteers will finally let them in. Each volunteer grabs a box and waits for someone to shop with. I went to each table and helped them pick out what they want, they can only have so many items based on how many people are in their family. Last, some volunteers will help participants carry their items out to their car if they have one. The experience was eye-opening and I will definitely continue to volunteer there.           -Jolee Bisson

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7/20/2018 1 Comment

Citizenship Exam

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To begin, my ISP was targeted towards people who are currently residents of the United States. They are Hispanic people who need to study for the national civics exam which they must take in order to become United States citizens. The project consisted of several meetings at the Kenton County Library with anywhere from three to six people per session. On Saturday mornings, from 10 AM to 12 PM, we studied and practiced English for the exam. With our help, several people took the civics exam and are on their journey to becoming American citizens. I was able to help people fulfill their dreams and I am very proud of that.
​     -Gracie Grunkemeyer


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7/20/2018 1 Comment

Lucky Tales Dog Rescue

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The 2017 Woof n' Wiggle fest was a success! Countless dogs received applications and found their forever homes all because of the hard work and dedication that everyone put in. Beechwood's NHS helped set up, cared for the dogs, and helped those who were interested in adoption fill out their applications. The event was created by the Lucky Tales Dog Rescue and the Boone County Animal Shelter and was located in the parking lot of the Pet Valu located in Florence. Event-goers could participate in raffles, eat at the food trucks, and shop at the many vendors that surrounded the event. There was even a woman with a service dog who could paint. Beechwood's NHS helped her clean her brushes and provided her with anything else that she needed. The paintings were donated to the rescue and shelter and then auctioned for hundreds of dollars. NHS also cared for the dogs by feeding them, refilling the water bowls around the parking lot, taking the dogs out to use the bathroom, walking the dogs so they get exercise and meet new people, and finally petting the dogs to make them feel comfortable in the chaotic environment. Without the event, the wonderful rescue and shelter that put it together, and the Beechwood NHS, many of these dogs would still be in their previous horrific situations involving abuse, starvation, and overall lack of love. Now they are being pampered by loving families and living the lives that they truly deserve.
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4/8/2018 2 Comments

Wyatt's Warriors & American Cancer Society

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​For my ISP I worked with Wyatt’s Warriors. This organization is connected with the American Childhood Cancer Organization. Wyatt's Warriors Foundation was created to honor the memory of Wyatt and help families at a difficult time by providing comfort, support, education and encouragement. In order to fulfill this mission we have several objectives in mind.  The Wyatt's Warriors Foundation strives to provide support to the community through events, assistance, education, and faith. For my project I organized a group to make packages to donate to their foundation. In the packages I included stuffed animals, fidget toys, playdough, activity books, stickers, stress balls, and candy. I also received donations from the community that we also donated to the foundation. We put together 24 packages for the children, and then I met Angie, the founder of the organization, as well as her son Jacob in Georgetown. She took the packages and thanked me for working with them. Overall this project gave me the opportunity to help the American Cancer Society, and surprised me with the support that I got from the community.    -Abby Miller
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4/8/2018 1 Comment

Operation Christmas Child

​Operation Christmas Child was my ISP for the 2017-18 NHS year. Operation Christmas Child is a project that an organization named Samaritan’s Purse organizes. Operation Christmas Child helps children in need all over the world get a shoebox filled with toys, clothes, hygiene products, etc. as their Christmas present. In this ISP, I made flyers, and organized the shoebox pickup in the High School and Elementary School. NHS members then helped me wrap all the shoeboxes. I had 3 days dedicated for wrapping the shoeboxes, and, with some help, we got it all done! I delivered the 93 shoeboxes to a local church the following day. This project provided 93 kids with their own Christmas present and that’s pretty cool!    -Abby Brand
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1/23/2018 0 Comments

Cincinnati Walk for Children

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​This year my ISP involved volunteering at the Cincinnati Children’s Walk for Kids. The Walk for Kids is the one event that brings all the kids from the hospital together each year, and we were lucky enough to be apart of it. We were stationed at the finish line and our task was to cheer everyone on as they crossed. This turned out to be the most rewarding experience because we were able to witness success in its purest form.  Each kid may have had a different illness, but their beautiful, pride filled smiles were all the same as they finished the race. These smiles could only come from dedication, determination, and sometimes tears but in the end, I learned that it will all be worth it. I was one of over 5,000 people of different race, gender, and physical ability to come together and form a strong support team for these kids. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is a non-profit hospital and research facility so the money raised from the race directly benefits the families of the hospital and can help cure many various diseases. Every dollar raised helps save children’s lives.    -Gabby Ogle

