Vanessa made crafts and sold them to raise money for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. After the donation was made, she also collected scarves for the homeless, and tied them around trees in downtown Minneapolis. Continue reading

“It is the human’s responsibility to take care of the animals they place into captivity. Also, it is charitable to donate money to an organization that is providing to the direct needs of others, which is exactly what my project will be trying to accomplish. To me, if someone possessed these positive character traits, then they would not hesitate to try and do good for the world.” – Skye Continue reading

Andrew running at Lake Calhoun

A Run to Remember, a 12 hour run to raise money towards the Alzheimer’s Association, was held (and raced) by Andrew on a closed track around Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, MN. Continue reading

This is Marco standing with some other members of the military during his time in Afghanistan

“We care about our veterans and want to make sure that they are taken care of … we figure there is no better way of doing that than gaining some of that comradery back around a campfire after a hunt or in a boat out on a lake.”– Marco Continue reading

Brady and Kennedy decided they wanted to do something concrete to help animals in their communities. They found out that many animals at shelters sleep on the concrete. They decided to seek donations of old infant crib mattresses. They solicited help in making sheets for these mattresses and picking up donations from others. Continue reading

According to Evangelist D.L. Moody, “When you save a child, you save a life—a whole life.” And from that life, another can be affected. LOUD Team was created with the goal to provide two basic needs for children; an understanding of what worship is and why it’s important, and good role models to demonstrate and cultivate virtues. Continue reading

Antony and Pavel (Pav) organized a clothing drive to send clothes to people living in the Ukraine. They worked with local churches to raise awareness of the need for clothes in the current political climate in Ukraine. They were able to raise more than they imagined possible! Continue reading

Ellena and Gladys write, “The objective of this project is to be able to help those that have been affected by the Ebola virus by sending medical supplies to this affected countries especially Liberia our home country. Since doing this would be more expensive and time consuming, we chose to join with a larger group… Continue reading

“I have learned much more than what I knew before about politics and this class served as a support group as well giving me hope for my brother to recover more.” Continue reading