Awesome "out of the box" Outreach Idea!

This month, we are proud to announce one of our very own Youth Alive clubs in NW Indiana at Kankakee Valley High came up with a cool idea and way to reach out to a family in need in their community...not only that, but to get the rest of their school to catch the vision of Christ by helping those in need!

Here is a CM Report from the President of KVYA Grace!

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This past month our Youth Alive Club had its first meeting and project. For our first meeting we had 21 people come which was so inspiring to see as the president. As soon as we met we planned out our first project. We came up with doing a project for a homeschooled friend of mine who has Leukemia. When filling out a fundraiser sheet for a school hat day, getting it signed, and waiting to see if it would be approved by the school I was constantly praying. The Vice principal came to me and told me that our project wasn't passed due to that someone else was already doing a hat project. The Vice Principal asked me to come up with a different idea because he believed that the cause was a great one. After talking to others, praying, and doing more planning, we proposed the idea of giving orange cancer ribbons (the color that represents Leukemia) to whoever donates a $1 or more, and the first hour class that would donate the most would get a donut breakfast. The school decided that it was a great idea and passed it. After MUCH planning, organizing, cutting and pinning ribbons, putting up posters, and talking to others we had our Building Up Amanda Day. With this one project we raised over $1,100 that we are going to give to Amanda and her family. To raise this much money was so incredible. We didn't expect to raise that much. God is so awesome in his faithfulness when he gives you a passion for a cause.

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What a great testimony and idea to get the school on board! We know Amanda personally and Tiffany and I have visited with her on multiple occasions while she was at Riley's Children's Hospital in Indy. I know that this is going to be a huge blessing and what value it teaches students to serve others instead of thinking of themselves all the time.

So often we do fundraisers for ourselves...to send us or our students to camps, conventions, theme parks, or whatever...but not often do our efforts benefit others...I dare you to take the challenge to "Build up" Someone or some family in your community!!

Blessings!

Josh