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1/23/2018 1 Comment

Snack Time at Ronald McDonald

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For our ISP, we took several students down to the Ronald Mcdonald House of Cincinnati. While we were there, we would make different snacks for the families staying there while their kids were undergoing treatment in the hospital next door. RMH was established to ease the financial burden for families and gives them a safe, warm place to come to at the end of the day. Our goal when we come make snacks for the families is to provide easy on-the-go snacks for families who spent all of their time shuttling back and forth from the hospital. We made anything from sugary chex mix to some savory pizza bites. Through our time at the house, we were able to meet with parents, siblings, and even cancer patients while we were creating our snacks. It was truly amazing to see the residents of the house smile when we put our snacks out on the counter and rang the bell when the snacks were ready to be served.   -Sydney Shepherd & Tanvi Brar

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1/23/2018 1 Comment

Matthew 25 Ministries

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​            A group of us went to Matthew 25 Ministries in Blue Ash, Ohio to sort through various clothes and paints that were donated. M25M is an international humanitarian and disaster relief organization. Their goal is to provide food, water, clothing, affordable shelter, medical care, and humanitarian supplies to those in need-especially after the large number of natural disasters that has struck such as wildfires and multiple hurricanes. Although they do have full-time staff, they rely heavily on volunteers. Registering a few weeks in advance is required to volunteer. 

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​On our first trip, we sorted through boxes of donations ranging from clothes to a variety of household items like towels and bowls. On our second trip, we sorted through buckets of paint that that were dumped into large drums and used for their Rainbow Paint program which gives re-blended latex paint for maintenance, rehab, and upgrade and improvement projects in areas in need. I loved working with this organization because were easy to communicate with about how I could gather a group of volunteers to help them out. We even got to jam to some music while we worked!    -Lian Haney

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12/19/2017 1 Comment

Master Provisions Food and Clothing Sorting

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            Our recent trips to the Master Provisions warehouse were incredibly successful. We assisted on multiple Tuesdays as part of Master Provisions’ Student Serve Day series and on Saturday for the 2nd Saturday Pack. This is an easy and rewarding opportunity for students to volunteer during the school year. I started working with Master Provisions because they are easy to work with and encourage teen leadership instead of making students feel inferior.  Plus, the work we do here goes to benefit people across the world and in our own community through the Isaiah House mission, which provides food once a month to needy families.
        Master Provisions provides food, clothing, and orphan care to our local community as well as in countries around the world. With only five full time employees, they rely heavily on assistance from volunteers. This dependency necessitates their accommodation for volunteers of all ages and abilities.


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On our first day, ten of us worked on their shoe collection. We went through all of the shoes that had been donated, matching and making pairs. Our second trip consisted of sorting clothes and packing them into “winter” and “summer” bags. The summer bags go to Honduras; the winter bags go to Kosovo, Africa. We learned the importance of detailed sorting: recycling unsatisfactory clothing is imperative to the sorting process. Additionally, wearing shorts in Honduras is associated with gang behavior, so eliminating shorts was also important. In total, we packed nearly 140 bags of clothing for distribution, which works out to nearly 5,000 people helped.     -John Taylor

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11/12/2017 1 Comment

Halloween Fest

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The 3rd annual NHS Halloween Fest was the best one yet.  Beechwood’s NHS turned the school into an awesome carnival for our elementary students.  The children, dressed in Halloween costumes of all types, looked adorable while playing games and making crafts throughout the evening. One classroom was turned into a mini theater complete with a “scary” movie with popcorn and drinks.  Another classroom was full of crafters, making scratch art and spooky spider webs. 

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The Commons transformed into an arcade with carnival games where the kids could earn tickets and cash them in for fun prizes and treats.  The active zone in the Cafeteria was full of energy and fun with Just Dance and Mario Kart on the big screens, arcade basketball, and karaoke.  Everyone, young and old, had an incredible time.

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  From this event, the NHS students were able to raise over $700 for their different service projects which most recently include providing food for the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky and the Ronald McDonald House as well as materials for Operation Gratitude and the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.

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